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Muhammad Ali receives a kiss from his wife Lonnie during a presentation of his book Greatest of All Time at the Frankfurt Book Fair October 9, 2003.
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Muhammad Ali entertains a crowd at the Addidas debut of their new global brand advertising campaign where they unveiled a new bill board mural ad for Addidas on 125th Street in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.
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Muhammad Ali waves to the audience after being awarded a special Bambi for lifetime achievement in Hamburg during the 55th Bambi ceremony.
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Portrait of Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) with his daughter Laila Ali.
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Muhammad Ali holding photo of himself posing w. singer Elvis Presley.
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Will Smith films a scene in the movie Ali taken in Los Angeles, CA. Smith portrays the famous heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali.
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Muhammad Ali at home with his daughter Laila Ali, Circa 1980.
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Muhammad Ali poses at a ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood.
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Ali poses for a portrait prior to his first bout with Joe Frazier, where he unsuccessfully battled for the title belt on March 8, 1971 at Madison Square Garden.
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Portrait of Muhammad Ali, circa 1988.
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Muhammad Ali with his 3rd wife, Veronica Porche before his last fight with Larry Holmes, Circa 1980.
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Cassius Clay is pictured in Miami prior to his fight with Sonny Liston on Feb. 20th, 1964.
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Muhammad Ali with his child in Manhattan, Circa 1970.
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Portrait of Muhammad Ali pictured in New York.
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US President Bill Clinton takes the arm of boxing legend, Muhammad Ali at the opening ceremony of the centennial Olympic Games
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U.S. President George W. Bush presents the champ with the Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in 2005.
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Muhammad Ali prays on October 05, 1986 at the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque in Cairo, Egypt.
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Muhammad Ali yawns while babysitting two of his daughters, 9 month old Laila (left) and 2 year old Hana (right) in London in 1978.
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James Brown and Muhammad Ali smile and greet parade goers while participating in the annual Bud Billiken parade in Chicago, Illinois in 1966.
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Sonny Liston lies out for the count after being KO'd in the first round of his return title fight by world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, in Maine in1965.
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Ali stands proudly with the winners of the 1960 Olympic medals for light heavyweight boxing.
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Ali reads about one of his boxing matches in the paper in 1960.
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Ali trains at a gym in vintage photograph from 1968.
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