The Fighting Prophet - Muhammad Ali

'They're afraid of me, because I speak words that can set men free.' - Muhammad Ali Ask me if you must why I love Muhammad Ali, and I will ask you as I must, why wouldn't you? He was a king in the ring. A prophet to paupers. A flash of light hurled by God into a dark and down world. Beautiful, sleek and strong, one of the very few who bravely distinguished right from wrong. Not afraid to speak out or make a public stand, a rare and magnificent breed: that being, a real man. He, like no other, transcended sport and race, time and place, color and religion, and through it all gave to so many a voice and a vision. Helping the world to see, the way things are, and the way things should be. We all were captivated when the vaunted fell to his rope-a-dope, and we all were blessed when we fell under the spell of his irrepressible message of hope. He was a pauper and a prince. A pugilist and a prophet. And though many in fear tried, none his message of equality, could stop it. For by God he was sent to the right place and time precisely, with a special vision of justice given to all humanity. Muhammad Ali thank you for all you gave us, you are The Greatest.