The world has lost one of the icons of sports and U.S. History and this topic dominates news headlines across the globe.
Muhammad Ali, 'The Greatest,' dies at 74
Our blog community has a connection to this tragedy given that Kansas City's own Craig Glazer produced a documentary on the champion that featured never before seen footage . . .
Champions Forever: Ali – The Lost Interviews
Craig seemed grief stricken upon word of the loss . . .
Here's what he tweeted and his FIRST reaction:
Craig Glazer: "ALI PASSED AWAY. HE WAS MY FRIEND. HE WAS GREAT. MY HERO...CHAMPIONS FOREVER. HE WAS THE GREATEST."
There are many local perspectives on this loss but none that has a FIRST HAND role in defining the legend for the viewing public and helping make a man part of the American lexicon.
You decide . . .
probably Craig's best work and the highlight of his producing career. It was a solid doc and really a precursor to others that followed. The Story line laid out a lot of the narrative for When We Were Kings for those who know anything about boxing.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely worth watching.
Lots of haters might rant against it but the point about Craig working to build the legend is correct. Of course the media loved him once the war turned sour but it was only through the work of people who really understood the sport that offered an informed view on this impact.
ReplyDeleteCheck this article TKC:
ReplyDeleteGeorge Foreman, Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather lead tributes to Muhammad Ali
Probably the best written so far. Switch out your link for this one. Lots more boxing stuff here. Back when it was a real sport and before the Mexicans took it over. Ha!
I luv ya Glaze, but he wasn't "great".
ReplyDeleteHe was an anti-American, draft-dodging, wanna be Black Panther-cum-Muslim. Now, we are going to suffer through endless hagiographies of the "Great" man on every news feed south of Santa Clause until, finally, in a Jerry Lewis, end of the telethon moment, some flat liner puke, disguised as a news anchor on MSNBC screams into the camera, "GO KILL YOURSELF WHITEY!!!!!
Just brutal.
Flags at half mast?
Obama probably wants him to lie in state in front of the Vietnam Memorial he was too busy to visit on Memorial Day. The "Movement" he symbolizes has grown exponentially and morphed into the slug-thug pieces of shit we saw yesterday, at the Trump Rally, sucker punching, assaulting, tossing rocks and eggs at a terrified woman and burning the American Flag.
As Clay's apotheosis drones on, with millions of anecdotal accounts of touching the "great" man's robe and seeing the light, we can take solace, surrounded and ruled by Statist thugs, that the man that "Shook the world" shook himself until he died.
Fuck him.
Ali was a racist who said the white people are his enemy.
ReplyDeleteAnd he was a MUSLIM.
Very Simple! If a white man conducted himself like Cassius Clay he would still be trying to find some pandering libtard to come to his defense. So what was he the Greatest about? Greatest big mouth? Greatest white hater? Greatest Malcolm X pundit? Greatest military draft evader? Greatest husband? Greatest IQ? Greatest educated black? Greatest ambassador for good will? Gratest in race relations? Greatest fucking what? Nope just an irresponsible coon whose racist language was never called out by the liberal press and ass kissers. If his name had been Donald Trump there wold have been riots everywhere he went. Karma nailed the ghetto rat, formerly known as Cassius Clay, 30 years ago. As usual, the black community has picked another charlatan as a role model and the pandering liberals will fall in line while we all admire new fables of the "Emperor’s New Clothes".
ReplyDeleteI hear you guys. But he also did a ton of good. After he got sick in his late 30's he changed. He didn't hate anyone...he became a kind and great man...maybe would have been the first black president of the UNITED STATES before Obama.
ReplyDeleteDraft dodger. Racist. Talent at boxing. Zero humility. Gone and forgotten.
ReplyDeleteOBVIOUSLY a great athlete....but also a stereotype for the troubled black man persona.
ReplyDeleteBorn Cassius Clay, Jr.,
he won the world heavyweight title at age 22,
converted to join the Nation of Islam led by Elijah Muhammad, changed his name, publicly spoke against racial integration, and stated "white people are devils."
was convicted of military draft evasion,
married 4 times and had 9 children.
Did not know Ali did stand up at the snitch palace.
ReplyDeleteSnitches are the original do gooders.
ReplyDeleteAnyone who is original and outspoken like Ali was in his time is frowned upon these days. He'd never make it in this day and age.
ReplyDeleteWow what a coincidence, Glazer looks like a fucking punching bag!
ReplyDeleteLOLZ
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ReplyDeleteThe one who flew over the cuckoo's nest!!!!
Craig saw your interview on the tube: Ali. Well done. You looked great. Don't let these haters bring you down. You did many things in life, as you said a do'er, they are well no name jerks.
ReplyDeleteDamn few men live a life they are satisfied with, Ali was one of those few
ReplyDeleteGood or bad, he will be remembered long after all of us are dead and forgotten
Told you Glazer would write this bullshit.
ReplyDeleteI knew Ali probably better than any other media person ever, and I never ever heard Ali mention the name Glazer ever.
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable how people get called haters for not complying with the PR bullshit that has been put out there. Facts are always a bitch when you are trying to blow bullshit and smoke up people's asses.
ReplyDeleteI remember like it was yesterday, the 12th round of the "Thrilla in Manilla". What was it I said when Frazier went down. Oh yeah, that's right. LOOK AT THAT LITTLE MONKEY GO!!!
ReplyDeleteMovin on ..........................
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When We Were Kings is with out a doubt the best documentary about Ali and his time related to the Rumble in the Jungle. It won an Academy Award and 9 other top awards. It's your best spent money over on Amazon over any other movie about a fighter.
ReplyDeleteWhen does his sex video hit the Internet. God I hope he didn't do that pig Kim.
ReplyDeleteWhen We Were Kings was a good one Dave but Glazer's movie was much better it covered Ali's entire career and life along with the other four champs. Kings was just the Foreman fight. Glazer's movie would have won all those awards but came out in 90 when everyone was still down on Ali for being a black muslim. Thats a fact jack. I liked them both but Champions Forever was simply great.
ReplyDeleteha ha this was the most pathetic thing I read all weekend. Not a shocker it came from KC's worst nightclub owner. Look at his picture, he's got bitch tits!
ReplyDelete^^^^^^^^^ You so full of shit what fucking award has the King of Bullshit ever won? None, Zip, Noda, not a single fucking one so shut the fuck up asshole. Plus Glazer never made the movies asshole he fucking bought the rights to them after the fact. Two fucking felons, oh wow such outstanding fucking assholes. Fuck you fake Ted you stink of fucking Glazer. Super Dave is right again and once again Glazer and his cronies are wrong. I also like your point as well Chuck.
ReplyDeletemst niggers when they go to prison ,they come out as "muslims' . it is just another fuckin gang,thats what it is. another violent nigger gang,diguised as a religion.
ReplyDeletefuck em all .were gonna be fighting these cocksuckers for the next century,unless we do something swift, and convncing to let them know--NO mother fucker you cant do these things anymore,there is no place in society ,the world ,left for you !!
im talking mas extermination..it will have to come to that,and it will.
Man oh man what low life hateful animals write on here Tony. Example of why the world is so messed up today creeps like these. Don't know Glazer. Didn't see his movie. Do know he has been huge in our media for years, seen him on the tube, speaks well, looks good. He sure has done much for entertainment in our city and more. Oh yeah his book, I now will go read it to see what his life was all about. Interesting. Ali was surely a name that will live on.
ReplyDelete^^^^^^^^^^ Thank God yours won't
ReplyDeleteHey guys very nice story today on Ali and my thoughts. KC sports. I appreciate them letting me talk about him. Nice photo too. He was something. The man gave me a career in LA that lasted for years. Yeah he was my hero.
ReplyDeleteRead your interview in Kansas City Star Glazer. Interesting. Great photo of you with the guys. Went online and bought Champions Forever from Amazon.com.
ReplyDeleteC. Clay was a draft dodger, race baiter jack azz.
ReplyDeleteGlazer was worse that Ali ever was when it came to breaking the law and has had the jackass part down pat since grade school.
ReplyDelete6/4/16 @ 5:02pm -- TRUMP!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLike Ali, Trump said he's the GREATEST (Husband, Father, Business Builder, Negotiator, etc.) and will make AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!!!!
Glazer is a fucking liar. I can prove it.. Punk bitch, Remember the Roxy?Cunt!
ReplyDeleteHe had nine kids? Damn are they gonna have his funeral at Arrowhead or were all his kids legit?
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