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Article: Muhammad Ali: an intimate new look at a legend.
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- Ebony
- Article date:
- November 1, 1989
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1989 Johnson Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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MUHAMMAD ALI: An Intimate New Look At A
THERE had never been anyone like him before, and five will get you ten that there'll never be anyone like him again. They call him "The Louisville Lip" because of his Kentcuky hometown and his non-stop big mouth. When -- barely 22 years old -- he bragged that he would be the next heavyweight boxing champion of the world, people just laughed at him. But the "kid" wouldn't quit. To drive home his point, he went on a nationwide "safari" in a rickety, garishly painted bus and literally stalked "the big ugly bear" Sonny Liston, the "invincible" reigning heavyweight king. Eventually, the boxing moguls took note. They decided ...