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I think that Muhammad Ali was one of the most influential people in the last hundred years. One of the reasons I think Muhammad Ali was one of the greatest is because he changed the way of boxing. Another reason he is influential is because he stood up for the civil rights movement my last reason is because he refused to fight black people in war.
My first reason that I think Muhammad Ali is the most influential person in the last hundred years is because he changed the way of boxing. He was the youngest boxer, at the age of 22, to box in the heavyweight championship. He inspires people to start training young and grow up to be a good boxer.
My second reason that I think Muhammad

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