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Muhammad Ali's biggest fight is against Parkinson's disease By Anton Antonowicz In Denver, Colorado 30/08/2008<http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/08/30/> These clenched fists of The Greatest once brought all contenders to their knees. Now former heavyweight champion of the world Muhammad Ali's hands grasp others tightly for support as he arrives to see Barack Obama make history. The boxer who used to float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, is locked in the biggest fight of his life against Parkinson's disease. But despite his debilitating condition, nothing would have stopped him watching his fellow black American take a crucial step in his fight to become President of the United States. Dressed in a sharp black suit and red tie, frail Ali walked slowly to the arena, carefully supported by two kind arms. His take-any-punch jaw was slack, his Louisiana Lip soft and silent. But the fire in Ali's eyes was as strong as ever. And on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, the king of the ring strode with pride into the auditorium - but this time to take a ringside seat to history rather than making it himself. Ali, 66, sat, watched and applauded as Obama accepted the Democratic Party nomination for President in Denver, Colorado - with a barnstorming speech that proved he too could be a knockout. 120 Ali's pulse before his first title fight, it was normally 54 Thanks Ray Gonna share this with my folks! love to you and Spike tess On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 11:18 AM, rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Muhammad Ali's biggest fight is against Parkinson's disease > By Anton Antonowicz In Denver, Colorado 30/08/2008 > These clenched fists of The Greatest once brought all contenders to their > knees. > Now former heavyweight champion of the world Muhammad Ali's hands grasp > others tightly for support as he arrives to see Barack Obama make history. > The boxer who used to float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, is locked > in the biggest fight of his life against Parkinson's disease. But despite > his debilitating condition, nothing would have stopped him watching his > fellow black American take a crucial step in his fight to become President > of the United States. > Dressed in a sharp black suit and red tie, frail Ali walked slowly to the > arena, carefully supported by two kind arms. > Advertisement - article continues below » > > I lost the rest of it, Ray > > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [log in to unmask] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn