The legendary one-and-only Cassius Clay Muhammad Ali

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MY MEMORIES OF MUHAMMED ALI I was only a young child when I first witnessed a young Black Man who thought he could beat anyone on this planet. As Cassius Clay he won the gold medal in the 1960 Rome Olympics in Boxing and then went directly professional. Like Many of us I fell in love with his boxing style and his cool air of being very cocky. With his upset win over then champion Sonny Liston which was cloudy for some time with the "Mystery Punch" that brought Liston down , he went through the tough heavyweight division as if it were butter. My Father who collected and got TIME MAGAZINES signed was able to get" Clay" as he was then to sign in ball point pen which I still have today. The first time I saw him up close , was his Fight with Bob Foster with a connected individual who took us as his guests. It turned out somewhat lopsided and We knew then he was an Amazing Athlete. Converting to a Muslim he changed his name to Ali and everyone knows what followed when he refused induction due to his fate. Strange look how that has changed with a few in the world today.



       We met his lawyer when treating his Father and got a one of a kind signed photo of them on a plane which of course I still have in my procession also. With his comebacks with George Foreman and the Triller in Manilla with Frazier he had his toughest fights fighting Parkinson's until his death at 74 yesterday. Meeting him was very different from just about everyone as he always tried to give a smile just so all around him would feel good.I have several items of this legend who was a Man amoung Boys but never lost the Boy in him that many will always admired as THE GREATEST. />

Thank you.
He is the most humble and friendliest athletes true legend we have had the chance to meet Dream Team.

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