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Bob Arum is getting close to his 85th birthday so perhaps we should excuse him if he embraces hyperbole a little more than even boxing promoters normally do. But comparing a rising fighter, relatively untested professionally, to Muhammad Ali?
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Seven-time BWAA 'Trainer of the Year' Freddie Roach is looking forward to the day when medical scientists will find a cure for thousands of people afflicted with Parkinson's disease, including himself.
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The passing of boxing legend Muhammad Ali following his long and difficult battle with Parkinson's disease brought sadness to Filipinos in general and Filipino boxing fans in particular as they reminisce on his "Thrilla in Manila" classic fight in 1975.
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Not only was Muhammad Ali the greatest of all time in the boxing ring, he was also a champion of peace, justice and equality. He was, without a doubt, my favorite living American.
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Okay, so cute cat videos are often the rage on the internet and it has become almost redundant to share them on Facebook or in stories such as this. But the one we have here isn't a cute cat but rather a tough cat video.
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In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Ali-Frazier fight more popularly known as the "Thrilla in Manila," I wish to share an article I wrote four years ago on Bleacher Report about five foes that came in the way of Muhammad Ali's boxing career.
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Floyd Mayweather has good words for Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson for their accomplishments in boxing but the unbeaten American boxer insists he is better than both of them.
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Legendary heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali is the latest high-profile boxer who joined ex-heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield in predicting a win for Manny Pacquiao when he collides with Floyd Mayweather on May 2 at the MGM Grand.
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On January 17, heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali will celebrate his 73rd birthday and on the same day the sport is giving him a birthday present with a match that could bring back luster to heavyweight boxing that he once dominated and popularized.
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Toronto -
October 30th, 2014 marks the 40th anniversary of the Rumble in the Jungle. The Ali - Foreman fight in the former Zaire was a momentous event hailed by pundits and neutral observers alike as one of the greatest sporting spectacles of the last century.
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Legendary heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali and Manny Pacquiao's popular dog named "Pacman" have joined hands in calling out Floyd Mayweather to face the Filipino boxing superstar in the ring as soon as possible.
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Despite his proven expertise in marketing and promotions, unbeaten champion Floyd Mayweather,Jr. seems to be entertaining the idea that losing a fight at the peak of his career will result in a massive decline in popularity and marketability.
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New York -
Apparently, allegations of US spy agencies snooping on its citizens are not restricted to the controversial PRISM episode and goes back to the days of President Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon, according to reports.
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According to declassified documents, the NSA spied on civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr and boxer Muhammad Ali when the Vietnam war protests were at an all time high.
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Louisville -
Muhammad Ali is rightly regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, but his biggest and most honourable fight took place outside the ring.
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Philadelphia -
Joe Frazier will be buried today, Monday. He may not have been the greatest fighter who ever laced up a pair of gloves, but for one brief moment in time, he was not only the baddest man on the planet, but king of the world.
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WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather said his "Money Team" will shoulder the funeral expenses of legendary boxer Joe Frazier who died Monday after a brief battle with liver cancer.
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Philadelphia -
Old foes Muhammad Ali and George Foreman led the tributes to the former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, who died in the small hours.
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Heavyweight boxing legend Joe Frazier has died Monday night after a brief battle with liver cancer. Frazier was 67-years-old at the time of his death.
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Philadelphia -
Legendary heavyweight boxing champion “Smokin’" Joe Frazier is lacing up his gloves for what is the final round of his life. Frazier has liver cancer and is now in hospice care.
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Philadelphia -
To those who grew up in the post-Tyson era, the name Joe Frazier is only a name, if that, but once like Mike Tyson, he was the baddest man on the planet, though unlike Tyson, for all the right reasons. Today, he is fighting his most feared opponent.
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As promoter Bob Arum discovered a good match between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, a new and expanded medical facility in Phoenix Arizona seems to show that boxing and Parkinson's disease don't match.
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Princeton University honors Muhammad Ali with a doctorate degree in humanities.
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NEW YORK (voa) - The man who "floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee" - three-time heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali - celebrates his 60th birthday Thursday.
When Ali began his professional fighting career more than 40 years ago, his ...
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“Ali” (USA 2001) ****
Directed by Michael Mann
If Michael Mann’s (“The Insider”, “Heat”) “Ali” begins in 1964 and ends in 1974 midway during the life of arguably the most reviled and controversial heavyweight champion of all time, there
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Muhammad Ali connects with a right during the Rumble in the Jungle fight in Kinshasa, Zaire. Facebook
Muhammad Ali standing over the Congo River in Kinshasa. Facebook
The Greatest at a book signing in Central London, June 1992; in the foreground is Mark Taha.
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