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Entries Tagged as 'Muhammad Ali'

Denny Schrecker’s Heartbreak

May 14th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Earlier this year, Denny Schrecker was in Florida, playing golf with his wife, when his doctors asked him to come home so they could treat the brain tumor that was killing him. But Denny said no. He said this was maybe the last chance he’d ever have to play golf with Linda in Florida, so […]

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Tags: History · Muhammad Ali · Sports

Instead of Empty Gesture, Kentucky Can Do Something Significant

February 25th, 2007 · No Comments

In these more enlightened times, the statue of Davis should be moved to the Kentucky Military Museum, or some such place, and replaced by one that would honor the achievements of a Kentucky-born African-American and/or female.

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Tags: History · Miscellaneous · Muhammad Ali · Politics

Dr. King and Ali: Different Ways of Shaking Up America

January 15th, 2007 · No Comments

The voice of reason (Dr. King) and the voice of revolution (Ali) burst into the national consciousness more or less together in 1963.

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Billy on Ali

January 19th, 2006 · No Comments

For someone whose footwork dazzled, who floated in order to sting, the most important step of Muhammad Ali’s life was one he did not take.

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Why Didn’t Bush Use Ali Center?

January 18th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Were Ali politically active today, instead of silenced by the ravages of Parkinson’s Disease, he surely would be railing against America’s invasion of Iraq

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Ellis Integral Part of Ali Story

February 19th, 1999 · No Comments

The fight should have been held in Freedom Hall because both the contestants
were longtime friends from Louisville. Instead, Muhammad Ali and Jimmy Ellis
squared off in the Houston Astrodome on July 26, 1971.

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As the end approaches, purpose overtakes him

August 13th, 1978 · 1 Comment

Muhammad Ali prepares for a second bout against Leon Spinks and a chance to win the heavyweight title three different times.

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Tags: Muhammad Ali · Sports