{"id":49679,"date":"2015-01-08T06:53:12","date_gmt":"2015-01-08T12:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=49679"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:44:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:44:48","slug":"muhammad-ali-a-life-in-the-public-eye-major-medical-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=49679","title":{"rendered":"Muhammad Ali: A Life in the Public Eye \u2013 Major MEDICAL UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"polls-873\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_873\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_873_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"0cf69da44e\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"873\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Who do you think is the GREATEST fighter of all time?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-873-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-2479\" name=\"poll_873\" value=\"2479\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-2479\">Muhammad Ali<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-2480\" name=\"poll_873\" value=\"2480\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-2480\">Sugar Ray Robinson<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-2481\" name=\"poll_873\" value=\"2481\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-2481\">Rocky Marciano<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-2482\" name=\"poll_873\" value=\"2482\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-2482\">Willie Pep<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-2483\" name=\"poll_873\" value=\"2483\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-2483\">Floyd Mayweather, JR.<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(873);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(873); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-873-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=49679\" rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=49679\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-49680 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ali-Tyson-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ali Tyson\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ali-Tyson-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ali-Tyson.jpg 766w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/strong>Widely considered the greatest boxer of his time as well as the greatest boxer of all time, the former three-time undisputed world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was released from an undisclosed hospital in Arizona today (Jan. 8), a mere nine days before his 73 birthday. As it turned out, Ali in fact did not have pneumonia as previously reported. He was suffering from a severe urinary tract infection, which took a while to heal. Ali was treated with various antibiotics.<\/p>\n<p>Of course at his age (72), any kind of infection or sickness is very dangerous to his health, given Ali\u2019s already underlying condition of Parkinson\u2019s Disease. It seems somewhat improbable that Muhammad Ali, who beat Joe Frazier twice, Ken Norton twice, Sonny Liston twice and George Foreman (to win his title back), could be felled by something as seemingly treatable as a urinary tract infection. However, as he has always done throughout his extraordinary life and boxing career, Ali responded well to this most recent challenge in front of him. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It should be remembered that Ali, as we have seen over the years is not a simple man by any means. He is a much more complicated and complex person than he is often given credit for being and so are his various physical ailments. Ali is a living legend and the most famous person on earth. He is also one of the most beloved people on earth. His inner resolve to succeed and to live his life to the fullest has never been dimmed by Parkinson\u2019s Disease or any physical problems. Ali has never recognized any limitations on his life, whether they were political, physical or religious.<\/p>\n<p>Ali\u2019s recent urinary tract infection once again highlighted the incredible global concern for his well-being and legacy. Ali is able to unite the entire world in a way never seen before. Every person on this planet was genuinely concerned about his recent hospital stay. The global population is not able to conceive a world without Ali in it. In fact, I do not know of anyone who can.<\/p>\n<p>Ali was scheduled to be in the Canadian city of Toronto, on January ninth, as the featured guest along with former opponent George Chuvalo at a special fundraiser for Parkinson\u2019s Disease. The event has been rescheduled for February 20 at the Trump Plaza Hotel<\/p>\n<p>There is a special aura that emanates from Ali, which has the power to make the world think as one person. Anyone and everyone who has been privileged to meet the \u201cGreatest\u201d in person can feel Ali\u2019s incredible heartwarming, magical charisma up close. He is uncommonly kind to every one he meets. He truly loves people and they truly love him. Ali\u2019s appeal crosses all borders of culture, religion, race, creed and ethnicity. Ali is and always has been a true \u201cpeople\u201d person. He considers it a privilege to meet and greet and hug people. He also feeds off of the love he gets from so many people around the globe. It is his true sustenance.<\/p>\n<p>These days Ali spends much of his time and uses his fame to spread a message of love, respect and peace for all mankind. Whenever and wherever he is needed, he is there. Ali has walked with Kings and Queens and broken bread with Presidents and Prime Ministers yet still retains the common touch by his empathy for and love of, the common man, woman and child, wherever they live, and with complete unconditional respect for all religious beliefs and credos. Ali does not discriminate against anyone. Ali\u2019s own reasoning has a sense of mother wit about it and still it always hits home on a powerful personal level.<\/p>\n<p>Ali reasoned years ago that discrimination in any form is wrong, whether it\u2019s based on sexual orientation, religion, race, color, creed or gender. According to Ali, \u201cGod made everyone in his image. \u201cSo to hate someone simply because they are Black, Jewish, Catholic or Muslim, gay or straight is wrong because it is saying that God made a mistake. And, as we all know, God does not make mistakes.\u201d Sometimes, when Ali makes such profound and incisive comments, the only suitable response is to smile and say, \u201cOnly Ali.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of many remarkable qualities about Ali is the fact that he has never felt sorry for himself despite being in poor health since his permanent retirement from pro boxing in 1981. He accepts his physical limitations with grace and humor and dignity. He struggles with his condition every day but he is not angry nor is he bitter about it and he never complains.<\/p>\n<p>More than any other world famous figure, Ali knows how much he means to other people and he has never taken that for granted. He has an almost religious aura that emanates from his soul that managed to deeply touch every one he meets. Ali is a very humble man. Ali\u2019s greatest gift to us mere mortals, even more so than his astonishing boxing skills during his three title reigns, is his unflagging ability to make every person living today, smile. That is the true magic of Ali. He is able to put a smile on the face of every one he meets. He has always possessed this singular ability to bring the entire world together as one single entity. Only Ali.<\/p>\n<p>Ali is completely devoid of bitterness, hatred and discrimination. It simply does not reside in him. The most incredible thing about Ali, in this writer\u2019s mind is that he has never showed even a mild trace of any bitterness towards the U.S. government for persecuting and prosecuting him for his refusal to enter the American Armed Forces during the Viet Nam war. He felt it would be hypocritical in the extreme, if after being completely exonerated by the Supreme Court of the United States, he were to criticize or sue the government or military for the way in which they acted towards him. In Ali\u2019s honest opinion, they were only doing what they thought was right at that moment in time, the same as him. Ali remained friends with some of the people that had tried to put him in jail. In that sense, there is almost a Lincolnesque quality of forgiveness to Ali.<\/p>\n<p>Ali lives in Arizona because the year round warm weather is amenable for fighting off the effects of Parkinson\u2019s Disease. It is hard to believe that over 33 plus years ago, his pro boxing career ended, the former three-time undisputed world heavyweight champion is still in huge demand all over the world. In fact, Ali\u2019s popularity has only continued to grow with each passing year. Angelo Dundee once told me, \u201cAli is the only person alive who can show up at someone\u2019s door anywhere on earth and they would invite him in for dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is a special magic to Ali. His former handler Gene Kilroy once told me a great and extremely moving story about Ali. In 1974, just before he went over to Zaire to fight George Foreman for the world heavyweight title, Ali received a phone call from Kilroy informing him that a mother had asked if Ali could come visit her dying son in the hospital. Her son had leukemia and Ali was his hero. Ali of course went to visit the kid. The kid was incredibly thrilled to see his hero. Ali told the young boy that he was going to beat the leukemia. Ali then added, \u201cI am going to Zaire to beat Foreman and win my title back and you WILL beat this leukemia. I will bring the title home to show you.\u201d Ali hugged the boy warmly.<\/p>\n<p>About three days before he was scheduled to fly to Zaire, Ali received an urgent call from the boy\u2019s mother. She asked if he could come to the hospital quickly because her son was fading fast and had little time left. So Ali went to see the boy. Once again, in an effort to buck up his spirits, Ali told the young boy that he was going to beat leukemia and that he would come see him when he got back from Zaire. Then the young boy looked at Ali and said, \u201cNo champ. I\u2019m going to die. 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