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06-04-2016, 02:19 PM
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Rivet Master 
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The passing of a legend
Muhammad Ali, 3 time heavy weight boxing champion of the world, passed away today in Arizona at age 74.
RIP champ, you were truly the greatest of all time...
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06-04-2016, 02:31 PM
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Rivet Master
1982 31' Airstream 310
champaign
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I forget how fast he was in his prime, then Ill pull up some old videos and just cant believe the grace and speed of a man that size. Truly the greatest in my opinion. That jab stung bad, and he was a master at snapping it through a whole fight.
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06-04-2016, 03:58 PM
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He was a beautiful person.
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06-04-2016, 04:06 PM
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2007 16' International CCD
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“I don’t have to be who you want me to be; I’m free to be who I want.”
Muhammed Ali
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06-04-2016, 04:10 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
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No doubt a great boxer but many Vietnam Veterans have a different memory of him.
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06-04-2016, 04:30 PM
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Agree.
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06-04-2016, 04:36 PM
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1998 19' Bambi
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awchief. Did you volunteer or were you drafted
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06-04-2016, 04:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AWCHIEF
No doubt a great boxer but many Vietnam Veterans have a different memory of him.
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I was not born then, so I could not tell. I'm not going to debate his stance, however, I do know that it takes a brave man to stand up for one's beliefs regardless of the (severe) consequences. Ali's impact outside the ring matches his impact inside it.
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06-04-2016, 04:55 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 22' International CCD
Corona
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The passing of a legend
He was not just a boxer. He was very well-spoken and intelligent. I had a lot of respect for him, even during the Vietnam 'experiences' I was intimately involved in as a member of the Navy at the time.
I'm not a lover of boxing, but he was darn good at it.
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06-05-2016, 04:45 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 23' Flying Cloud
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The passing of a legend
As a Marine, it was my job to go where they sent me and keep my mouth shut. As a US citizen, I had to agree with Muhammad Ali, Walter Cronkite, and a host of others that we had no business in that war. This seems to be borne out by the fact that we are now fast on the way toward being trading partners and a vacation destination. Just read in the news that steps are being taken to lift the arms embargo that has been in place against Vietnam all these years! Hard for me to imagine we would ever evolve into a similar relationship with Al Qaeda. But even in 1965, I saw more similarities than differences with us and the Vietnamese. RIP Mohammad, you had it all for a while!
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06-05-2016, 05:00 PM
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Rivet Master
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Ali was a really great boxer, MSGT. Roy Benavidez was an American hero.
Superat stultitia.
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