Muhammad Ali

NAACP Image Awards to honor Muhammad Ali

Washington, Feb 5 : Boxing legend Muhammad Ali will be honoured with the NAACP''s President''s Award, to be presented at the organisation's 40th Image Awards on February 12.

Following the honour, Ali will join the league of human rights leader Jesse Jackson and former U. S. president Bill Clinton, reports Contactmusic.

NAACP CEO Benjamin Jealous reveals the former fighter was chosen "not only for his success inside the boxing ring but for his role as an outspoken, charming and witty leader, activist, humanitarian and artist."

Halle Berry and screenwriter-actor Tyler Perry are set to host the 40th annual awards show, which will air on Fox TV.

''The Greatest'' salutes Obama

Barack ObamaWashington, Jan. 20 : Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, celebrating his 67th birthday, was the guest of honor Monday night at a Kentucky Blue Grass ball for 1,400 that included other celebrities, lawmakers and native Kentuckians.

Steve Buttleman, official bugler of the Churchill Downs racetrack, said it was appropriate to be saluting Obama and Ali at the same time.

He said Obama was the leader of the greatest nation on Earth and Muhammad Ali was the greatest boxer of all time.