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Richard Owl Mirror · #1 (**permalink**) 05-05-2009, 04:42 PM

Mark Knopfler - Song for Sonny Liston

The King they cast aside !

scott06 · #2 (**permalink**) 05-05-2009, 04:49 PM

It took a long time for me to understand Sonny...I was such a Cassius/Ali fan as a kid that Sonny just seemed like a foil for the king of the ring. Now they both seem such tragic figures to me...though at least Ali stood for something...imagine any sports star now a day giving up their crown and earnings in the prime of their career to make a political statement.

I8ntLucky_UR · #3 (**permalink**) 05-05-2009, 04:52 PM

That guy gets "more cool" as time goes by.

Richard Owl Mirror · #4 (**permalink**) 05-05-2009, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by scott06

It took a long time for me to understand Sonny...I was such a Cassius/Ali fan as a kid that Sonny just seemed like a foil for the king of the ring. Now they both seem such tragic figures to me...though at least Ali stood for something...imagine any sports star now a day giving up their crown and earnings in the prime of their career to make a political statement.

Yes, I agree and yet, in the end is wasn't his skills that mattered, it was because he didn't fit the model to be King.

In recognition of a sports star, giving up their crown and earnings to do what's right, I give you this memorial.