Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali is known to be the best heavyweight boxer of all time. His birth name is Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr‚ but he changed his name to Muhammad Ali. He changed his name to Muhammad Ali because he was a member of the Nation of Islam. I chose him because I didn’t know many things about him and I thought it would be interesting to write my essay on a boxer. In this essay I will tell you about who he is and what he has done to impact the world. The day after the championship fight
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Muhammad Ali changed the world today by standing up to the United States military. He was special because he refused to be in the army when it was time for him to be drafted. Back then‚ one only had to serve in the military if they were Christians. If he didn’t convert to Islam‚ he would have been arrested or killed for not accepting to be drafted. He would have most likely died anyways fighting in a war. Muhammad Ali sparked up a lot of drama in the news. Muhammad Ali was born in January 17‚
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Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami The documentary‚ “Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami”‚ directed by Gaspar González and Alan Tomlinson‚ chronologically explores the life of Cassius Clay‚ better known as Muhammad Ali. The documentary begins by briefly providing background information about his upbringing‚ explaining how he grew up in an unstable home with an alcoholic father‚ and was also was exposed daily to the harsh realities of racial injustice in America in the 1960s‚ specifically the idea that he was
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The Person I’d like to Be Many people who were worthy of who I’d like to be but Muhammad Ali stood out because he was not only a fearless boxer boxer‚ but a great humanitarian. Muhammad Ali was fearless and very brave‚ he got punched in the face for a living. He routinely visits sick children with disabilities around the world. He has helped out organizations such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation‚ and Special Olympics. Refused to be inducted into US Army because of a growing
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You have to want and love it because without it there is no way to win. The greatest of boxers were praised and criticized by thousand and thousands of people. Muhammad Ali walked the ring with only five losses in his 21 year long career. Today he is considered the greatest boxer of all time and a teacher of life. According the biography of Ali it all started in Louisville‚ Kentucky.
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As a champion Ali now recognized his power in society‚ he used this power to support and speak for the Civil Rights. These actions were something the white society feared and disliked. Ali became a political symbol of the black society‚ maybe the person who influenced blacks the most after Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. During the nextcoming three years‚ Ali defended his title nine times including the match where Ali outpointed Ernie Terrell and became the undisputed Heavyweight Champion
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Isa Clark Per 5 The People’s Champion Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. aka Muhammad Ali was born January 17‚ 1942‚ Louisville‚ KY and would become the world’s greatest boxer not only fighting inside the ring but outside as well. In his career he accumulated 56 wins‚ 37 K.O.’s but also joined The Nation with Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad to fight for civil rights. The thing that brought Muhammed into the Nation was when Malcolm X said “Why we called Negroes? Chinese named after china‚ Cubans named
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Muhammad Ali “Float like a butterfly‚ sting like a bee”‚ Muhammad Ali once said describing himself in the boxing ring. “Ali often thought of his ownself as “the greatest” and was not afraid to sing his own phrases. He was known for boasting about his skills before a fight and his colorful phrases” (biography.com). Muhammad Ali was very dominant during the 1960’s and throughout his entire life‚ because he had a bold personality and was passionate for boxing at a young age‚ he was an underdog and won
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Muhammad Ali is a well-known boxer and civil rights activist. He was born on January 17‚ 1942 as Cassius Marcellus Clay‚ Jr.. Clay started boxing at the age of 12. In 1960‚ he won the gold medal as a light heavyweight boxer. In 1964‚ he became the heavyweight champion. After his heavyweight title win‚ he converted to Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. As a member of the Nation of Islam‚ alongside Malcolm X‚ he fought for equality and civil rights for minorities. Two years later‚
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah quotes "The change in the world is always brought by one man‚ whom we call "the leader". Who has the vision and the force not only to make people dream‚ but to reach and live that dream. He is intelligent enough to foresee tomorrow. He is selfless and courageous to the extent of being ready to scarifies everything and express truth even if it defames him. People fellow him where he takes them. He is the one who accelerates history and for whom nature proclaims itself. "What a
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