Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali or his original name Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr was born in 17 of january 1942.
He was born at Louisville, Kentucky. Ali is a american professional boxer and social activist. Ali was successfully defended the world heavyweight championship titles 19 times and he is the first boxer to win that title. Muhammad Ali grew up south American in a time of segregated public facilities.
Ali lives with his father Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr and his mother Odessa Grady Clay and one brother. When, he turned 12 years old, he took up boxing under tutelage of Louisville policeman Joe Martin. After advancing through the amateur ranks, he won a gold medal in the 175 pound division at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome and began a professional career under the guidance of the Louisville Sponsoring Group, a syndicate composed of 11 wealthy while man.
In the early of his era, Ali was more highly regarded for his charm and personality than for
his ring skills. He had seen to raise public interest in his fights by reading childlike poetry and take his self descriptive phrases such as “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”He told the world that he was “the greatest” but the hard realities of boxing seemed to indicate otherwise. In 1964, Ali shocked the world by challenged the world heavyweight championship Sonny Liston. Liston was powerful and widely regarded as the most intimidating fighter of his era. Ali was underdog. But in one of the most stunning upsets in sports history, Liston retired to his corner after six round,and Ali became new champion. Two days later Ali shocked the boxing establishment again by announcing that he had accepted the teaching of the nation of Islam. On march 1964, Ali took the name Muhammad Ali due to spiritual mentor, Elijah Muhammad.
Three years later, Ali dominated boxing as thoroughly and magnificently as any fighter ever
had. In May 1965, rematch against Liston, he emerged with a first-round KO victory. Triumph over Floyd Patterson, George Chuvalo, Henry Cooper, Brian London and Karl Mildenberger followed.
Then, on April 28, 1967, citing his religious belief, Ali refused induction into U.S army at the height of the war in Vietnam. Ali was not eligible for an exemption, because he acknowledged that he would be willing to participate in an Islamic holy war. Ali was stripped of his championship and precluded from fighting by every state athletic commission in the United States for three and half years. In addition, Ali was criminally indicted and convicted of refusing induction into US army and sentenced to five years in prison. Ali’s impact to America society was growing and he became a lightning rod for dissent. His message of Black pride and Black resistance to white domination was on the cutting edge of the civil rights movement.
In october 1770, Ali was allowed to return to boxing, but his skilss had eroded. The legs that
had allowed hin to dance for 15 rounds without stopping no longer carried his as surely around the ring. The final performance of Ali’s ring career were sad to behold. In 1978 he lost his title to Leon Spinks, a novice boxer with an Olympic gold medal but only seven professional fights to his credit.
Then, he retired from boxing. Ali’s place in boxing history as one of the greatest fighters ever is secure. His final record of 56 wins and 5 losses with 37 KO has been matched by others, but the equality of his opponents and the manner in which he dominated during his prime placed him on a plateau with boxing immortals. Laters Ali’s were marked by physical decline. Damage to his brain caused by blows to the head resulted in slurred speech, slow movement, and the others symptoms of parkinson syndrome. Ali’s religious views also over time. In the mid 1970, he began to study Quran seriously and he turned to Orthodox Islam.
Muhammad Ali was the greatest Boxer in the world, who’s philanthropic legacy and efforts to make a change will never be forgotten for his athleticism, sportsmanship, and his activism. He will forever be known as the “Greatest Ever.”Ali brings many inspiration to all people in the world by showing the truth to others. He also bring the name of Islam is the most beautiful religion in the world. Because of that I decided to write a inspirational essay about him and that it an honour
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