Don King, on Mike Tyson


"Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter?
He went to prison, not to Princeton."



"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music
and the dancers hit each other."

Friday, September 14, 2012

Boxing great Ali honored for fights outside the ring



Boxing great Ali honored for fights outside the ring (Reuters)

Boxing great Muhammad Ali waves after being awarded the Liberty Medal, as his wife Lonnie (L) and sister-in-law Marilyn Williams (R) look on, at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 13, 2012. Ali, retired world heavyweight title holder, received the $100,000 award, sponsored by the nonprofit National Constitution Center, in recognition for his humanitarian efforts and work for civil rights at an awards ceremony on Thursday. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali was honored on Thursday for his humanitarian efforts and civil rights work at an awards ceremony in Philadelphia. The $100,000 award called the Liberty Medal, sponsored by the nonprofit National Constitution Center, was presented to Ali by his daughter, Laila Ali, a former boxer herself. Ali, 70, who has been silenced by a long battle with Parkinson's disease, was honored as an icon of constitutional ideals and the American dream, the center said. ...



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