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See the First Annual Muhammad Ali Awards nowplaying on the sports lane on The Mid-South Tribune

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Muhammad Ali (center) is shown here at that eventwith family members and NFL legend Jim Brown. Theawards were held at the Muhammad Center inLouisville, Kentucky.

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MuhammadAli

Timeline

1.Born Cassius Marcellus Clay,Jr. on January 17, 1942 inLouisville, Kentucky.2.Debuted as amateur boxer in1954.3.In 1960 received Gold Medalat Summer Olympics in Rome4.He made professional debut asboxer on Oct. 29, 1960. 5.Won World HeavyweightChampionship in 1964 againstSonny Liston.6.In 1964 changed named toCassius X Clay then later toMuhammad Ali when he con-verted to Islam through Nationof Islam.7.In 1966, Ali refused to serve inthe U.S. military because he didnot believe in the Vietnam War.He was charged with draft eva-sion.8.Ali was stripped of boxing titlebecause of his refusal to serveon the military. From 1967 to1970, he could not fight profes-sionally.9.On March 8, 1971, he viedwith Joe Frazier in what becamefamously known as the “Fight ofthe Century”.10.Supreme Court overturnedhis conviction of draft dodgingin 1971.11. On Oct. 30, 1974, Ali foughtGeorge Foreman in Zaire inwhat became known as “TheRumble in the Jungle”.12.Ali retired in 1981.13.Died of septic shock on June3, 2016 at aged 74 in Scottsdale,Arizona. Ali was known world-wide as “The Greatest”.

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Bounce TV airs Muhammad Ali processionand memorial service live, no commercials ATLANTA, June 8, 2016/PRNewswire/ -- Bounce TVwill carry Muhammad Ali'sfarewell procession through thestreets of Louisville and hismemorial service live, uninter-rupted and commercial-free thisFriday, June 10.

Bounce TV's coverage willbegin at 8:00 a.m. CT with theprocession, which will take Alion a final journey through hisbeloved hometown ofLouisville, passing memorablelandmarks in his life, includinghis childhood neighborhood andthe Muhammad Ali Center.

Bounce TV will also air thememorial service scheduled for1:00 p.m. CT, which will includeeulogies by President BillClinton, Bryant Gumbel andBilly Crystal. Bounce TV will partner with its

Louisville affiliate WAVE-TV,owned and operated by RaycomMedia, for the special event, air-ing WAVE's local hometown

coverage and insight nation-wide.Between the procession and the

service, Bounce TV will present

The Greatest, the 1977 motionpicture in which Ali stars ashimself. A dramatization of Ali'slife, The Greatest begins with

Cassius Clay winning gold at the1960 Olympic Games and thenfollows his stunning victoryover Sonny Liston, his conver-sion to Islam and name change,Ali's refusal of the military drafton religious grounds and subse-quent nearly four-year longcourt battle to fight again. Aliwins the legal victory and thenreturns to the ring and takes partin what many consider some ofthe greatest boxing matches ofall time.

Bounce TV will also includeseveral special tributes to thelate icon and his tremendousimpact on boxing throughout thetelecast of Premier BoxingChampions – The Next RoundSunday night, June 12 starting at8:00 p.m. CT.

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