Who is Muhammad Ali | Heavyweight Boxer | Olympic Champion
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Muhammad Ali, Professional Boxer
Muhammad Ali first won the world heavyweight championship title in 1964 but was stripped of it three years later after he refused induction into the army. Ali regained the title in 1974 and in 1978, making him the first boxer to become world heavyweight champion three times.
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Muhammad Ali biography and other important facts.
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942) is a retired American boxer and former three-time World Heavyweight Champion and winner of an Olympic Light-heavyweight gold medal. In 1999, Ali was crowned "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated and the BBC.
Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He was named after his father, Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr., who was named for the 19th century 
abolitionist and politician Cassius Clay. Ali changed his name after joining the Nation of Islam in 1964 and subsequently converted to Islam in 1975.
Muhammad Ali was born on January 17, 1942. His father, Clay Sr., painted billboards and signs, and his mother, Odessa Grady Clay, was a household domestic. Although Clay Sr. was a Methodist, he allowed Odessa to bring up both Clay boys as Baptists.
Ali dropped out of Louisville Central High, a local basketball power, finishing 369th of 391 seniors in the class of 1960, and often traveling to fight on weekends. A principal named Atwood argued in his favor, stating to his colleagues that the boy should be given a Certificate of Attendance, given that "...one day he'll be making more money than everyone in this room." See Muhammad Ali.
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simon74dk
Feb 29, 2012 @ 6:27 pm | delete
- Nice lens on the greatest of all time....Feel free to check mine.
http://www.squidoo.com/boxing-champions
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rauspitz Dec 3, 2011 @ 11:12 pm | delete
- Very good lens. I remember the Rumble in the Jungle. A lot of people were amazed at the outcome, including me.
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Tipi
Mar 24, 2011 @ 3:37 pm | delete
- Please delete this, just want to let you know that at the moment the '66 olympic torch pic is missing, there are a lot of image problems today.
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Tipi
Mar 24, 2011 @ 3:27 pm | delete
- I have always loved Muhammad Ali and I love your tribute to him. I've already lensrolled it and am about to feature it on my African American Coloring Pages lens, thank you!
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Phillyfreeze69
Dec 11, 2010 @ 5:26 pm | delete
- Malcom X said, "sitting at a table does not make you a diner" and " a man that want stand up for something...will fall for any thing"!. The media of that era(the 1960's) would only give sound bites of his speeches and broadcast portions out of context. This would make him seem as a "hate monger" by the media.
I remember the church bombing in Birmingham, AL in which three little Black girls were killed, and Malcom spoke out about the cowardly act and that it was in a person right to protect themselves from such violence. He also said, "the victim is made to seem like the criminal, and the criminal seem like the victim"
The decade of the sixties were a turbulent time for these United States and Muhammad Ali was shaped by this period in American history as was myself.
I had the chance to meet the "Greatest" in 1964 when I was a 8th grader attending Russell Junior High School, it was a couple of weeks after stopping Sonny Liston in the 7th round and he signed autographs for as many students that could fit in the Principals office. To have seen the Heavyweight Champion of the World up close and in person had a profound effect on me as a youth and inspired me to step boldly and courageously in the pursuit of my personal goals.
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EverythingMouse Dec 9, 2008 @ 7:26 am | delete
- I thought it was so touching when he appeared on Dancing With the Stars to support his daughter. A truly great sportsman
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darelief
Sep 21, 2008 @ 8:01 am | delete
- A great lens 5***.
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poddys
May 11, 2008 @ 9:52 pm | delete
- A nice tribute to a really great guy. From being a cocky young champ, he grew into a very nice considerate caring guy. Lived close to him in Indiana (he lives in Southern Michigan) but never had the chance to meet him.
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Tom_Kane
Dec 9, 2007 @ 3:49 am | delete
- Great lens. I have created a Muhmammad Ali forum for the purposes of discussion and debate about Boxing's greatest exponent. I'd be honoured if you'd click here to check it out.
Regards,
Tom
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ShawnsBidness
Oct 23, 2007 @ 9:46 pm | delete
- Wonderful lens on a great man. Violent in the ring but so kind outside of it. Thanks for portraying him on this lens.
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