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EPISODE · May 7, 2026 · 37 MIN

MUHAMMAD ALI's ex-wife Khalilah dishes on Ali!

from The Motivation Show · host Eli Marcus

𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐀𝐥𝐢 was married to arguably the most famous person in the world at the time in the late 1960’s. If you need a hint of who she married, he floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee. Yes indeed... 𝐌𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐢 He was, in my humble opinion, the greatest athlete in the world in his sport of all-time. In fact, he was never shy about proclaiming that he was the Greatest…and he certainly backed up his words. Khalilah is the author of 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠. In this podcast interview, Khalilah and I discuss: -What year she first meet Muhammad Ali and how she meet him -How old she was when she married Muhammad Ali and in what year -What role she had in changing his name from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali -Why Cassius Clay embraced the Nation of Islam -Why did Muhammad choose not to be drafted for the Vietnam War and what kind of opposition did he face as well as support -What was it like for her and Muhammad Ali to go through his suspension from boxing and the anticipation of possible jail time -How did Muhammad earn income during his suspension. -What was it like meeting Elvis Presley? -What was it like hanging with the Rat Pack, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. etc. -Which other celebrities did she hang out with -As her book subtitle indicates about forgiveness, who is she forgiving and what is she healing from -What she hopes people take away from her book and how she wants people to view Khalilah Ali -The 1976 Dean Martin Roast -Her time in Beverly Hills knocking on the doors of Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day, Milton Berle and Jimmy Stewart. -When and why she divorced -What kind of relationship did she have up until he died Subscribe FREE to 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖 podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3NVmTDAvGbzooN8TCW7tuN 𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐔𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐒: -𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: www.Facebook.com/TheMotivationShow -𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦: www.Instagram.com/elimarcuspodcast   -𝐗: www.x.com/TheEliMarcus -Join the 𝐌𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/themiamitopalmbeach -Join the 𝐍𝐘𝐂 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/nychappening #boxinglife #boxingnews #boxing

𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐀𝐥𝐢 was married to arguably the most famous person in the world at the time in the late 1960’s. If you need a hint of who she married, he floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee. Yes indeed... 𝐌𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐢 He was, in my humble opinion, the greatest athlete in the world in his sport of all-time. In fact, he was never shy about proclaiming that he was the Greatest…and he certainly backed up his words. Khalilah is the author of 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠. In this podcast interview, Khalilah and I discuss: -What year she first meet Muhammad Ali and how she meet him -How old she was when she married Muhammad Ali and in what year -What role she had in changing his name from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali -Why Cassius Clay embraced the Nation of Islam -Why did Muhammad choose not to be drafted for the Vietnam War and what kind of opposition did he face as well as support -What was it like for her and Muhammad Ali to go through his suspension from boxing and the anticipation of possible jail time -How did Muhammad earn income during his suspension. -What was it like meeting Elvis Presley? -What was it like hanging with the Rat Pack, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. etc. -Which other celebrities did she hang out with -As her book subtitle indicates about forgiveness, who is she forgiving and what is she healing from -What she hopes people take away from her book and how she wants people to view Khalilah Ali -The 1976 Dean Martin Roast -Her time in Beverly Hills knocking on the doors of Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day, Milton Berle and Jimmy Stewart. -When and why she divorced -What kind of relationship did she have up until he died Subscribe FREE to 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖 podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3NVmTDAvGbzooN8TCW7tuN 𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐔𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐒: -𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: www.Facebook.com/TheMotivationShow -𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦: www.Instagram.com/elimarcuspodcast   -𝐗: www.x.com/TheEliMarcus -Join the 𝐌𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/themiamitopalmbeach -Join the 𝐍𝐘𝐂 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/nychappening #boxinglife #boxingnews #boxing

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