The late Muhammad Ali may be best remembered as the greatest boxer to ever live, and rightfully so, but upon closer look at his life and legacy, it becomes clear that he was the epitome of sports entertainment before it was a buzz phrase in Vince McMahon's vocabulary.
Ali combined his undeniable athleticism with a flare for the dramatic to create a larger-than-life personality for himself that appealed to the masses. It was that personality that helped elevate him beyond the sanctity of boxing and into a pop culture phenomenon as men, women and children found themselves absolutely fasc...
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