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He's "The Greatest", not "The Cheapest"
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:52 pm
by REDEEMEDSKIN
As Ted "The Million Dollar Man" DiBiase once said, "everybody's got a price", and now, we know Ali's:
The Champ sells out
Ali sells rights to his name, likeness to firm for $50M
April 11, 2006 3:44PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Muhammad Ali, one of the world's most recognized people, has sold 80 percent of the marketing rights to his name and likeness to a firm for $50 million.
The 64-year-old former heavyweight champion, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, will retain a 20 percent interest in the business. The new venture will be operated by a company called G.O.A.T. LLC, an acronym for "The Greatest of All Time."
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I can't wait to see him do a cameo on American Idol next season. 
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:35 pm
by AZHog
He's doing what alot of folks do. Lest we forget the Beatles sold the rights to alot of their catalog to Jacko!
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:13 pm
by Punu
Money like that, I'd sell out too.
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:18 pm
by Hoss
Punu wrote:Money like that, I'd sell out too.
good point. i'd sell mine for a case of beer and some chips....
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:49 pm
by ii7-V7
Well, he's not getting any younger...He probably wants to help out his family and this may be his last chance to do so...I certainly don't think he's going to go out and blow all that cash on cheap beer and PS2 games!
Chad
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:35 pm
by Hoss
chaddukes wrote:Well, he's not getting any younger...He probably wants to help out his family and this may be his last chance to do so...I certainly don't think he's going to go out and blow all that cash on cheap beer and PS2 games!
Chad
i think the question should be is, who made this decision for him? my understanding is that he is in the advanced stages of parkinson's. he is literally trapped in his own body.
how was this conveyed to someone that this is what he intended?
oh, questions......may peace be with you muhammad.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:05 am
by Irn-Bru
he is literally trapped in his own body.
Aren't we all?