World champion, once

• "Arabian Nights" prename
• Last name for boxers Muhammad and Laila
• Mahershala ___, Best Supporting Actor for 17-Across
• Big name in flooring?
• __ Baba and the Forty Thieves
• Undefeated boxer Laila
• 1996 torch lighter
• Winner at Madison Square Garden: Sept. 1977
• Who said "If you even dream of beating me, you'd better wake up and apologize"

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Ali (, ) is a male Arabic name derived from the Arabic root ʕ-l-w, which literally means "high" or "elevated". It is a common name in Arab countries and the rest of the Muslim world . Islamic traditional use of the name goes back to the Islamic leader Ali ...