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Boxing career of Muhammad Ali
Overview of Muhammad Ali's boxing career
Muhammad Ali was a boxer who mastered the rope-a-dope fighting technique. He is widely regarded by many boxing commentators and historians as the greatest heavyweightboxer of all time. Boxing magazine The Ring named him number one in a 1998 ranking of greatest heavyweights from all eras.[3] In 1999, The Associated Press voted Ali the number one heavyweight of the 20th century.[4] In 1999, Ali was named the second greatest boxer in the history of combat sports, pound for pound by ESPN. He was only behind the welterweight and middleweight legend Sugar Ray Robinson.[5] In December 2007, ESPN placed Ali second in its choice of the greatest heavyweights of all time, behind Joe Louis.[6] He was inducted in the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1990.[7]
Early career
Clay made his professional debut on October 29, 1960, winning a six-round decision over Tunney Hunsaker. From then until the end of 1963, Clay amassed
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Muhammad Ali
1942-2016
Who Was Muhammad Ali?
Muhammad Ali was a boxer, philanthropist, and social activist who is universally regarded as one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century. Ali became an Olympic gold medalist in 1960 and the world heavyweight boxing champion in 1964. Following his suspension for refusing military service in the Vietnam War, Ali reclaimed the heavyweight title two more times during the 1970s, winning famed bouts against Joe Frazier and George Foreman along the way. Ali retired from boxing in 1981 and devoted much of his time after to philanthropy. He earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005.
Quick Facts
FULL NAME: Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.
BORN: January 17, 1942
DIED: June 3, 2016
BIRTHPLACE: Louisville, Kentucky
SPOUSES: Sonji Roi (1964-1965), Belinda Boyd (1967-1977), Veronica Porché (1977-1986), and Yolanda Williams (1986-2016)
CHILDREN: Maryum, Jamillah, Rasheda, Muhammad Jr., Miya, Khaliah, Hana, Laila Ali, and Asaad
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Capricorn
Early Life
Muhammad Ali was born on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. Hi
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Muhammad Ali
American boxer and social activist (1942–2016)
For other uses, see Muhammad Ali (disambiguation).
"Cassius Clay" redirects here. For other people, see Cassius Marcellus Clay (disambiguation).
"I am the greatest" redirects here. For other uses, see I Am the Greatest (disambiguation).
Muhammad Ali (;[2] born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and social activist.[a] A global cultural icon, widely known by the epithet, "the Greatest", he is frequently cited as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the Ring magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970, was the undisputed champion from 1974 to 1978, and was the WBA and Ring heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1979. In 1999, he was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC.
Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, he began training as an amateur boxer at age 12. At 18, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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