The Greatest Moment

[bendix]

My apologies . . . the Rumble in the Jungle was, of course, against George Foreman, not Frazier as I originally said. Confusing Manila with Zaire.

So sad to hear Ali is ill. A great great man - funny, brave, dignified. It's a shame boxing is such a farce today when you were privileged enough to have seen Ali in some of his greatest fights.

Get well soon Ali.

[Sir Burr]

Bob Beaman's recording breaking long-jump at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico.

He beat the previous world record by an incredible 2 ft with a jump of 29.2 ft.

The record stayed unbroken for a further 22 years until broken in 1990.

[lappami1]

Bob Beaman's recording breaking long-jump at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico.

He beat the previous world record by an incredible 2 ft with a jump of 29.2 ft.

The record stayed unbroken for a further 22 years until broken in 1990.

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Never seen before Beamon's record measured in feet always 890 cm. I'm only used to metric system.

[TizMe]

Some news reports (unconfirmed) coming from the US today suggest Ali is very ill, unable to talk and has only a few months to live. 

I saw an interview with his daughter at the Melbourne Cup earlier this month, she said that he was doing OK.