Miami Beach Seeks to Honor Ali | Continuum South Beach

Miami Beach Seeks to Honor Ali

June 8, 2016

Muhammad Ali passed away last Friday at the age of 74, leaving behind an illustrious and legendary career as one of the greatest boxers of all time. In fact, one of his nicknames was “The Greatest” along with monikers like “The Louisville Lip” and “The People’s Champion” and his fights are also among the most famous like the “Thrilla in Manila” and “The Rumble in the Jungle” against Joe Frazier and George Foreman, respectively.

One of the first cities where Ali established himself as a force to be reckoned with was right here in Miami Beach on February 25, 1964 when he fought against Sonny Liston despite being considered the underdog. To remember Ali’s legacy, the Miami Beach City Commission will be considering honoring him with a street and a statue to be named after him. Should the discussions go as planned, Convention Center Drive will be renamed Muhammad Ali Drive and a statue of the boxer will also be erected at the new Miami Beach Convention Center.

Besides the historic match, Ali also trained right here in Miami Beach at the 5th Street Gym located at Washington Avenue. Even after he built his training camp in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania he would occasionally return to the barrier island to work out.

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