Behind the French Fred Scenes: Ali Boulala in Lyon

Ali Boulala lived in Lyon for many years and filmed a lot of his Flip's "Sorry" video part there in '01 and '02.

[@kossanflyger]

People need to stop just writing shit on Ali, he is a really rad person and allways will be. What happened, did happen. WE can't get Shane back. Ali, did his time in jail. Fyi Shanes parents and loved ones didn't even want Ali to go to jail. It was not Ali's fault, it was atleast 50/50. Not even Ali's idea to go for a ride. And the shit just happened. He still have all the love in the world for skateboarding, and just trying to get his life back to normal after all these years. Nothing but love for this dude.

[@FredMortagne]

With you man!

[@coda1587]

+kossanflyger what did he do?

[@jeffaustin4651]

face it he was kinda dick... skills aside... look how there he threw his skate then some biker comes after it hit the ground few seconds seem to matter bruv

[@jeffaustin4651]

sadly Antwon dixson kinda doing same shit why he's dropped from baker... An that must be hard to do...

[@helo5621]

forreal ppl so quick to judge what if they were in his shoes

[@supernewuser]

The kickflip over that volcano was so nice.

[@Xmen9735]

ali i am so grateful for all you've done for skateboarding, but im mostly greater for you still being here with us. you are one of a kind dude cheers, from long beach CA

[@wra7h]

too many new schools that don't know their history commenting while their p rod golden board sits under their bed

[@sssssssev]

That ollie at 2:15 is so gnarly. That is such a skinny strip of ledge to land on.

[@babsbabs3333]

Exactement. J'habite Lyon et j'ai jamais vu quelqu'un d'autre le faire

[@gorewizard9063]

I absolutely loved his sorry part. One of my favourite skate parts ever!

[@Bad13luck13]

such a bummer, imagine if he was sober in any of these clips. dude shreds harder hammered than most can sober

[@dickieshitts]

Sure, he was an alcoholic, but what all these bozos don't realize is that he had/has one of the best styles ever. His Sorry part is a goddamn classic.

[@eternalending]

M being an alcoholic killed Shane cross. There’s clearly something wrong with him in these videos.

[@aqeiwwrgunaug4ne3]

'my hass is out'

[@TheGrindkingboi]

Don't get why Ali gets so much hate. Dude is so sick. Wish more people skated like he used to.

[@KopaszJack]

He WAS sick. Now everyone thinks he's like Bam. As you grow your point of view changes on so many things. Back then I loved Ali's skating and style, nowadays I would be embarrassed to be like Ali.

[@TheGrindkingboi]

I mean time changes the way a lot of people look at things but to me, Ali's style is still really sick. I don't skate anything like him but I just think it'd be cool if more people did.

[@brandonberry1764]

dang so many of these comments are negative towards ali, he is a really good guy!

[@paxtonswisher8359]

1:22 Beat self up, then treat self to yogurt

[@indiopeltier9758]

He will always be one of the best

[@Burritoast]

I skated hard during these times... love these edits. brings back a lot of memories!!!! miss that style of skateboarding. not this emo hesh shit today...

[@jonathanvisagie2884]

when alli skated those were the hesh times now its only rap and people trying to be gangster

[@kattmacka5745]

You are fucking lucky to be alive at that era. I was just a fucking kiddo

[@kokkikolmonen9578]

Drew Biggah Great times but nowdays kids skate so good it`s fun to watch too. Still watch skating from the 80`s, 90`s and prior 2005

[@bytad]

My favorite skater

[@LuxeXx]

I love how he naturally does little shifties when doing huge sets.

[@PhillyTornadoSpin]

“My hass is out”

[@slug7764]

I just noticed that drop in on 0:37 was switch..

[@whytrystupid]

I used to watch the 1st sorry video so many times as a kid, his part was so sick. First skate vid i ever owned

[@Tomcatskates]

i love this dude, no matter what happened.

[@berightback_]

His Flip part was one of the best and was a cult among me and my buddies, but watching this raw footage makes me think that he was just an alcoholic with some kind of problems like he always didn't feel right

[@KopaszJack]

Same thing I thought

[@TheLAexplorer]

That's exactly what I thought the first time I watched his part in Flip Sorry. My friends were cracking up laughing but it made me feel uneasy. Like, he's not a bad skater but he seems like he's just a pretty decent skater that got wasted and was filmed and put into the video almost as a joke. Funny thing is, years later, I can only remember his part and Geoff Rowley so I guess it must've left an impression on me. And needless to say, the Lyons 25 was hands down one of the most epic gap attempt in skateboarding history

[@babsbabs3333]

C une légende tout simplement

[@christopherbear5379]

THIS is what I need to watch before skating

[@mathewharmer478]

In Australia we love Andy Scott Geff Rowley one of the best think about it motor head

[@thekevin4090]

One of the most unique yet hated skaters of all time simply because of his personality. #suchAlegend

[@ratscavage]

I dont remember this video i just watched saying anything about the motorcycle accident. Cant enjoy a rad skater's crazy antics in the raw form? Thats whats weong with comment boards, they always have to focus on the negative, the worst of the worst, when all the sickness you could want is right in front of you. It's sort of devastating seeing people fight over this ali's life when im sure none of you were there the night of incident or even knew ali as a person. Quit being so judgmental and enjoy the man for what he was incredible and that was skateboarding.

[@FredMortagne]

True man, fully agreeing. Merci

[@Obrasereformas32]

ali boulala is crazy man

[@TonySarandrea215]

thanks for posting this.. the ones with Ali are my favorite,,its always fun to watch his crazy antics

[@130world1]

Skate is an art...some like to express it on their board some rather express it to their board

[@thatminecraftguy123]

Man i love flip they have such a sick team

[@MegaSeekndestroy]

ali is seriously one of my idols

[@uglymanexcix7677]

Really sucks that i don't see him skating anymore, he was sick.

[@Thommybee-85]

I rate how Ali wore crazy/different outfits in his parts and didn't have the "skater look" that was hugely popular at the time.

[@DrumsAndMetal]

4:27 that look like some shit out of a tony hawk game haha

[@diasdeblues]

anyone know the address of the big 25 stairs he tryed? I am going to Lyon in one month and would like to try that shit! thanks

[@FredMortagne]

dias de blues Did you find it? Did you try?

[@jamespowers.gpa.]

this is pretty much his part in the Sorry video

[@samb202]

At 1:35 i was just laughing like "how tf does he this he about to do this". So fucking epic

[@jacklindqvist3097]

He is the graziest and greatest skater

[@debaser9169]

early 2000s were great years for skating

[@hagebunshin]

Ali Boulala has been always naturally talented for skating, He just does whatever the fuck he wants. Beaking boards without reason is indeed stupid, but he can fucking break as many as he want. Get over it.

[@datguy9408]

Sick style 🤘

[@GmoP97]

Dude had the sickest flip part

[@Timbowskie87]

That beer looked fire

[@gabrilimp]

Where's Ali ?? his skateboarding is insaaane !!!

[@carminedaidone1262]

From what I've seen of Ali. ( which is not very much) I can say that he is a very good skateboarder but is not very technical which is not a bad thing and I could very well be wrong like I said I haven't seen much of him

[@adamister360]

Switch af

[@cdc71792]

memories man

[@OfficialFrenesia]

VIVE LYON !!!

[@goodcitizenskateco]

Miss u ali

[@bakewellspud]

sick one. some gnarly tricks in there

[@wra7h]

Ali looked like a guy that couldn't even ride a board well but just tried everything anyway until he managed to stay on haha

[@Samisnoyce]

these get me so hype

[@DJGuttah]

wow this is raw skateboarding.. this guys sick

[@skateboard987654321]

I can't believe people are still talking about the Shane thing. Move the fuck on and appreciate Ali's skating for what it was. Skateboarding would be a hell of a lot cooler and more fun if people still skated like this.

[@eZaFJDUBB]

What's he doing now days?

[@Mr74261000027]

Nothing, i saw him at a supra tour in 2011 and he wasnt skating. Never heard of him after that

[@thepupils209]

giorgio tsoukalos He suffers from permanent brain damage. His motor skills are fucked off. That stops you from being on a "Pro" level of skating don't you think?

[@Mr74261000027]

thepupils209 didnt knew that, was from the bike accident?

[@thepupils209]

it's all good! Ali was a beast in his prime! His sorry parts are legendary. Made some bad decisions in life (we all have at some point) and now he's paying for the rest of his life.

[@eZaFJDUBB]

Is the brain damage from his motorcycle accident?

[@alexazeredo2490]

why people brake their skateboards? thats not skate's fault

[@claymorexx]

Légende

[@blazelifecancer244]

why does he break so many boards

[@puccayoyoo]

2:18 Bump. Boulala is not the smartest skater in the world,but he has balls.

[@stoked4horror530]

"I fell because of Fred's gay outfit" 🤣 o

[@Fraggy901]

❤️❤️

[@donaldrussell8920]

RIP Shane Cross

[@wilkerxavier9863]

insane, just like real street skate.

[@130world1]

Genius m8

[@moonshineswiggs6020]

Looking at this now... How did he ever go pro? His drinking was way out of control and he got what was coming to him. So sad.

[@donavon]

youtube comments are funny.

[@xxpr1m1tiv3xx]

Rip Ali

[@jasonpalacios29]

Regular or goofy?

[@sup3rmahn583]

why does he remind me of pewdiepie when he screams?

[@3k2168]

Because hes from sweden

[@ImBakedMan]

Didn't he get paralyzed back in like 08'

[@VLSkate]

no, he had both of his feet amputated after getting in a helicopter accident

[@AriahProductions]

He was in a coma in 07

[@rammyissa]

He actually killed Shane Cross and went to jail

[@alleballeable]

No it was a motorcykle accident.@vilasleft

[@VLSkate]

no... it was a helicopter. it happened right before him and shane were going to use it to drop into the mega ramp. he even says it in this interview images.clipartpanda.com/helicopter-clipart-9izEyB6iE.gif

[@ryanguardalabene7849]

I fucking hate the hot hot sun

[@DenyBlackburn]

I remember the rich Skate “punks“ skating with their daddys Sakkos to be like Ali back in 2003

[@chenzhensifu]

get some alex chalmers shit asap!

[@AliRezaKavoossi]

Ali Boulala is still around and skating now. Follow his Instagram...

[@miggyramirez801]

damn waste of so many good boards..

[@Painless1992]

Gnarly stuff

[@chiefkirby9982]

Boulablah..

[@kennedy4454]

That dude really hated his skateboard

[@davidjonathan9205]

woooow

[@BOYrude1000]

comments on here are pathetic, this is a skate video, if you don't like his skating say thAt it's fine but why the fuck you making it CSI Shane Cross?yeah he was a great skater and clearly ali was involved but you were there and you didn't know the story of either of them- so just comment on the damn skating

[@fafnesbane]

3:45 ''läskigt''

[@kpo6099]

boulala because Ali always has the same clothes?

[@anggas.nugroho5331]

Looks like sid vicious 😂

[@SkateBoardVideos99]

at 3:30 I couldn't stop laughing

[@eggiweggsi]

gnarly as fuck vid

[@justinvilleneuve251]

that guy as some huge balls

[@joms654]

lol nice nice

[@thesoupme6544]

Sweden

[@simonreed8986]

Have they never heard wax?

[@TheUtopinator]

After reading some of the shit posted here, I reckon you shouldn't be allowed to comment unless you were actually around to watch Sorry when it first came out on tape Just go back to watching shredit cards with disgusting one foot landing tre's because true style is obviously wasted on you

[@Myvtecrapes]

anybody else find it weird how he would have thrown his board his a little harder on the ledge buttslide it would have caused that moped to crash? o_O weird rip Shane

[@FredMortagne]

Myvtecrapes Yes that was scary for sure!!! Gotta be careful when you do stuff like that!

[@bovedli]

I would pretty much choose to be dead, than having to live with this guilty conscience and brain damage for the rest of my life. not being able to skate, which is probably the only thing that Ali was good at. So even if Shane's death is his fault to a certain extent, don't worry.. he is paying it back until the end of time.

[@jamalempfehlung9841]

Damn

[@Krondelo]

He does some scary stuff, and some pretty good stuff too. But watching him attempt all the flip tricks and stuff(except that kickflip over the fountain) I wonder is he drunk? Very very sketchy and repeats a lot of tricks.

[@alexnavarrete808]

Krondelo yeha mate Ali was an alcoholic in these days sadly. He would likely of been pissed making his sorry part - goes some way to see how good he could of been.

[@willhaynes4322]

0.40 that shit is switch??!?!? fuck me

[@420GOONSHIT]

shyaah

[@mathewharmer478]

Macka San yanie Nunawading sc

[@cgonzsb]

he doesnt seem to enjoy skateboarding ... pissed with his board all the time

[@GORYAWARRIA]

what a flailer

[@scubawithatuba]

I'd be pretty embarrassed to be at the park with this guy. He gives off bad vibes. Skateboarding is so much more than this.

[@collinmankin4334]

Damn this guy has anger issues

[@collinmankin4334]

Marky Darky I was actually 15 years old when I commented. Lol

[@AndreGiovanny]

disturbed :s