It's February second, and on this day in 1973... Elvis Presley, in the middle of his Las Vegas engagement, exchanged heartfelt gifts with boxing legend Muhammad Ali. Elvis presented Ali with a custom-made robe that read "The People's Champion" across the back. Ali, touched by the gesture, later reflected on their meeting with sympathy, noting Elvis’s isolation: "He stayed indoors all the time. I told him he should go out and see people." In return, Ali gifted Elvis a pair of boxing gloves, one inscribed with "You're the greatest" and the other with a personal dedication: "To Elvis, my main man, from Muhammad Ali."
