#muhammad ali
“And the common folk danced off of the feat [of their hero] and were very glad. To them, life was not hopeless as long as their champion was in the fight.”
~*Zora Neale Hurston
Photo: Stanley Weston, Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay), age 20
Bob Gomel, Muhammad Ali + Malcolm X after Ali beat Sonny Liston at the world heavyweight championship, 1964
Muhammad Ali ( known as Cassius Clay ) in his corner preparing for his fight against Doug Jones at Madison Square Garden.
New York, New York 3/13/1963
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Joe Frazier corners Muhammad Ali during their WBC/WBA World heavyweight title fight on March 8, 1971 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Referred to as The Fight of the Century, as it was the first time that two undefeated boxers fought each other for the heavyweight title, Frazier won by unanimous decision. Relentless, swarming and implacable with that terrible, swift left hook, “Smokin’ Joe” reigned as the undisputed heavyweight champion from 1970 to 1973, and as an amateur won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Frazier was born on Jan. 12, 1944 and died of liver cancer on Nov. 7, 2011. (Neil Leifer)
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I hated every minute of training, but I said, “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”
Muhammad Ali (Born: January 17, 1942)
(photo: Ali in training, circa 1964)
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Etta James
Rare photos of soul legend Etta James from the 70s without her signature wig and makeup.
Credits: Unknown
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No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger:
Wise words of the former world-famous professional boxer Muhammad Ali. In an era defined by endless war—when he was drafted and was told that he must fight the communists—his reply was, “No Vietnamese ever called me a nigger”. Consequently, Ali was stripped of his title, expelled from boxing and sentenced to five years in prison.
Little known (f)acts
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