I built a relationship and a rapport with Muhammad Ali, and I could never top that experience.

We all ended up jumping up and down, hugging each other when Ali won; cause Ali is the greatest.

At the end of the day, who at my age can say that they fought somebody that fought Muhammad Ali?

When I turned pro, Muhammad Ali was laying back, and I was able to fill up an area that was empty.

There were three people I always wanted to meet: Michael Jackson, Muhammad Ali, and Nelson Mandela.

I never said I was a Tyson, Bowe or Ali. I said I'm Shannon Briggs, the latest, not the 'greatest.'

I grew up in a gym in Miami, the one where Muhammad Ali trained. I had 142 amateur fights and lost three.

One of my favourite fighters to watch ever, and of course before I was a ring announcer, was Muhammad Ali.

Ali and I have become friends over the years. I was on a plane with him one time when he was the champion.

Muhammad Ali was the greatest of all time. But what made him even greater was what he did outside the ring.

I want to be remembered as someone like Mohammad Ali. He was not just a fighter - he was a freedom fighter.

My idol, Muhammad Ali, got beat when nobody thought he would, and he came back and back to beat Joe Frazier.

I heard Tony Bellew is looking for a fight with the winner of the Muhammad Ali Trophy. I hope he will see me.

Muhammad Ali was such an original - his antics, his character, his charisma, his strength, his individuality.

I have heard good things about Somerset from Azhar Ali, and I want to play a part in the Club winning matches.

I've been watching a ton of Ali Wong on Netflix. I love everything she does - there's a fearlessness about her.

U2 was involved in Live Aid, and I ended up going to Ethiopia and working there for some time with my wife, Ali.

Twenty years I've been fighting Ali, and I still want to take him apart piece by piece and send him back to Jesus.

Other great fighters like Sugar Ray Leonard and Muhammad Ali have fallen to the canvas. Why not Julio Cesar Chavez?

On the sets, Ali Zafar was extremely entertaining... he would just start singing out of the blue. It was just great!

Muhammad Ali is a true hero, and the fact there's something wrong with him is his badge of valour. He's a great man.

Ali reversed the decision in a second fight with Joe Frazier. That's what would happen if I played Billie Jean again.

I effectively stood on the shoulders of a giant to make a little bit of noise myself. I'm a by-product of Muhammad Ali.

It never crossed my mind to make a film about Muhammad Ali or the Queen or any of them! They just come out of the blue.

You get these moments in the ring that live forever. That's what Muhammad Ali accomplished, and I hope that I have, too.

Randall Park and Ali Wong, they are so many things; they're not just one thing, they're bigger than just their identity.

Obviously we were having an effect, because all these people were clamouring to meet us. Like Muhammad Ali, for instance.

Ali was a legend of our sport. For me as a kid, he inspired me to represent myself like a champion in and out of the ring.

The only thing that me and Muhammad Ali have in common is that we are both Olympic gold medalists and both very outspoken.

I put my money in property and I love merchandise; such as Muhammad Ali boxing gloves. It's about stability for the future.

I want to be like a Muhammad Ali, like a Julio Cesar Chavez. So when people talk about boxing, they have to remember Canelo.

I knew Ali would beat Foreman - absolutely. At Deer Lake, his fight camp in Pennsylvania, his training sessions were awesome.

Ali even told me in the ring, 'You can't beat me - I'm your Lord.' I just told him, 'Lord, you're in the wrong place tonight.'

I have worked with producers like Saif Ali Khan and Salman Khan, and there have never been any complaints about my late-comings.

There's so much pressure on becoming the next Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson, and if you don't achieve that in boxing, you're nothing.

My book 'Ali Pasha' tells the true story of a young sailor Henry Friston, who, in the hell-fire of battle, forms an unusual friendship.

The death of Yemeni strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh shows that Saudi Arabia is paying for its betrayal of the Arab spring in Yemen in 2011.

Once I beat Gervonta Davis like I've been calling it, that's going to be like history repeats itself with Sonny Liston and Muhammad Ali.

I watched Muhammad Ali, how when he would speak, how it was such a thing of beauty. It sounded so wonderful. And I wanted to be like him.

A lot of people like to ask me, 'Ali, how on earth do you balance family and career?' Men never get asked that question. Because they don't.

Mustafa Ali's one of my buddies man, and every so often, he would get home. He would invite me over. We know a couple of people around town.

Muhammad Ali is a combination of personality and athlete who is probably better known around the world than any other. He became a great hero.

People like Mo Ali, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Joe Root, they are looking to take attack to the opposition and that's when they play their best.

I want to work with Sriram Raghavan, Imtiaz Ali, Karan Johar, and, of course, any other director who is offering a great role to play in a film.

I keep learning from my mistakes and take advice from my seniors Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq because I want to be better and better in Test cricket.

I met Muhammad Ali in Toronto when he was still Cassius Clay... We got to talking and it was like we knew each other for 50 years. We just clicked.

Dad had four world records, and they happened to be Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Ali Farka Toure. I tried singing like these people, and it didn't work.

Bashar al-Assad's henchmen stomped on the hands of famed Syrian cartoonist Ali Farzat. Our dictators tailor wounds to suit their victims' occupations.

I want people to hear the name Mustafa Ali and want them to know that I'm a proud American. I'm from here, I'm from Chicago; I'm just like one of you.

I wanna be Mahershala Ali in my next life. He's the man. He's a really genuine guy. He's a really great guy, one of my favorite people on this planet.

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