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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.
In 1964, Ali failed the U.S. Armed Forces qualifying test because his writing and spelling skills were sub-standard. With the escalation of the Vietnam War, the test standards were lowered in November 1965 [4] and Ali was reclassified as 1-A in February 1966, [5] [6] which meant he was now eligible for the draft and induction into the U.S. Army.
I was going to fight Muhammad Ali. I was a green fighter, but yet I won, all through reading this book." [10] Upon reading Think and Grow Rich, he went on a 14-fight winning streak, including the shock victory over Muhammad Ali in 1973 to win the North American Boxing Federation heavyweight champion title. [11]
The Peacock limited series with an all-star ensemble focuses on an infamous crime that took place on the same night as Muhammad Ali's historic 1970 comeback fight in Atlanta.
The eight-episode series unfolds at an afterparty following Muhammad Ali’s return to the boxing ring in 1970, where Atlanta’s elite mingled with members of the criminal underworld.
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.
Friday's service will include speakers not only from the Muslim faith, but also Catholicism, Judaism, Buddhism and Mormonism.
The first fight between Frazier and Ali–– promoted as the "Fight of the Century"–– took place on March 8, 1971, in New York's Madison Square Garden.Frazier was the undefeated champion and won by unanimous decision over the previously undefeated former champion Ali, who had been stripped of his titles for refusing to enter the draft for the Vietnam War.
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