Muhammad Ali, in Memoriam
With the recent passing of the greatest boxing icon Muhammad Ali, his being called “The Greatest” doesn’t only pertain to boxing but also to his humanitarian work.
His overall persona touches everyone and would leave an indelible mark in both their hearts and minds of The Greatest One.
His bigger than life personality,tenacity and fortitude to follow and work towards attaining his dreams and goals in life had been very inspiring for all.
His biggest and final opponent in life was his ongoing bout with Parkinson’s Disease, an aftermath from his pugilistic career. His bravery,fortitude and perseverance in fighting this through was very heartwarming.
In my opinion, he boxed through the entire 15 rounds of the rest of his mortal life versus Parkinson’s Disease,still standing and in fighting form, not knocked out as per boxing jargon.
He left this world because of an apparent septic infection secondary to unknown natural causes,not due to Parkinson’s Disease.
The Supreme Being above had called him to come home to the heavens already and not go for a possible round 16 if there ever was one in the boxing ring at all. Time to hang up the boxing gloves.
Though he left all of us here in this world, he will never be forgotten and his legacy as a great human being which encompasses not only his history in boxing but also his history in helping mankind in everyday life’s struggles will be hard to match but emulated ,not only by us but also with future generations.
To the Greatest One, I could hear the signature songs of Rocky Balboa as well as that other song “We Are The Champions” playing in my ears.
Rest in Peace, Champ!
Josie
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