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Muhammad Ali Asks Iran to Free US Hikers

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Boxing champ Muhammad Ali is seeking the release of two American hikers from Iran by lobbying the country's supreme leader in a way that few American dignitaries can: as a brother in Islam. Arguably the most prominent U.S. Muslim, Ali made his simple, behind-the scenes appeal to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...

Artist Creates Portrait of Muhammad Ali Using Punching Bags

This artist's tribute to Muhammad Ali floats like a butterfly and swings like a ... punching bag. Using about 1,300 speed bags, five miles of stainless steel cables and two miles of aluminum tubing, artist Michael Kalish has strung up a massive homage to boxing's biggest legend. The installation -- titled "reALIze" --...

Fight of the Century: Smokin' Joe Frazier's Smashing Success

PHILADELPHIA -- Richard Nixon was rooting for Joe Frazier. That fact can be interpreted a number of ways, even by those who weren't born when Frazier took on Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden in the "Fight of the Century'' on March 8, 1971. So much more was on the line that night than the undisputed heavyweight...

Fight of the Century: Muhammad Ali's Legacy Grows in Defeat

Just outside of Madison Square Garden's 7th Avenue doors are soaring, decorated, celebratory columns of Garden historical splendor. A center one is plastered with a photograph and these words of a transcending boxing event that soon reaches 40 years old: ``THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY _ MARCH 8, 1971.'' Muhammad Ali vs. Joe...

Marco Antonio Barrera on Manny Pacquiao, Erik Morales, And More

LAS VEGAS -- On February 12, less than a month after his 37th birthday, five-time titlist Marco Antonio Barrera of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, scored a knockdown in each round on the way to a second-round stoppage of 43-year-old journeyman Jorge Arias of Providence, R.I. The win represented the 44th knockout, and the...

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Miley Cyrus performs on stage at Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XVIII on March 24, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona.

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05/29/12 Not even Ali could stop me, declares Conlan Source: Irish Examiner Michael Conlan fears no one as he bids to be crowned the best flyweight in the world at the Olympic Games, admitting that "Muhammad Ali could be in my weight, it doesn't bother me".
05/24/12 Stars on stage, gems on auction block at Foster gala Source: Victoria Times Colonist - BC - Canada It seems appropriate that a Victoria musician who has become synonymous with the Grammy Awards would be tempted to auction off a one-of-a-kind experience at Hollywood's biggest night in music for his charity's 25th anniversary fundraiser.
05/23/12 Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather and the Biggest Trash... Source: Bleacher Report Mike Tyson is a funny guy.but he means what he says.
05/23/12 Egypt heads to the polls for historic elections Source: Telegraph - London - UK It also belatedly granted papers to allow some international election monitors, including the US-based Carter Centre, access to polling stations.
05/22/12 Egypt's ruling military try to allay rigging fears... Source: Telegraph - London - UK "We will not allow any violation or attempt to influence the electoral process or the voters."