A protégé of Constantine (Cus) D’Amato, the teenage Patterson won the 1952 middleweight Olympic gold medal. His skill swiftly catapulted him to the top. Surrounded by supportive instructors, he was introduced to boxing - and it helped him rebuild his life. Shy, virtually illiterate, and often truant or stealing food, Patterson ended up in reform school. Raised in an impoverished Brooklyn family, young Floyd Patterson struggled. (AP Photo/Jim McKnight)Įditor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from The Knights of Columbus: An Illustrated History. 7.Former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson poses for a photo in 1998, in New Paltz, N.Y.
Pureval announced he'll return on Monday, Dec. Pureval was not available for further comment at the time of publication.Ĭincinnati’s mayor is “frequently checking in” with City Manager Sheryl Long and his staff, Battipaglia said. “Because Muhammed Ali was such a beloved figure, he put the Tibetan cause in the mindset of millions of Americans and we are very grateful,” Phuntsok said.
Norbu founded the Tibetan Cultural Center in 1979. Norbu, was the former Buddhist abbot and a professor at Indiana University. The Dalai Lama’s eldest brother, Thubten J. In 2003, Muhammad Ali met with the Dalai Lama in Bloomington to help consecrate the grounds for the Chamtse Ling (“Field of Compassion”) interfaith temple. Philanthropist Lonnie Ali, widow of Muhammad Ali, also received an invitation, Battipaglia wrote in a statement. former Mayor Bill Peduto of Pittsburgh and Mayor Greg Fischer of Louisville, Ky. She mentioned Mayor Pauline Russo Cutter of San Leandro, Calif. Political officials representing several other cities planned to make the trip to India as well, according to Helena Battipaglia, a spokesperson for Pureval. “Mayor Aftab Pureval is truly a symbol of what Tibetans can achieve in America,” Phuntsok said. (Photo courtesy of Tibetan Mongolian Cultural Center) Muhammad Ali meets with the Dalai Lama to consecrate the grounds for the Chamtse Ling (“Field of Compassion”) interfaith temple.
Phuntsok also draped Pureval’s neck in a khata, a traditional ceremonial scarf in Tibetan Buddhism. In the letter, the Nobel Prize winner offered his congratulations and support to Pureval. The group presented Pureval and his family with several gifts, including a letter from the 14th Dalai Lama featuring prayers and well wishes. Phuntsok was there, he said, on behalf of “all Tibetans in America,” including the Indiana Tibetan Association, an organization representing Tibetan refugees now living in the United States. He’s also president of the Tri-State Tibetan Association. One of those in attendance was Tenpa Phuntsok, assistant director of the Tibetan Mongolian Cultural Center (TMBCC) in Bloomington, Ind. To mark the occasion, a group of immigrants from Tibet and other members of the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community traveled to Cincinnati from across the region to witness the swearing-in. I owe everything to his belief in America and the worldview it cultivated for me.” “My dad’s simple bold courage tilted the axis on which my world is based. “He was barely an adult when he and my mother… made the impossibly courageous decision to leave everything behind in search of a better life,” Pureval said of his father on Jan. Pureval’s mother - who joined him at the celebration in Over-the-Rhine - is a Tibetan refugee. When he addressed the crowd at Washington Park during his inauguration in January, Pureval reflected on what the moment would mean to his late father, an immigrant from Punjab, India. His landslide victory in the November 2021 election made him the first Asian-American mayor of Cincinnati, or any major city in the Midwest. “Having a global leader visit Cincinnati would be huge, and as the highest-ranking elected Tibetan American in the country, my meeting with him showcases our city’s commitment to diversity and growing the city equitably.”įor Pureval, the trip to India is bigger than business or politics.
“I am honored to take part in this incredible opportunity to meet His Holiness and invite him to our bold, dynamic city,” Pureval added. A newly sworn-in Aftab Pureval and family poses with Tenpa Phuntsok and other immigrants from Tibet at Washington Park.
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