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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.
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.
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.
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.
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Despite the two men having the same height and reach, (6'3 and 78" respectively) the large weight disparity proved decisive. In the first four rounds Ali was content to move and jab in line with his usual style; however, in a very rare situation for Ali, he was actually out-landed in jabs by Foster (60–35 for the first five rounds, 69–48 for the whole fight).
Boxer: Muhammad Ali: Buster Mathis: Nickname "The Greatest" Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky: Sledge, Mississippi: Purse: $300,000: Pre-fight record: 32–1 (26 KO)
Both fighters showed their strengths, but neither established themselves as the obvious winner. Most commentators gave the fight to Norton. Ultimately, Arthur Mercante scored the bout 8 to 6 while Harold Lederman and Barney Smith had it 8 to 7, all in favour of the champion, giving Ali a unanimous decision victory.