The Hidden History of Muhammad Ali
FILM FOOTAGE of Muhammad Ali is used to sell everything from soft drinks to cars. The image we are spoon-fed is the improbably charismatic boxer, dancing in the ring and shouting "I am the greatest." The present Muhammad Ali is also a very public figure, despite his near total inability to move or speak. His voice has been silenced by both his years of boxing and Parkinson
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Isn't it poetic justice that the big mouth, un-American draft dodger these days CAN'T talk, or do much else? It may have taken the Man upstairs a long and circuitous path, but Clay finally got what he long has deserved.
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