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Kindred left The Pantagraph in 1965 to become a staff writer and columnist for The Courier-Journal. [2] During his tenure at the paper, he followed Muhammad Ali and eventually published a condensed dual biography of Howard Cosell and Ali in 2006. [4]
Muhammad Ali (/ ɑː ˈ l iː /; [2] born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. [a] Nicknamed "the Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time.
Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as The Fight of the Century or simply The Fight, [2] was an undisputed heavyweight championship boxing match between WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight champion Joe Frazier and Lineal champion Muhammad Ali, on Monday, March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as The Rumble in the Jungle, was a heavyweight championship boxing match on October 30, 1974, at the 20th of May Stadium (now Stade Tata Raphaël) in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), between undefeated and undisputed heavyweight champion George Foreman and Muhammad Ali.
Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley was a professional boxing match contested on March 22, ... vs. Wayne Kindred This page was last edited on 27 August 2024, at 18: ...
King of the World is a 1998 biography of Muhammad Ali written by David Remnick with a special focus on the period in Ali's life from his victory in the Olympics to his second fight with Sonny Liston. [1] It has been described as "a book about a boxer, not a book about boxing." [2]
I was going to fight Muhammad Ali. I was a green fighter, but yet I won, all through reading this book." [10] Upon reading Think and Grow Rich, he went on a 14-fight winning streak, including the shock victory over Muhammad Ali in 1973 to win the North American Boxing Federation heavyweight champion title. [11]
Muhammad Ali vs. Alfredo Evangelista, billed as The Parade of Champions, was a professional boxing match contested on May 16, 1977, for the undisputed heavyweight championship. [1] The fight was held in the Capital Centre before a crowd of over 12,000 at the Capital Centre , along with a prime time broadcast on ABC .