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Sports Illustrated: Pro Basketball
Front cover of magazine used to access "He Moves Like Silk, Hits Like a Ton"
Sports Illustrated: Skiing: The Glorious Weekends in Vermont
Front cover of the magazine used to access "A Rueful Dream Come True"
Mark Kram, "He Moves Like Silk, Hits Like a Ton," Sports Illustrated, October 26, 1970.
After getting his boxing license revoked, Ali is ready to take back the title that is rightfully his. During a conversation with James Earl Jones, Ali is reported to have said, “They can’t say I mess with white women, or drink whiskey or go to them…
Tex Maule, "Still Too Tender to be a Tiger," Sports Illustrated, July 13, 1964, 20-21.
The picture to the left of the text depicts a Floyd Patterson with a sheepish smile on his face. Although he has sweat dropping down his forehead and a towel around his shoulders like he just went through a difficult sparring match with his opponent,…