Muhammad Ali From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "Cassius Clay" redirects here. For the abolitionist‚ see Cassius Marcellus Clay (politician). This article is about the American boxer. For other people named Muhammad Ali‚ see Muhammad Ali (disambiguation). Muhammad Ali | Ali in 1967 | Statistics | Nickname(s) | The Greatest The People ’s Champion The Louisville Lip | Rated at | Heavyweight | Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Reach | 80 in (203 cm)
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Mohammad Ali. (International celebrity and heavy weight champion). Date of birth: January 17‚ 1942. Me: Mr Ali‚ it seemed you tried to dodge the draft‚ why were you against America fighting in Vietnam? Muhammad Ali: I wasn’t trying to dodge the draft; I was doing what I felt right. How could I travel to Vietnam to help murder‚ kill‚ and burn other people to simply help continue the domination of white slave masters over darker people? That was the day and age when such evil injustice must come
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Zack Buzzard Buzzard 1 Professor Jeff Stumpo English 112 21 March 2012 Muhammad Ali The greatest boxer to have ever lived‚ Cassius Marcellus Clay‚ Jr.‚ was born a great man with a passion for the sport of boxing. Through all of his struggles in life‚ he had to find a way to solve them without much confrontation. At the time when Ali was growing up nobody could really help him as he set out on his own. Boxing was his passion and always would be.
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An inspirational‚ influential public figure...Muhammad Ali (Cassius Marcellus Clay). This is an autobiography about the trials and triumphs of a young African American striving to become the greatest boxer around during the peak of the civil rights era. Walter Dean Myers‚ two-time Newbery-Honor award winner‚ and author of the biography‚ The Greatest: Muhammad Ali‚ provides his readers with an inspirational account of the life of Muhammad Ali‚ arguably the greatest boxer of all time. In
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Muhammad Ali is one of the most famous boxers of all time. His conversion to Islam and draft evasion conviction surrounded him with controversy and even exile from boxing for three years. Despite the hiatus‚ his quick reflexes and strong punches helped Muhammad Ali become the first person in history to win the heavyweight champion title three times. At the lighting ceremony at the 1996 Olympics‚ Muhammad Ali showed the world his strength and determination in dealing with the debilitating effects
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MUHAMMAD ALI Mohamed Mohamed Cassius Clay Do you know who is Cassius Clay? He was a professional boxer. His most important job now is trying to teach people to treat each other with dignity and respect. Introduction • Born in Louisville City Hospital in Kentucky January 17‚ 1942 • Birth name Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. • Muhammad Ali is most famous for boxing • I chose Muhammad Ali because he is a good role model and one of the most dedicated people. Childhood Clay and his younger brother
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Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (Muhammad Ali) meet a dude name Joe Martin when he got his bike stole form him after two days he got his bike. Joe martin was an amateur boxing program in Louisville and Martin convinced young Cassius to learn how to box so he can defend himself against larger kids that stole his bike. Cassius went to Louisville Central High‚ but boxing had overshadowed his school. When he was‚ sixteen Cassius won Louisville’s Golden Gloves light heavyweight title. Cassius graduated in
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People say Muhammad Ali is the best American boxer ever. Born on January 17‚ 1942 in Louisville‚Kentucky into an average family‚ Ali achieved success by going to the olympics‚ and he was a professional boxer. “Float like a butterfly sting like a bee” (Muhammad Ali biography) is what he said after defeating Sonny Liston in his first fight. When he said “float like a butterfly”(Muhammad Ali biography)‚ he meant that nobody could touch him. When he said sting like a bee‚ he meant that he can could
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things that are extraordinary. Muhammad Ali-Cassius Clay is someone that fills my standards of a hero. Muhammad Ali has accomplished hard goals by getting medals in the Olympics. Muhammad Ali had to stand up for his rights when he started to box. He has accomplished things in his life that would be very hard for me to accomplish. Muhammad Ali has done things that I think are very magnificent. The thing Muhammad Ali has done makes him a hero to me. At first‚ Muhammad Ali had no intension of boxing
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Muhammad Ali & His Influence in the Media Gabriela Rosales Montgomery College‚ Rockville Professor Petty Muhammad Ali & His Influence in the Media Introduction “The most influential and inspirational sportsman ever on this earth. His self-pride and self-respect inspired many in different parts of the world to stand by their principles and defend their basic rights.” - Samuel Shivute (Walter‚ 2013) When someone thinks about Boxing’s best fighters in the world‚ they will most
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