At 10:25, fans at Madison Garden began to stand, the media began to stand, almost everybody was up. It was like a wave, and it kept getting bigger. The response had nothing to do with Kevin Kelley and Manuel Medina, who were in the 11th round of their mostly uneventful junior lightweight fight. Muhammad Ali had entered the arena. The large screen above the ring showed his face, and then came the inevitable, and still powerful, chant: "All-ee, All-ee, All-ee." Ali's daughter, Laila, was about to fight. Six minutes after Ali's entrance, former heavyweight champ Lennox Lewis walked across the floor, not far from the ring. He collected a few cheers, but for some champs, fame fades quickly. One reporter asked, "Who was that, Shannon Briggs?"
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