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There are no pleasures in a fight but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win.

Muhammad Ali

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Muhammad Ali
Age: 74 †
Born: 1942
Born: January 17
Died: 2016
Died: June 3
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Louisville
Kentucky
Cassius Clay
Cassius Marcellus Clay
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The Greatest
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