Iun Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15632665 Just such a surprise, he only announced the other day he was battling cancer. There really are no true boxing greats any more, nobody to really draw a crowd, that kind of personality, those rivalries... They just don't exist any more. Frazier-Ali, Tyson-Holyfield, name two electrifying HW fighters...anyone? It's a terrible loss for the sport and his family.
S.C.G Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 I'm not a big follower of sport in general but I can understand that this is a huge loss for his friends, family and fans alike. He was a gent and a legend. R.I.P Joe Frazier.
Jimbob Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 I'm not a huge follower of the sport, but i agree. There don't seem to be any rivalries that attract the crowds no more, not that i've seen anyway. R.I.P Joe Frazier
Iun Posted November 8, 2011 Author Posted November 8, 2011 You think these people will go on forever, but thensuddenly this. Ask yourselves a question - and this is a tough one: go out quickly or suffer for years like Ali?
Mr_Odwin Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 Ha! Trick question. Neither. I'm going to live forever in awesome health.
Fierce_LiNk Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 I was just reading yesterday how Ali was wishing Joe well with his recovery/battle. Then, checked the internet today during break at work, and saw Joe had died. Really took me aback. So very sudden, but yet we knew he was ill. Horrible, instantly felt very sad by this. RIP, Joe. Iun, to answer your question: I wouldn't want to suffer for years. I can't imagine anything worse knowing that you're slowly deteriorating until you die. But then, you could say we're all doing that, in a way. What's for sure is that both guys will be remembered for how they were true kings in the ring, and great competitors. I'm sure that's how both want to be remembered anyway. Not for how they left this world.
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