On January 17, 1942, an event occurred that changed the world permanently. It was a simple birth in Louisville Kentucky, in the US. That day in this small southern town, a man was born that would alter the course of boxing in particular and sports in general, as well as media and social commentary in the 20th century.
He not only challenged the finest fighters in the world, but the world itself.
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