Page 8 The Skanner June 8, 2016
By Stacy M. Brown (The
Washington Informer,
NNPA Member)
M
uhammad Ali’s
historic
win
against George
Foreman in Kin-
shasa, Zaire in 1974 was
perhaps the greatest of
all of his ring victories.
Ali dropped Foreman
in the eighth round of
that heavyweight bout
known as “The Rumble
in the Jungle.” Foreman
was among the irst to
pay homage to the fallen
champion when news of
his death spread late Fri-
day evening on June 3. He
was 74.
“It’s been said it was
‘rope a dope,’ Ali beat me
“
ing, Mike Tyson tweet-
ed, “God came for his
champion. So long great
one.
@MuhammadAli
#TheGreatest #RIP”
Ater a long battle with
Parkinson’s disease, the
world-renowned cham-
pion died at a Phoenix,
Arizona-area hospital.
The iconic sports igure
was ighting respiratory
issues that were compli-
cated by the Parkinson’s
that he was diagnosed
with in the 1980s, the As-
sociated Press reported.
Ali had been hospital-
ized several times in re-
cent years.
Boxing great and for-
mer world champion
Sugar Ray Leonard, said
that he woke up Satur-
and loved Muhammad
Ali.
“My true feelings have
not totally surfaced yet,
because no one beats
Muhammad Ali. So to
continue his journey I
will thank God for bring-
ing this incredible man
into my life! RIP Champ,”
said Ray.
In a press statement,
Ali’s family said his fu-
neral would be held in his
hometown of Louisville,
Kentucky. In a statement,
Ali’s family also thanked
the public for the out-
pouring of support.
Louisville Mayor Greg
Fischer ordered lags to
be lowered to half-staf
in Ali’s honor.
“The values of hard
As a boxer, he became ‘The Greatest,’ though
his most lasting victories happened outside
the ring. Muhammad leveraged his fame as a
platform to promote peace, justice and human-
itarian eforts around the world, while always
keeping strong ties to his hometown
with,” Foreman tweeted.
“No his beauty that beat
me. The most beauty I’ve
know loved him.”
Early Saturday morn-
day morning with a tear
streaming down his
cheek. His heart ached.
In a statement, Ray said
that he admired, idolized
work, conviction and
compassion that Muham-
mad Ali developed while
growing up in Louisville
helped him become a
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Remembering Ali: Inside and Outside the Ring, the Champ Made a Diference
Malcolm X photographs Muhammad Ali after his victory over Sonny
Liston in 1964.
global icon,” Fischer said
in statement released on
Twitter. “As a boxer, he
became ‘The Greatest,’
though his most lasting
victories happened out-
side the ring. Muham-
mad leveraged his fame
as a platform to pro-
mote peace, justice and
humanitarian
eforts
around the world, while
always keeping strong
ties to his hometown.”
Fischer continued: “To-
day, Muhammad Ali’s
fellow Louisvillians join
the billions whose lives
he touched worldwide
in mourning his passing,
celebrating his legacy,
and committing to con-
tinue his ight to spread
love and hope. Thank
you, Muhammad, for all
you’ve given your city,
your country and the
world.”
President
Barack
Obama and First Lady
Michelle Obama also
paid tribute to Ali.
“Like everyone else on
the planet, Michelle and
I mourn his passing,”
Obama said in a state-
ment. The president said
he keeps a pair of Ali’s
gloves on display in his
White House study. “But,
we’re grateful to God for
how fortunate we are to
have known him, if just
for a while; for how for-
tunate we all area that
‘The Greatest’ chose to
grace our time.”
As beautifully chroni-
cled by journalist Mau-
reen Callahan in a 2015
New York Post article,
defying the American
government, Ali traveled
to Iraq, where 15 Amer-
icans were being held
hostage by Saddam Hus-
sein in the run-up to the
Gulf War: “As with much
in Ali’s life, his mission
was misconstrued and
criticized.
President
George H.W. Bush did
not approve. ‘I basically
believe these people are
playing into the propa-
ganda game that Iraq is
holding here,’ said Joseph
Wilson, then the top
American diplomat in
Baghdad. ‘These people
traveling to Iraq are mak-
ing a serious mistake.’”
The New York Times
also took jabs at the
champ over his eforts to
free the hostages.
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