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The True Greatness of Muhammad Ali

Serenity and Cake

Profiling Ali in 1998, Peter Richmond found his subject quiet where once he was noisy, still where once he was quick, but still confounding his enemies and interlocutors.

Muhammad Ali “shocked the world” 50 years ago this week when he beat Sonny Liston to become the heavyweight champion of the world. Since then Ali has been written about more than any famous athlete.

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