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Muhammad Ali (/ ɑː ˈ l iː /; [2] born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and social activist. [a] A global cultural icon, widely known by the epithet "the Greatest", he is frequently cited as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.
The company handled Ali's boxing promotions and pay-per-view closed-circuit television broadcasts; its stockholders were mainly fellow Nation of Islam members, such as Jabir Herbert Muhammad and the chief aide to Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, John Ali, [27] along with several others, including Bob Arum, who later founded Top Rank.
The rope-a-dope is a boxing fighting technique in which one contender leans against the ropes of the boxing ring to draw non-injuring offensive punches in an effort to tire their opponent out and, while they are on the ropes, try to execute devastating offensive punches.
Muhammad Ali vs. Richard Dunn was a professional boxing match contested on 24 May 1976, for the undisputed heavyweight championship. [1] This fight would mark Ali’s 37th and final knockout win of his career.
Muhammad Ali will join Donald Trump, Arnold Schwarzenegger, William Shatner, Mr. T and Pete Rose as a celebrity inductee into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame.
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, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Ali's boxing rebirth was a big night for Atlanta and the beginning of a special relationship between the city and the legendary boxer. This culminated with the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, where ...
The famous boxer Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, was so incensed by racism that he threw his 1960 Olympic medal into a river. ... later known as Muhammad Ali, was so incensed by racism ...