I will never forget the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta when Muhammad Ali was the surprise person to light the Olympic torch. I was sitting in the stadium, watching that spectacle with my entire ...
Today, Muhammad Ali would have turned 79 years old. During his lifetime, he touched and impacted millions of people around the globe. He ignited a flame of inspiration in people to positively ...
If Muhammad Ali had excelled as a baseball player instead of as a professional boxer, he would probably have charmed us with his poetry and boundless ego well into the 21st century. He would not have ...
Muhammad Ali downed opponents in the boxing ring, but he took some knocks of his own during a ski lesson on the slopes of Mount Snow. During the lesson, a woman nearby asked Ali if he enjoyed skiing. ...
The People’s Champion, the Louisville Lip, the Greatest – whatever you called him, Muhammad Ali was one of the world’s most famous athletes. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., the internationally ...
Editor's note: There are dozens of newspapers across the state of Kentucky. Each Tuesday, this space will be dedicated to what one of those papers thinks about the issues facing their communities and ...
American heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali ducks a left-hand jab from Floyd Patterson during the sixth round of their title fight on November 23 It’s not hyperbole, but I do not recall any world ...
The grandson of "The Greatest" tells PEOPLE about embracing Muhammad Ali's legacy: "It's an amazing shadow to be in.” No matter what, boxing was always going to be part of Nico Ali Walsh’s life. But ...
In addition to her undefeated boxing record and being the daughter of the legendary Muhammad Ali, Laila Ali is a chef, author, entrepreneur, and television host. On top of that, she’s a ...
Muhammad Ali, probably the greatest boxer of all time, adopted a signature strategy in his 1974 fight against George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire. During the so-called “Rumble in the Jungle,” Ali ...
Although technically apt, the title of the dry Supreme Court drama “Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight” refers not to any of the boxer’s bouts in the ring, but rather to his legal battle for recognition as ...