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...story. Despite my nose ring, I'm still identifiable as someone well-off and comfortable. The cops had on trouble taking me at face value...

Author: By Seth Mnookin, | Title: Reflections On Race and Class | 11/9/1993 | See Source »

When heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe steps into the ring, he is up against two invisible enemies. One is a reputation for playfulness that has earned him the nickname "Riddick-ulous Bowe." The other is the assumption that despite a professional record of 34 wins and no losses, this boxer has yet to get much of a workout...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like...Ali: RIDDICK BOWE | 11/8/1993 | See Source »

...meantime, the champ is beginning to make a name for himself outside the ring. He has become a regular on the talk-show circuit, where he is known for his not-bad impressions of Ronald Reagan, Stevie Wonder and Ali. He also has appeared in cameo roles on the television show Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, in the Broadway musical Will Rogers Follies and in a commercial for Fruit of the Loom underwear. Just last month Italian-based Fila Sportswear introduced a new Bowe Motion line of cross-training shoes and workout clothes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like...Ali: RIDDICK BOWE | 11/8/1993 | See Source »

Futch, affectionately nicknamed "Papa Smurf" by his latest champion, was hospitalized with heart problems earlier this year but seems to have recovered and remains a stabilizing force for Bowe both inside and outside the ring. "I'm going to get me one of these, Papa Smurf," Bowe muses as he settles into a seat on the Caesars Palace jet that is flying him from his training camp in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, to a promotional event in Los Angeles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like...Ali: RIDDICK BOWE | 11/8/1993 | See Source »

...friendly competition of high notes from opera stars many decks above them. And for Guido in 8 1/2, it is the knowledge that on celluloid he can do anything: reunite lovers, reconcile families, turn dream into drama and * lead all life's players in a dance around the center ring. Who else has such sorcerer's power? And who, besides Fellini, used that power with such wondrous recklessness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ringmaster and Clown: Federico Fellini (1920-1993) | 11/8/1993 | See Source »

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