Word: alie
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Lewis is moved by few things. But when you mention Muhammad Ali to him, he gets excited. "I have a great deal of respect for that man," he said. "He had the courage to sacrifice his life's dream for his beliefs...
...wouldn't have minded my $10 seat behind the pillar if Ali could've won. And the two Dartmouth guys who sent for tickets the first day the ad appeared and then drove 125 miles only to end up behind the screen at the Boston Garden might've been able to laugh it off if he'd done it. And Howard Cosell. Think of Howard. Ali promised to finish Cosell after downing Frazier, but it would've been worth it for Howard if he could have seen...
...Muhammad Ali has been more than a moment; for a decade he has been the best boxer in the world. I can remember eight years ago huddling in a boarding school cubicle, secretly listening to the few brief minutes that Sonny Liston withstood the beautiful onslaught. We had heard stories that Liston had sent cab-drivers to the hospital for a few bucks fare, and we knew that Clay would win. Liston did not have a chance. He was slow, and he was ugly, and Clay was the King. The graceful dance, the long left, with the twist...
Many, myself included, have discovered a similar faith in Ali. At first it was just a feeling, intrinsic and inarticulate, that he could not lose. Then, from fight to fight I came to understand his beauty, to hear his insolent jibes, and to know he was the best. The smoothness of his form and motion dominated the ring; his left moved the fight around and around, clockwise, while his feet beat the time. The sluggish, solid challenger could only stand still and let it happen...
That's not to say that Ali cannot be beat, although I sincerely believe that he cannot. Frazier is the best boxer he has ever faced, but Frazier is ugly. Whatever the outcome, Clay will dominate the fight; he will dance, duck, strike, and dance again. He may bleed and he may fall, but Frazier will never dance. Some say, speaking of their styles, that this is a battle between the beauty and the beast. That's false; there can be no battle because Ali's beauty is incontestable. Frazier has no style nor grace nor beauty. As they...