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Muhammad Ali(/ɑːˈliː/;[2]born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxerand activist. Nicknamed "the Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century and is often regarded as the greatest heavyweightboxer of all time.
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 heavyweight boxer of all time. Boxing magazine The Ring named him number one in a 1998 ranking of greatest heavyweights from all eras. [3]
Odessa Lee Clay ( née O'Grady; February 12, 1917 – August 20, 1994) was the mother of three-time world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali and Rahaman Ali, and the paternal grandmother of Laila Ali. [1] [2] She married Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. in the 1930s and worked for some time as a household domestic to help support her young children. [3]
Burns’ documentary painted an intimate portrait of the real Ali, the man behind the headlines. His most extraordinary accomplishment wasn’t in winning the heavyweight title at 22 or becoming ...
By March 6, Elijah Muhammad had given Clay the name Muhammad Ali. Less than two years later, he would refuse to be drafted into the Vietnam War, uttering the famous words, “No Viet Cong ever ...
Result. Frazier wins via 15-round unanimous decision (8–6–1, 9–6, 11–4) Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as The Fight of the Century or simply The Fight, [2] was an undisputed heavyweight championship boxing match between WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight champion Joe Frazier and Lineal champion Muhammad Ali, on Monday, March 8 ...
Ali wins via 14th-round RTD. Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III, billed as the Thrilla in Manila, was the third and final boxing match between undisputed champion Muhammad Ali, and former champion Joe Frazier, for the heavyweight championship of the world. [1] The bout was conceded after fourteen rounds on October 1, 1975, at the Araneta Coliseum ...
Location in Africa. George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as The Rumble in the Jungle, was a heavyweight championship boxing match on October 30, 1974, at the 20th of May Stadium (now Stade Tata Raphaël) in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo ), between undefeated and undisputed heavyweight champion George Foreman and ...