When challenger Sonny Liston disrespected him by insisting on calling him by his Christian name, Cassius Clay instead of his Muslim name, Muhammad Ali made him pay for his impudence with a thorough ass-whopping in the first round of their fight in 1965. And the rest, as we say, is bozing history….
But as great a fighter as he was, Ali has become even greater as a peacemaker/humanitarian – having dedicated his life since he left the ring to the cause of Third World development.
Ali turned 65 yesterday. Long live … “the Greatest!”
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