Muhammad Ali: An audacious individualist who helped shape the modern world
Ali's is the only Walk of Fame star that is mounted on a wall instead of the pavement because in his Islamic faith, the name Muhammad is considered sacred and not to be stepped on — PICTURE: GETTY IMAGES It’s the strangest feeling in the world to be of an age when your childhood heroes begin dying. David Bowie, Prince, and now Muhammad Ali have all died this year, and the year is not halfway yet.Comedian and actor Chris Rock has captured a bit of the moment, tweeting alongside pictures of Prince and Ali, "I wish this year would stop already: it’s just too much."But the sheer number of blows being landed by Foreman seemed to suggest that pre-match predictions that he would win were turning out to be correct. And then, all of sudden, he was down and out. Ali was King again. The King of Everything.The fight changed the way he was regarded throughout the world. The big-mouth, anti-Vietnam war campaigner suddenly emerged out of it an icon.His artistry in the ring, his brutal streak, his ...
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