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New Zealand Boxers Pay tribute to Muhammad
Ali
Muhammad Ali was
and forever will be the greatest of all time. If you have
been living under a rock this is who Ali is.
He is a Three time world Champion, Six-time Kentucky State Golden Gloves Champion, two-time National Golden Gloves Champion, Olympic Goldmedalist, fought over 100 fights in Amateurs, The Ring "Fighter of the Year" for 1963, 1972, 1974, 1975 and 1978. Ali Won twenty-two World Heavyweight Championship fights. Ali made a total of nineteen successful title defenses, nine during his first reign and ten during his second reign.
Ali has fought in legendary fights including: Sonny Liston twice, Floyd Patterson, Joe Frazier three times, Rumble in the Jungle George Foreman and many many more. He also fought the US government to get his freeman.
New Zealanders came together to pay tribute to Ali.
“The best ever. Not
just in boxing but in life . It's all about leaving a
legacy. Look at his legacy . Simply the greatest”
• Corporate World Champion, Dave “Brown
Buttabean” Letele
“Life is like a boxing
match defeat is declared not when you fall, but when you
refuse to stand again”
• Former New Zealand
National and WBO Oriental Champion Gunnar
Jackson
“Father time has now taken the Jewel
from the crown Muhammad Ali the greatest fighter I ever saw
live is now gone without doubt the most universally
recognised face of the sport of boxing I am sure smokin Joe
Frazier will be happy to go one more fight now they are
together R.I.P to the GREATEST.OF.ALL.TIME
GOAT”
• IBO Vise President Steve
Scott
“The Greatest of all time.
Rumble
young man rumble!
R.I.P legend, you changed the
world”.
• New Zealand Boxer, Nort Beauchamp
“A legend of the sport of boxing a poet
unbelievable hand speed no longer suffering
R.I.P”
• New Zealand Boxer, Lance
Bryant
“Rest In Peace Muhammad Ali. Always was
and always will be in my eyes the greatest fighter of all
time.”
• Former Asia Pacific Champion, David
Aloua
“True legend in and out of the ring, gone
today but your legacy and memories will stay with us
forever! RIP champ”
• New Zealand National
Champion, Asher Derbyshire
“The first day I
ever walked into a boxing gym (THE MARITIME in 1996) - I
only knew of two boxers, DAVID TUA and THE GREATEST,
Muhammad Ali.
Throughout two decades of boxing, I've been
inspired, wowed and driven by this man.
Muhammad Ali born
Cassius Clay, such a leader in and out of the ring.
Thank
you for being YOU, thank you for allowing us to live out our
dreams, through your staunchness and vision! And enabling us
to believe that, we could someday possibly be like you!
Champion of our hearts
THE GREATEST forever OG for
real”
• First Female IBF World Champion,
Daniella Smith
“We lost one of the great
American boxers today. He fought some of the best. Life gave
him some ups and down, but he always took it on the chin and
moved on some people will never know the life of a boxers.
It's hard not just for you but your family. Mohammed Ali
will be always loved for giving us great fights and making
people. Even when he was down you could believe in him.
It's truly a sad day. God was taken Ali home RIP. Got to say
he made the most out of life, coming up with racism and
still making something great out of his self opportunity are
what you make them one day at a
time.”
• Tallest boxer in the world and WBF
World Title Contender, Julius Long
“Like
millions of people before me, Muhammad Ali was a huge reason
why I ever even thought about boxing. He epitomised
everything that is great about this sport. But there was so,
so much more to him than that. A once in a lifetime man.
There will never be another”
• IBO Asia
Pacific Champion, Sam Rapira
“RIP to a man who
changed not only his sport but impacted politics, race
relations, religious tolerance and much more besides as A
true hero who transcends
generations.”
• Commentator, Lightning Mike
Angove
“The greatest of all time has moved on
to another life .. A great inspiration to many young people
and man who had always fought for justice... RIP the
greatest of all time”
• Fiji Boxer, Sebastian
Singh
“The only book I ever read and finished
at high school was a book about Muhammad Ali. RIP
GOAT”
• New Zealand Boxer, Nikolas “The
Greek” Charalampous
“Rest in peace.
Legend”
• New Zealand National Champion,
Reece Papuni
“Ali sparked interest in thousands
of people round the world, who would otherwise know nothing
about boxing to be part of a wonderful sport. In and out of
the ring he'll always be a legend.”
• First
Female Referee in New Zealand, Shelley
Ashton
"Muhammad Ali.. A leader, a teacher and
inspiration.
He showed me, you can be great, and
graceful. You can be an enjoyable character and a daunting
presence. And not compromise any of your values in the
process. A legacy we can reference for generations to
come"
• New Zealand Boxer, Tom “The Buff
Brawler” Heads
“Rest in peace to the
greatest. Muhammad Ali you changed the game and
you'll be forever missed”
• WBO & IBF #1,
Joseph Parker
“Rest in Peace to a Legend &
Boxing icon. Muhammad Ali
1942-2016”
• Australian/New Zealand boxer,
Willis Meehan
“A man many looked up to growing
up as young developing boxers myself included, a legend
inside and outside the ring. AKA the
greatest”
• IBO Asia Pacific Champion, Cairo
“The Waikato Warrior” George
“No word can
describe the great things the legend Muhammad Ali did for
boxing. May the great one rest in
peace”
• New Zealand Boxing Trainer, Lollo
Heimuli
“Ali is a legend and will always be
remembered as the greatest.”
• New Zealand/UK
Boxer, Will Quarrie
“It's a sad loss, he is,
was and will always be a legend and an
inspiration”
• Former IBF World Champion
Contender, Michelle Preston
“I was raised in an
all Muhammad Ali household & I was a Frazier fan.
My
stubbornness wanted me to boo Ali but their was no denying,
that man was the greatest. In & out of the ring his story
was amazing. He beat Foreman, Liston, Frazier, Norton, &
more historically "the man", the U.S. government.
Many
never understood his greatness, including myself but the
wars he fought & chose not to fight were what made him the
greatest, proving the fact that he was "The.
Greatest".”
• Former Asia Pacific champion,
Chauncy Welliver
“Boxing was just a spoke in
the wheel of the accomplishments of Muhammad Ali. His mark
on Humanity will be felt for generations to
come.”
• New Zealand Boxing Promoter, LT Dan
Hennessy
In 1979, Ali Came to New Zealand as part of his Ali Roadshow. While in New Zealand Ali did some training, from early morning jogging to light sparring with American Tony Tubbs. Ali also visited Local high schools to give inspirational speeches to the youth. “Go to college and get some knowledge, Stay there till you’re through. If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can make something out of you.” Ali said.
During his Roadshow at Western Springs Stadium on February 25, 1979, he gave local boxers a chance to have a 3 min exibition round, which ended in Ali untouched, apart from one boxer. Commonwealth games bronze medalist Lance Revill was picked by Ali from the crowd "Ali pointed at me and said, 'Shall I take the Great White Hope?'." Said Lance Revill
Wearing a paisley shirt, brown boots and bellbottoms, Revill was not dressed for the fight of his life. Nonetheless, he slipped off his boots and stepped into the ring in his stocking feet.
"Getting gloved, I was thinking, 'What the hell am I doing?' Then a stroke of madness came over me. I thought, 'I'm going to have a go at this bugger. I'm going to open up on him to see what he's really like and give the crowd a bit of a thrill'." Revill Said
Revill Unleashed a fury of punches which were hitting Ali. Ali taunted Revill throughout the round, getting him to hit hard which Revill, hitting a strong uppercut on the bell. Ali had a point to proved and hit Revill on the back saying one more round. Ali gave Revill the fight for his life, however Ali did not manage to knock Revill down. The crowd finally got their show, and Revill walked away with a growing lump above a black eye to verify his story at the pub.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11650750
Ali
Inspired the world and is the greatest of all time.
RIP
Muhammad Ali
January 17, 1942 – June 3,
2016
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