Muhammad Ali
NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce presented Colin Kaepernick with Sports Illustrated’s Muhammad Ali Legacy Award on Tuesday night, and Kaepernick promised that “with or without the NFL’s platform, I will continue to work for the people.” Beyonce was brought out as a surprise presenter by comedian Trevor Noah. She said she was “proud and humbled” […]
MIAMI (AP) — Fernando “Ferdie” Pacheco, “The Fight Doctor” who served as Muhammad Ali’s ringside physician, has died. He was 89. Pacheco’s daughter, Tina Louise Pacheco, told The Associated Press that he died Thursday morning at his Miami home after prolonged illness. Pacheco was born in Tampa and opened a practice in Miami after earning […]
Muhammad Ali’s legend was reborn this month in the year of 1970, after his suspension from boxing for three-and-a-half years because of his refusal to be drafted. On Oct. 26 of that year, Ali entered the ring against Jerry Quarry as a symbol of Black pride and power. Late promoter and writer Harold Conrad traveled […]
The late Muhammad Ali will stand forever in the annals of history as the greatest boxer of his era, arguably of all time. But fifty years ago on June 20, a Houston court convicted the proud pugilist to five years of prison due to draft evasion. Back in April of 1967, Ali was stripped of […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The owners who restored Muhammad Ali’s boyhood home in Kentucky and opened it as a museum say it may have to close because of financial difficulties. The pink home where Ali — known then as Cassius Clay — dreamed of boxing greatness has drawn more than 10,000 visitors since opening last […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The owners who restored Muhammad Ali’s boyhood home in Kentucky and opened it as a museum say it may have to close because of financial difficulties. The pink home where Ali — known then as Cassius Clay — dreamed of boxing greatness has drawn more than 10,000 visitors since opening last […]
50 years ago, Muhammad Ali made a controversial decision that made headlines across the globe when he refused to be drafted into the U.S. Army citing he was a conscientious objector. He refused on April 28, 1967 in Houston, Texas.but it wasn’t until 1971 when the Supreme Court reversed his conviction. The Houston Chronicle‘s Craig Hlavaty […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The late Muhammad Ali is getting the Ken Burns treatment. The PBS documentarian announced Tuesday that he and two partners will make a two-part, four-hour film about the former heavyweight champ, who died last June. Burns, his daughter Sarah and David McMahon collaborated for a PBS documentary on Jackie Robinson that […]
Muhammad Ali Jr. was reportedly stopped and questioned at Reagan National Airport on Friday.
Muhammad Ali Jr. and his mother, Khalilah Camacho Ali, don’t have time for President Trump and his administration. Muhammad Ali’s son and ex-wife are preparing for a “showdown” against President Trump over religious freedom. The two will head to Washington, D.C. on Thursday to discuss the issue with lawmakers. They were invited by Democrats to a […]
Officials allegedly asked, “Where did you get your name from?” and “Are you Muslim?”