Shades of Greatness

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

I don’t know how many times I started to write this piece only to rip it to shreds and start over again. It seems no matter what words I put to paper, nothing comes remotely close to adequately portraying one of, if not “The Greatest of All Time” and how he fits into social history, to say nothing of where he stands in the history of fisticuffs. None the less, he is the primary reason I fell in love with the sport and, in my humble opinion, 90% of the reason all athletes, not just boxers, are able to be paid millions of dollars where only a few short decades ago they were being paid only a fraction of that price. Of course, I am speaking of Muhammad Ali. [details]

[K-DOGG]

No one will ever touch Ali in terms of impact; not in our lifetime. And, odds are, there will never be another athlete with his flair. He was born to box and born to make an impact...he was born at the perfect time, too. That's destiny.

[Kball15]

good read. great article