{"id":46609,"date":"2016-06-07T15:55:21","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T12:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/?p=46609"},"modified":"2016-06-07T15:55:21","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T12:55:21","slug":"stephen-colbert-pays-tribute-to-muhammad-ali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/en\/news-el\/diafora-en\/stephen-colbert-pays-tribute-to-muhammad-ali\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert pays tribute to Muhammad Ali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Colbert took time out of Monday\u2019s <em>Late Night With Stephen Colbert<\/em> to pay tribute to Muhammad Ali, the legendary boxer who died Friday at age 74.<\/p>\n<p>Colbert praised Ali for his braggadocio and skill inside the ring, joking that Ali\u2019s boastful manner \u201cpaved the way for so many other people of color\u201d \u2026 before showing a photo of Donald Trump. Kidding aside, the late-night host also highlighted Ali\u2019s way with words, saying he elevated trash talk into an art form and made an impact on pop culture that won\u2019t soon be forgotten..<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing sums up the defiant, culture changing spirt of Muhammad Ali like when he said, \u2018I am America. I am the part you won\u2019t recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me,\u2019\u201d Colbert said.<\/p>\n<p>After the audience applause died down, he continued: \u201cHe helped create the America we live in today. And I mean the good things in America, not that Whopperito thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch Colbert\u2019s tribute, which includes an interview with Ali\u2019s friend and fellow sports legend, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OA4eowAQiGg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0www.ew.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Colbert took time out of Monday\u2019s Late Night With Stephen Colbert to pay tribute to Muhammad Ali, the legendary boxer who died Friday at age 74. 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