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"Homeless, but hopeful:" Philadelphia Daily News, Inquirer report on One Step Away's story on former boxing champ Matthew Saad Muhammad
7/9/2010 9:09:20 AM
Don't count Saad Muhammad out, by Rich Hofmann, Philadelphia Daily News
"He stands outside the Ridge Center, the largest homeless shelter in Philadelphia, and Matthew Saad Muhammad talks about what it's like inside, about how some of the residents recognize him, about the incessant greeting he hears: 'How you doing, champ? How you doing, champ?'
"I just kind of put my head down sometimes,'' he said. "It's almost like I don't want people to see me. There are times when I can't believe I'm here."
Fallen on hard times, a Philly boxer seeks to rise again, by Phil Sheridan, Philadelphia Inquirer
"Maybe you only get one miracle per lifetime. Matthew Saad Muhammad seems all right with that. He made the most of his, going from toddler abandoned on the streets of Philadelphia to light-heavyweight champion of the world.
And besides, Saad Muhammad doesn't really need a miracle now. At 56, he just needs one chance to get back on his feet ..."
Read "Fighting back," the story on Matthew Saad Muhammad in the July issue of One Step Away that broke the news of the former champ's latest comeback, here.
