Muhammad Ali This is your Life up on 06/28/2011

malcolmxfiles.blogspot.com/ malcolmxfiles.blogspot.com/ malcolmxfiles.blogspot.com/ After winning the championship from Liston in 1964, Cassius Clay revealed that he was a member of the Nation of Islam (often called the Black Muslims at the time) and the Nation gave Clay the name Cassius X, discarding his surname as a symbol of his ancestors' enslavement, as had been done by other Nation members. On Friday, March 6, 1964, Malcolm X took Clay on a guided tour of the UN building (for a second time). Malcolm X announced that Clay would be granted his "X." That same night, Elijah Muhammad recorded a statement over the phone to be played over the radio that Clay would be renamed Muhammad (one who is worthy of praise) Ali (fourth rightly guided caliph). Only a few journalists (most notably Howard Cosell) accepted it at that time. Venerable boxing announcer Don Dunphy addressed the champion by his adopted name, as did British reporters. The adoption of this name symbolized his new identity as a member of the Nation of Islam. malcolmxfiles.blogspot.com/ malcolmxfiles.blogspot.com/ malcolmxfiles.blogspot.com/

Frazier, Ali and Foreman On British TV Show Very Funny

Profile on the greatest rivalry in Boxing.

boxinghalloffame.com This is incredibly rare footage from 2002 during Smith's preparation for his sensational portrayal of Muhammad Ali in, "The Greatest." Muhammad Ali has Smith backing up and covering up. Smith entertains Ali with a magic trick.

Muhammad Ali (The greatest) is dissing Earnie Shavers for his baldness before the fight.

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Halle Berry talks about marrying the champ, domestic violence and giving back to those less fortunate at Muhammad Ali's annual fight night Gala in Phoenix Arizona. The star studded evening included performances by Brett Michael's Kelly Clarkson and American Idol's to 10 finalists. . Celebrity Fight Night XVII raised a total of $6.6 million benefiting the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, as well as several other worthy charities. For more exclusives go to attagirlentertainment.com, SUBSCRIBE to our channel, follow us on twitter @attagirlent and check out our Facebook Fanpage! Thanks for watching!

People like to think that they both hated each other. Wrong. Watch Joe get teary eyed when talking about Ali and the terrible Parkinson's disease that hit Ali in the worst way possible. Ali also decided to show up at Joe's funeral even though he had every right to not show up there and not offend anybody, because of how old he is and because of the disease of course. He was hardly able to walk but he paid tribute to one of the key figures in his life. It's too bad Joe maybe didn't get to see how Ali really felt about him. Rest in peace, champ. You will never be forgotten. - Please check out this wonderful documentary for more, it's called "Facing Ali".