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The Soul of a Butterfly (2003) is the autobiography of Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., a former heavyweight boxer who was a three time World Heavyweight Champion and is considered by many to be the greatest heavyweight of all time. [1] It is written in collaboration with his daughter, Hana Yasmeen Ali.
First edition (publ. Knopf Canada) Facing Ali is a 2002 book authored by Stephen Brunt; it is about fifteen different fighters from around the world who battled with Muhammad Ali in boxing fights. [1]
Boxer: Muhammad Ali: Jimmy Ellis: Nickname "The Greatest" Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky: Louisville, Kentucky: Purse: $450,000: Pre-fight record: 31–1 (25 KO) 30 ...
It is alleged that Ali was not involved, and not interested, in the writing of this book to the extent that he never read it till after it was published. [5] It is also alleged that before any material in this book was submitted to the publisher, each page had to be approved by Herbert Muhammad who exercised effective censorship on the contents of the book.
Ali relentlessly jabbed Patterson from the second round until the referee stopped the fight in the 12th round. A New York Times reporter said the fight was like watching someone "pulling the wings off a butterfly." [3] In the post-fight interview, Ali praised Patterson for being able to take punches and said Patterson's age counted against him.
Quarry did better than in their first fight but once again struggled to close the distance with Ali, who once again dominated most of the fight from the outside. Quarry was hurt going into the seventh round, and after landing several unanswered shots, Ali signaled to the referee to stop the fight, which he did shortly afterwards.
Muhammad Ali was stripped of his heavyweight titles in 1967 when he faced charges for refusing to be drafted into the Vietnam War.For nearly four years, Ali was banned from the sport, missing out on what could have been the prime of his career, until Georgia granted Ali a boxing license in 1970.
Clay won the fight through a technical knockout when the referee stopped the fight in the seventh round. The fight featured a series of clinches and calls of "break" from the referee.