Editing Muhammad Ali (section)

===Around the US and world===
Martial artist and actor [[Bruce Lee]] was influenced by Ali, whose [[Footwork (martial arts)|footwork]] he studied and incorporated into his own style while developing [[Jeet Kune Do]] in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last1=Vaughn |editor-first1=Jack |editor-last2=Lee |editor-first2=Mike |title=The Legendary Bruce Lee |date=1986 |publisher=[[Black Belt Communications]] |isbn=978-0-89750-106-4 |page=127 |url={{GBurl|id=D8d_YjWV9k4C|p=127}}}}</ref>

Opened in 1976, [[Ali Mall]], located in [[Araneta Center]], Quezon City, Philippines, is named after Ali. Construction of the mall, the first of its kind in the Philippines, began shortly after his victory in a match with Joe Frazier in nearby [[Araneta Coliseum]] in 1975. Ali attended its opening.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aranetacenter.net/2008/archiveAlimallComeback.php |title=Ali Mall: First Ever Shopping Mall Makes A Comeback |publisher=[[Araneta Center]] |access-date=September 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902164449/http://www.aranetacenter.net/2008/archiveAlimallComeback.php |archive-date=September 2, 2016}}</ref> The [[Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki]] fight the same year played an important role in the history of [[mixed martial arts]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Gross |first=Josh |title=Ali vs. Inoki: The Forgotten Fight That Inspired Mixed Martial Arts and Launched Sports Entertainment |date=2016 |publisher=[[BenBella Books]] |isbn=978-1-942952-19-0 |url={{GBurl|id=GPCGDAAAQBAJ}} |language=en}}</ref> In Japan, the match inspired Inoki's students [[Masakatsu Funaki]] and [[Minoru Suzuki]] to found [[Pancrase]] in 1993, which in turn inspired the foundation of [[Pride Fighting Championships]] in 1997. Pride was acquired by its rival, [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]], in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/06/what-role-did-boxer-muhammad-ali-play-in-early-mma-let-ali-vs-inoki-author-josh-gross-explain |title=What role did boxer Muhammad Ali play in early MMA? Let 'Ali vs. Inoki' author Josh Gross explain |work=[[MMAjunkie]] |date=June 13, 2016 |access-date=September 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/5/2/4220042/ufc-mma-history-origins-pride-fc-rickson-gracie-Nobuhiko-Takada |title=MMA Origins: Fighting For Pride |website=BloodyElbow |last=Grant |first=T. P. |date=May 2, 2013 |access-date=September 4, 2016}}</ref>

[[File:President George W. Bush Embraces Muhammad Ali.jpg|thumb|President [[George W. Bush]] embraces Ali after presenting him with the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] in 2005, during ceremonies at the White House.]]
Ali was the recipient of the 1997 [[Arthur Ashe Courage Award]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Emily Mae|last=Czachor|title=Celebrating 25 years, the ESPYs have become more than a sports awards show|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-st-ahead-of-its-25th-anniversary-the-espys-look-back-20170711-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 13, 2017|access-date=September 10, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014235008/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-st-ahead-of-its-25th-anniversary-the-espys-look-back-20170711-story.html|archive-date=October 14, 2017}}</ref> He was presented with the [[Presidential Citizens Medal]] by President [[Bill Clinton]] in January 2001<ref>{{cite web |url=http://clinton5.nara.gov/WH/new/html/Mon_Jan_8_141714_2001.html |title=President Clinton Awards the Presidential Citizens Medals |date=January 8, 2001 |work=Today at The White House |publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |access-date=June 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801215612/http://clinton5.nara.gov/WH/new/html/Mon_Jan_8_141714_2001.html|archive-date=August 1, 2012}}</ref> and with the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by President [[George W. Bush]] in November 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2005/11/20051103-5.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306114811/http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2005/11/20051103-5.html |archive-date=March 6, 2008 |title=Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients |date=November 3, 2005 |publisher=White House Press Secretary |access-date=May 20, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2219166 |title=Bush presents Ali with Presidential Medal of Freedom |date=November 14, 2005 |work=ESPN |access-date=February 16, 2009}}</ref> For his work with the civil rights movement and the United Nations, he received the [[Otto Hahn Peace Medal|Otto Hahn Peace Medal in Gold]] from the [[United Nations Association|UN Association of Germany]] (DGVN) in Berlin in December 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/briefs-ali-to-receive-otto-hahn-medal-today-in-berlin/ |title=Briefs: Ali to receive Otto Hahn Medal today in Berlin |date=December 17, 2005 |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=June 5, 2016}}</ref>

The [[Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act]] was introduced in 1999 and passed in 2000, to protect the rights and welfare of boxers in the United States. In May 2016, a bill was introduced to [[United States Congress]] by [[Markwayne Mullin]], a politician and former [[MMA]] fighter, to extend the Ali Act to [[mixed martial arts]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/6/12/11911444/click-debate-whats-all-this-talk-about-the-ali-act-coming-to-mma |title=Click Debate: What's all this talk about the Ali Act coming to MMA? |website=[[MMAjunkie]] |last=Raimondi |first=Marc |date=June 12, 2016 |access-date=September 4, 2016}}</ref> In June 2016, US senator [[Rand Paul]] proposed an amendment to the [[Conscription in the United States|US draft laws]] named after Ali, a proposal to eliminate the [[Selective Service System]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Klimas |first=Jacqueline |url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rand-pauls-amendment-to-knock-out-the-draft-named-after-muhammad-ali/article/2593175 |title=Rand Paul's amendment to knock out the draft named after Muhammad Ali |work=[[Washington Examiner]] |date=June 7, 2016 |access-date=September 4, 2016}}</ref>

In June 2007, Ali received an honorary doctorate of humanities at [[Princeton University]]'s 260th graduation ceremony.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ryan |first=Joe |title=Boxing legend Ali gets Princeton degree |work=The Star-Ledger |date=June 5, 2007 |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/06/boxing_legend_ali_gets_princet_1.html |access-date=June 5, 2007}}</ref>

In 2015, ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' renamed its Sportsman Legacy Award to the ''Sports Illustrated''{{'s}} Muhammad Ali Legacy Award. The annual award was originally created in 2008 and honors former "sports figures who embody the ideals of sportsmanship, leadership and philanthropy as vehicles for changing the world". Ali first appeared on the magazine's cover in 1963 and went on to be featured on numerous covers during his storied career.<ref name="q456">{{cite magazine | title=SI dedicates Sportsman Legacy Award to Ali | magazine=Sports Illustrated | date=September 25, 2015 | url=https://www.si.com/boxing/2015/09/25/sports-illustrated-sportsman-year-legacy-award-renamed-for-muhammad-ali | access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref>

The [[Society of Voice Arts and Sciences]] created the Muhammad Ali Voice of Humanity Honor in 2016, which is presented at its annual Voice Arts Awards. The award was created in collaboration with the Muhammad Ali Center and is presented to "an individual whose voice, through humanitarianism, activism or personal sacrifice, has made a decidedly positive impact on our national or global condition as a society". Sculptor Marc Mellon created the bronze sculpture for the award, which depicts Ali mid-speech.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.htm?id=3KN27BCK|title=Muhammad Ali & Challenge To 'Do Great Things' Will Be Honored At Voice Arts® Awards Gala|website=Voice-Over Xtra!|date=August 12, 2016|access-date=June 21, 2023}}</ref> Recipients of the honor include Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Ken Burns, Vance Jones, Lonnie Ali, Stacey Abrams, Wes Studi, and Manuela Testolini.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sovas.org/winners-and-nominees/|title=Winners and Nominees|website=[[Society of Voice Arts and Sciences]]|access-date=June 21, 2023}}</ref>

In January 2017, the Muhammad Ali Commemorative Coin Act was introduced into the [[115th Congress]] but was not enacted.<ref>{{cite web |title=H.R. 579 (115th): Muhammad Ali Commemorative Coin Act |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr579 |website=Govtrack |access-date=May 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://coinweek.com/modern-coins/boxing-legend-muhammad-ali-commemorative-coin-bill-introduced/ |title=Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali Commemorative Coin Bill Introduced |website=CoinWeek |last=Walker |first=Hubert |date=January 23, 2017 |access-date=February 2, 2020}}</ref>