Thursday, 13 September 2012

Boxing great Ali honored for fights outside the ring (Reuters)

Boxing great Muhammad Ali waves after being awarded the Liberty Medal, as his wife Lonnie (L) and sister-in-law Marilyn Williams (R) look on, at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 13, 2012. Ali, retired world heavyweight title holder, received the $100,000 award, sponsored by the nonprofit National Constitution Center, in recognition for his humanitarian efforts and work for civil rights at an awards ceremony on Thursday. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali was honored on Thursday for his humanitarian efforts and civil rights work at an awards ceremony in Philadelphia. The $100,000 award called the Liberty Medal, sponsored by the nonprofit National Constitution Center, was presented to Ali by his daughter, Laila Ali, a former boxer herself. Ali, 70, who has been silenced by a long battle with Parkinson's disease, was honored as an icon of constitutional ideals and the American dream, the center said. ...




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