Ali's prose ranged from quick couplets used to taunt opponents to short poems and moving tributes.

Muhammad Ali's Poetry: Wit, Rhyme And Power

American boxer Cassius Clay, who later changed his name to Muhammad Ali, holds up five fingers in a prediction of how many rounds it will take him to knock out British boxer Henry Cooper. (Kent Gavin/Keystone/Getty Images)

American boxer Cassius Clay, who later changed his name to Muhammad Ali, holds up five fingers in a prediction of how many rounds it will take him to knock out British boxer Henry Cooper.  (Kent Gavin/Keystone/Getty Images)

Remembering Muhammad Ali

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During the fight that introduced him to the world, Ali flaunted an idiosyncratic style that matched his famously fast wit. 

Robert Lipsyte Remembers Muhammad Ali's 'Polarizing' Style Of Boxing

Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali stands over fallen challenger Sonny Liston, shouting and gesturing shortly after dropping Liston with a short hard right to the jaw on May 25, 1965, in Lewiston, Maine.  (AP Photo/John Rooney)

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Young fighters are feeling the impact of hometown hero Muhammad Ali – inside the ring and out.

Louisville Boxers Find Inspiration From 'The Greatest'

Braxton Carter, a 30-year-old fighter at TKO Boxing, got this tattoo honoring Muhammad Ali about a year before Ali’s death. (Jacob Ryan/wfpl.org)

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One day, author Davis Miller worked up the courage to knock on Muhammad Ali's door. That was the beginning of a lifelong friendship. 

An Unlikely Friendship Sheds Light On Muhammad Ali’s Life After Boxing

An Unlikely Friendship Sheds Light On Muhammad Ali's Life After Boxing

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Born Cassius Clay, Ali converted to Islam in 1964, and later became a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War.

How Muhammad Ali Shaped America’s View Of Islam

How Muhammad Ali Shaped America's View Of Islam

In this Nov. 23, 1988, file photo, former world heavyweight boxing champ Muhammad Ali prays with a class of Muslim boys at Dafaalah el Sa'em Mosque in Khartoum, Sudan. (Abder Raouf, File/AP)

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The boxer refused the draft, which cost him his title, but galvanized radicals across the country. 

Muhammad Ali’s History With Vietnam

Muhammad Ali's History With Vietnam

Members of the media watch a video of former three-time world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammed Ali 18 November 2005 at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, KY before the grand opening of the new facility. Directors declare the USD 75 million center more than a museum, although many exhibits will pay homage to the life and career of the famed fighter, whose refusal to be drafted into fighting in the Vietnam War cost him his title. (Jeff Haynes /AFP/Getty Images)

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Thousands have flocked to Ali's boyhood home, as well as to the city's Muhammad Ali Center.

Louisville Mourns Muhammad Ali, Hometown Hero

Mourners gather at a memorial  following the death of boxing legend Muhammad Ali outside the Muhammad Ali Center June 4, 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky.  Ali died at a Phoenix-area hospital, where he had spent the past few days being treated for respiratory complications.  (Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)