Very sad. Suffered that horrible illness for so long. Will never forget his appearance on BBC SPOTY 16 years ago. "I'll be back". A great personality and a sportsman very few can match.
Might not be Coventry City related but we should be above that when a true sporting legend passes on. Perhaps the most iconic sportsman of all time and the first worldwide superstar, I remember going to see him open Jack Bodell's chip shop in Tile Hill full filling a promise to a friend typified the man and what he stood for.
In his prime the greatest ever, a heavyweight who moved like a middleweight. He did however go on too long and took a lot of punishment in his later fights, which surely contributed to his condition. RIP champ
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A true world great: his skills in the ring his rapport with the fans and media will never be surpassed
RIP
RIP
For me the best heavyweight boxer of all time. He epitomised the "Boxing Brain" with the "Rope a Dope" let the other boxer tire himself out then box his head off. RIP a true Legend.
RIP
A great showman and sportsman,who could have been even greater if it was not for conscription.
A great showman and sportsman,who could have been even greater if it was not for conscription.
Probably the most recognisable sportsman ever, I was in the crowd at Unit Sales when he visited but my mum worked there and was given a hug by him.
RIP
RIP
Never forgotten Ali when he said "Ernie shavers was the only man to hurt me in the ring. "He hit me so hard, my kin folk back in Africa felt it" Truly great Champion.
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Boxing killed him before his time. But then without boxing, none of us would ever have heard of him.
