Greatest sportsman

......and apparantly, so did a lot of other people. He won more votes than all the rest of the candidates put together. A true great of our time.

As Cassius Clay he was "The Greatest. I was one of his greatest fans. As a heavyweight boxer he had the speed and agility of a lightweight. He could put together a wonderful succession of different punches and could wear his opponent down and win fights without having to rely on a big punch.I would have paid top dollar to go and watch his fights live

I lost interest when he refused to serve his country in the armed forces and in particular when he became devisive and racist. ----IMO racism has no place in sport.

Im sorry he has lost his fight for life and will always enjoy watching re- runs of his famous fights.

He was " The Greatest". RIP

K

To all those of us who love sport he was simply the towering figure of the 20th century. A great sportsman and an inspiration to millions. We were priviliedged to have shared years with him. Superlatives are not enough. We will not see his like again.

As we've got another thread going in the Kind Thoughts and Good Wishes Section, I'll close this one and invite people to post here.