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Rare Photos Show Muhammad Ali's Charisma Outside The Ring

Muhammad Ali was a magical man.
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Black Voices Senior Editor, HuffPost

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Senior Photo Editor, HuffPost

Muhammad Ali's sensational spirit extended well beyond the boxing ring.

Ali, who sadly passed away Friday, was a man of charisma and charm. He exuded this not only in his role as a champion boxer but also as a beloved son and community member who brought joy to those who knew him.

The pictures below show just a glimpse of the dynamic personality Ali proudly presented. Take a look at some of the Greatest's greatest everyday moments and admire the legend and all he stood for.

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Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, oozed charisma from early on in his career. Here, he sits in the back seat of a car with an unidentified man and holds up eight fingers in Louisville, Kentucky, 1963.
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The young heavyweight boxer plants a kiss on the cheek of his mother, Odessa Clay, at their home just east of Louisville, Kentucky, on April 4, 1963.
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Muhammad Ali spars for fun with 6-year-old Henry Joyner after working out in Atlanta on Oct. 16, 1970.
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The Greatest relaxes with his mother, Odessa Clay, at home, just east of Louisville, Kentucky on April 2, 1963.
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Muhammad Ali shows his gentle side as he delicately holds a neighbor's baby at his home in Chicago, Illinois, on June 4, 1968.
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Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, lies on a couch and clowns around with a framed photograph of then-heavyweight champion Sonny Liston in February 1963. Ali defeated Liston to claim the title in February of the following year.
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Cassius Clay predicts the round in which his bout with Charley Powell will end while relaxing in his hotel room in Pittsburgh, Jan. 17, 1963.
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The future world heavyweight champion celebrates his 22nd birthday with a cake decorated with a boxing ring and two fighters in Miami Beach, Florida, Jan. 17, 1964.
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Muhammad Ali relaxes at the wheel of car on April 2, 1963.
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"THAT'S FOR ME" -- Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, approves the steak hotel chef Anton Bodner picked out for his dinner, Nov. 11, 1962.
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Johnny Carson, star of NBC's "Tonight" show, watches world heavyweight boxing champ Muhammad Ali hamming it up for a photographer in New York, Feb. 10, 1967.
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Muhammad Ali with promoters.
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Former world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali embraces Coretta Scott King, the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., at a news conference in Atlanta, Georgia, launching a celebration for the first national holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader, in this Jan. 10, 1986, file photo.

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