Muhammad Ali

Wade Vandervort / Las Vegas Sun

Kelli Luchs, archivist for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, shows a 1965 program for a Cassius Clay vs. Floyd Patterson fight at the Las Vegas Convention Center Monday, Nov. 1, 2021.

This Las Vegas woman’s job is to keep an eye on the future by preserving the past

Nov 4, 2021 (2 a.m.)

By Bryan Horwath

Kelli Luchs, who came to Las Vegas from Michigan about 15 years ago to attend graduate school at UNLV, is charged with caring for the most extensive collections of historical Las Vegas photos in existence, which includes over 7 million photos taken over the years by ...

Bishop Gorman football star Ali-Walsh is a model athlete

August 7, 2016

By Ray Brewer

Bishop Gorman High running back Biaggio Ali-Walsh logs onto Twitter and sees a high number of notifications. Many are from fans — and not just football fans. The reigning Gatorade state player of the year, who …
Muhammad Ali part of the fabric of Las Vegas

June 4, 2016

By Ed Koch, Special to the Sun

For 55 years, Las Vegas was like a second home to legendary boxer Muhammad Ali ...
Ali’s opponents reflect on his life, legacy

February 17, 2012

Ed Koch

Muhammad Ali fought 61 times as a professional between 1960 and 1981. Here, three of his opponents — George Foreman, George Chuvalo and Earnie Shavers — talk about their fights and what Ali means to them.
The man Muhammad Ali calls the ‘world’s best’

February 17, 2012

By Ric Anderson

He was there for Muhammad Ali’s fights; when Ali attended the funeral of his trainer, Angelo Dundee; and when former President Bill Clinton spoke during the opening of the fighter’s cultural and educational center in Louisville, Ky., to name just a few of the big moments in Ali’s life.
The first time I met Muhammad Ali

February 17, 2012

Bernie Yuman

I didn’t know that he was Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. All I knew was when he ran past me and looked out the corner of his eye, as only he could do, his charisma and personality swept over me.
S.I. swimsuit models swing by Caesars to promote magazine, Ali celebration

February 16, 2012

By Ric Anderson

Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Anne V has never attended a boxing match, but she and 16 of her fellow SI models can now honestly say they've spent time in the ring in the Fight Capital of the World.
To fighter’s former promoter Bob Arum, Muhammad Ali ‘transcends sports’

February 15, 2012

By Case Keefer

Bob Arum’s most fond memory of Muhammad Ali might come as a surprise to boxing enthusiasts. Arum, now the CEO of Top Rank Boxing, was Ali’s promoter for 12 years, beginning in 1966.
Reporter recalls following Muhammad Ali as boxer found ‘more to life’

February 14, 2012

By Ed Koch

I interviewed Ali about a half-dozen times between 1980 and 2000. Away from the TV cameras, Ali was a soft-spoken gentleman who could be downright philosophical — nothing like the loudmouth showman the public saw during his long and illustrious career.
Vegas gala to celebrate Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday, benefit Ruvo Center

February 13, 2012

By Ric Anderson

The world’s eyes will be on Muhammad Ali this Saturday in Las Vegas, as they’ve been so many times in so many places over so many years. But another treasure will be spotlighted during this weekend’s gala to celebrate Ali’s 70th birthday, and it’s so meaningful that Ali and his family are using his starpower to help raise awareness of it.
Muhammad Ali trainer Angelo Dundee dies at 90

February 1, 2012

Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press

Angelo Dundee, the brilliant motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights and willed Sugar Ray Leonard to victory in his biggest bout, died Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. He was 90.
Ex-heavyweight contender Ron Lyle dies at 70

November 26, 2011

Associated Press

Former heavyweight contender Ron Lyle, who fought Muhammad Ali for the title in 1975 and later battled George Foreman, has died in Denver at age 70.
Las Vegas to host Muhammad Ali birthday bash

November 17, 2011

By Richard N. Velotta

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is ready to have fun again. In announcing a three-year, multitiered destination innovation and leadership plan to the LVCVA board of directors, President and CEO Rossi Ralenkotter announced the city would play host to a birthday party for one of the most storied boxing champions in history, Muhammad Ali.
Boxing great Joe Frazier dies after cancer fight

November 7, 2011

Dan Gelston and Tim Dahlberg, AP Sports Writers

PHILADELPHIA — Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion who handed Muhammad Ali his first defeat yet had to live forever in his shadow, died Monday night after a brief final fight with liver cancer. He was 67.
Legend’s ﬁnal chapters to have Vegas viewpoint

October 26, 2009

By Jeff Haney

His long friendship with Muhammad Ali has given Jerry Izenberg countless cherished memories.

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