Louisville's golden boy floating like butterfly poetry.
Cassius Clay transforming into Islamic revolutionary.
Olympic torch bearer transcending athletic achievement.
Rome Olympics launching heavyweight destiny trajectory.
Sonny Liston defeats shocking boxing establishment.
#IAmTheGreatest proclamations becoming prophetic reality.
Draft resistance sacrificing prime athletic years.
Vietnam War opposition costing heavyweight championship.
Religious conversion challenging American patriotic assumptions.
Thrilla in Manila defining pugilistic artistry.
Rope-a-dope strategy confounding opponents' expectations,
@MuhammadAli: Kentucky boxer becoming global conscience.
Parkinson's disease silencing legendary verbal prowess.
Atlanta Olympics lighting ceremony inspiring worldwide tears.
His courage: politically principled athletic martyrdom.
Television interviews revealing quick-witted philosophical depth.
Poetry recitations entertaining press conference audiences.
الملاكم الشاعر crossing cultural resistance boundaries.
"Float like butterfly, sting like bee" defining boxing aesthetics.
Howard Cosell friendship transcending racial broadcasting barriers.
His charisma: magnetically confident democratic rebellion.
Heavyweight division's complicated three-time champion.
Frazier's rival, Foreman's calculating psychological adversary.
Supreme Court vindication restoring boxing license.
Black Muslim identity challenging mainstream religious expectations.
Anti-war activism inspiring conscious objector movements.
His presence: simultaneously playful, profoundly principled.
Autobiography revealing spiritual transformation journey.
Boxing legend transcending sport's entertainment boundaries.
Athletic artistry combined with moral courage.
Eternal warrior fighting society's unjust systems.
He inhabits conviction's dangerous territories-
finding greatness through principle's costly sacrificial authentic heroism.