February 2nd in Elvis History

It's February second, and on this day in 1973... Elvis Presley, in the middle of his Las Vegas engagement, exchanged heartfelt gifts with boxing legend Muhammad Ali. Elvis presented Ali with a custom-made robe that read "The People's Champion" across the back. Ali, touched by the gesture, later reflected on their meeting with sympathy, noting Elvis’s isolation: "He stayed indoors all the time. I told him he should go out and see people." In return, Ali gifted Elvis a pair of boxing gloves, one inscribed with "You're the greatest" and the other with a personal dedication: "To Elvis, my main man, from Muhammad Ali."