i am the greatest

jimmywizz · Post by **jimmywizz** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:02 pm

the day the great man came to shields

http://www.southshields-sanddancers.co. ... ad_ali.htm

curly · Post by **curly** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 12:44 am

I remember it well, married at the mosque as well. The photograph also illustrates that today's heavyweights are a lot heavier than Ali's 15 1/2 stones!

captain beefheart · Post by **captain beefheart** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 10:16 am

great times, it was facinating because he was such a hero to all young kids especially teenagers who were captivated by the heavyweight boxing at that time, much more so than today were the popularity is no where like it was. Pretty good role model also not like tyson et al, pity Lennox didn't get the same prominence

jimmywizz · Post by **jimmywizz** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 11:49 am

anyone remember the date ?? so i can put it next to the photo

curly · Post by **curly** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 12:11 am

I thought it was 1972, but apparently not. according to this site

http://www.mg002b3988.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ali1977.htm

and this one;

http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/even ... _page.html

and this one, (although I don't care for the reference to the "small town of South Shields)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressr ... /ali.shtml

It must have been 1977!

jimmywizz · Post by **jimmywizz** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 1:21 pm

thanks curly, the funny thing was i neve saw him in shields, but i was sitting on the grass at the green at newcastle having a pint when this limo pulled up and out stepped ali out of the blue, you should have seen the look on peoples faces

RandomGoth · Post by **RandomGoth** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 6:26 pm

Jimmy, are you saying the man who could float like a butterfly and sting like a bee was at the green?!
Wow!
Yours in randomness!
RG

jimmywizz · Post by **jimmywizz** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 3:34 pm

yep he sure was

JonnyRandom · Post by **JonnyRandom** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 11:06 pm

Jimmy, are you saying the man who could float like a butterfly and sting like a bee was at the green?!
Wow!

i never realised average len was so down wit da kidz