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Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times

Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times is an award-winning biography of the boxer Muhammad Ali, written in 1991 by Thomas Hauser.


1975 in the Philippines

October 1 – The Thrilla in Manila was the third and final famous boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier for the Heavyweight Boxing Championship of the World, fought at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila.

Ababda people

They intermarried with the Nubians, and settled in small colonies at Shendi and elsewhere up to Muhammad Ali's conquest of the region in the early 19th century.

Adicolor

Trainers include characters on them such as "Trimmy" "Betty Boop" "Mr Happy" "Tron" "Miss Piggy", "Kermit the Frog" and Muhammad Ali.

Ali: An American Hero

Cassius Clay (David Ramsey), winner of the gold medal for boxing in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics, rises in the professional ranks and defeats heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston in a stunning upset to capture the title in 1964.

Antonio Bey Figari

From 1844 to 1849, by way of requests from Muhammad Ali and Abbas I, he embarked on a number of expeditions in Egypt, Anatolia and the Arabian desert in order to search for marble and coal.

Asterix and the Big Fight

In the English translation, his name Cassius Ceramix is a reference to the boxer Muhammad Ali, formerly known as Cassius Clay, who was world heavyweight champion when the story was written.

Ballybough

The stadium was also the venue where world boxing champion Muhammad Ali defeated 'Al Blue' Lewis in a non-title fight in 1972.

Bambasi

In the later 19th century, Bambasi was seat of the Sheikhdom of Bambasi, which had been established following the conquest of Ismail bin Muhammad Ali, son of Wali Muhammad Ali.

Beauty Is As Beauty Does

In one scene, Mary Ann mentions "Cassius Clay", which was the birth name of boxer Muhammad Ali, before he converted to Islam.

Brody the Bear

During their travels, they had the opportunity to spend a day with Muhammad Ali at his private residence.

Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr.

(November 11, 1912 – February 8, 1990) was the father of American three-time World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali and Rudolph Valentino Clay, who is now named Rahman Ali, and also was the grandfather of Muhammad's daughter Laila Ali.

Celestino Piatti

In 1971 Piatti was commissioned by the American Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) to design a 39" x 45" poster to promote the closed circuit viewing at the State Armoury in Harlem of the March 8 Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier fight at Madison Square Garden.

Cody's Books

Some prominent authors and notables who appeared at Cody's were: Tom Robbins, Norman Mailer, Ken Kesey, Alice Walker, Allen Ginsberg, Maurice Sendak, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Muhammad Ali, and Salman Rushdie.

Collectabillia

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Comeback

Well-known comebacks include the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final, those of boxer Muhammad Ali after a three-year break from 1967 until 1970, and singer Yusuf Islam, who found earlier success as Cat Stevens and was not active from 1978 until 1995.

Garry McDonald

Using Gunston's gormless personality as a cover to break down the defences of his "victims", McDonald pioneered the satirically provocative "ambush interview" technique which was used to great effect in interviews with Paul McCartney, Muhammad Ali, Keith Moon and actress Sally Struthers.

Greatest Heavyweights

The game features eight of the most famous and successful heavyweight boxers in history: Muhammad Ali, Jack Dempsey, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, and Floyd Patterson.

Honey Craven

Craven was inducted into the Madison Square Garden Hall of Fame in 1999, having his name etched in the rafters along with other "Garden Greats" from Buffalo Bill to Muhammad Ali to The Rolling Stones.

Janet Evans

She was given the honor of carrying the Olympic torch in the opening ceremonies, and she handed the torch to the American boxing legend Muhammad Ali to light the cauldron.

Jean Terrell

She is the sister of the former WBA heavyweight boxing champion, Ernie Terrell, who fought Muhammad Ali.

Kayo boxing cards

Other cards included non-participants such as promoters, trainers, matchmakers, organization presidents and even a photographer (Tom Casino), all-time greats (Wilfred Benítez, Wilfredo Gómez, Salvador Sánchez-erroneously named Salvatore Sanchez by Ko cards-, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali), contemporary boxers (Julio César Chávez, Terry Norris) and even comical cards (Bruce Strauss).

Leaf Trading Cards

In 2011, Leaf came to terms with Muhammad Ali to produce a 100-card set based on the fighter's career.

Mahmoudiyah Canal

The canal might have been covered in sand sometime before it was re-established, not necessarily following the same route, by Muhammad Ali.

Muhammad Ali Dynasty family tree

The Muhammad Ali Dynasty ruled Egypt without interruption from Muhammad Ali's seizure of power in 1805 until the proclamation of the Republic in 1953.

Muhammad Ali, Prince of the Sa'id

He was born in Cairo, the grandson of King Farouk of Egypt and Queen Narriman, and the elder son of Fuad II (last King of Egypt) by his former wife, Fadila (née Dominique-France Loeb-Picard).

Ratón

He compared Ratón to the boxer Muhammad Ali: "He is agile, smart, fast. Very high-spirited. He's not a brute, not like other bulls that act on instinct and crash into everything. This one thinks, analyzes, and then attacks."

Reg Gutteridge

One of his most bizarre experiences was to be summoned by Muhammad Ali to interview him in the corner during a world title defence.

Rogelio Borja Flores

When working for the Times Journal for which he covered events such as the Thrilla in Manila boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, the 1977 World Chess Championships and World Amateur Golf at Wack Wack in 1977.

Rudi Johnson

His first name "Burudi" is Swahili and means "cool'" and his middle name "Ali" represented his family's respect and admiration for Muhammad Ali.

Saoul Mamby

He stopped former WBC lightweight champ Esteban De Jesús in the 13th round in July 1980 on the Holmes-LeDoux undercard; decisioned Termite Watkins over 15 on the Holmes-Ali undercard; won a 15-round nod over Jo Kimpuani on yet another undercard for a Larry Holmes fight (this time it was vs. Leon Spinks); went to Indonesia to decision Thomas Americo; and, in his last bout leaving the ring as champion, decisioned Obisio Nwankpa in Nigeria.

Sara Leighton

She recalls her encounters with many of her clients and friends including Lord Olivier, The Prince of Wales, Muhammad Ali, Sheikh Yamani, Gloria Swanson, Pietro Annigoni, Sir Roger Moore, Jean Rook, David Niven, Shirley Bassey, Joan Collins, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, The Princess Royal and the Beaverbrook family.

Stan Isaacs

He covered multiple historic sporting events, including Bobby Thomson's Shot Heard 'Round the World, Roger Maris' chase of Babe Ruth's single-season home run record, bouts between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier and the New York Islanders multiple Stanley Cup victories in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Talaat Harb Street

Originally it was named 'Soliman Pasha Street' after Suleiman Pasha, Egypt's French-born General under Muhammad Ali.

The Anubis Gates

Doyle is kidnapped and brought to Muhammad Ali's Egypt, where the magicians' Master tempts him with resurrecting his dead wife if he will tell them the secrets of the time-gates.

The novel intertwines a number of real events into the story such as the massacre of the Mamluk beys by Muhammad Ali in 1811 and the failed rebellion by James, Duke of Monmouth against James II in the 1680s.

The Ice Break

In the airport also are Yuri's girlfriend Gayle and Gayle's friend Hannah, who are also waiting the arrival of the black athlete, Olympion, a Muhammad Ali-like character.

Tomorrow's Champions

Future World Heavyweight Champions Muhammad Ali and Jimmy Ellis got their starts boxing on the program.

Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali

Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali is a 2007 illustrated biography of Muhammad Ali for children written by Charles R. Smith Jr. and illustrated by Bryan Collier.

Unidentified Black Males

Eugene Pontecorvo asks Finn who would win a boxing fight, Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali if both were in their prime to which Finn is afraid to answer to not anger Eugene and cause another one of his violent outbursts.

Why Don't You Try

The only known live performance of the song was during Muhammad Ali's "Celebrity Fight Night" charity event in March 2011.

Winston Churchill as historian

His better-known historical works include: Marlborough: His Life and Times, The World Crisis (a history of World War I), The Second World War, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature, and A History of the English-Speaking Peoples.

World of Children Awards

From 2000-2010, American boxer and three-time World Heavyweight Champion, Muhammad Ali served as the Honorary Chair for World of Children Award.


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