More Than A Champion By Jan Philipp Reemtsma

Muhammad Ali was a great boxer he was born January 17, 1942. He won the heavy weight champion he also went to jail because he did not want to service for his country so he was put in jail for five years. The reason why Muhammad Ali started to fight was because some stole his bike and Ali went to the police and the police told him that he needs to know how to fight so he started to train Ali and at 12 he knew that he had to fight. Muhammad won his first fight in 1954. In 1956 Ali to go win the golden gloves. Ali fought for the heavy weight a British champion. In 1963 Ali knocked out Sonny Liston and in 1964 became the heavy weight champion.

Did you ever wish of meeting a professional boxer? The Washington Post informs that, “Muhammad Ali, the charismatic three-time heavyweight boxing champion of the world, who declared himself “the greatest” and proved it with his fists…”. Muhammad Ali was a great boxer and champion and he was declared a magnificent boxer. “His fights were among the most memorable and spectacular in history, but he quickly became at least as well known for his colorful personality, his showy antics in the ring and his standing as the country’s most visible member of the Nation of Islam The Washington Post”. The Washington Post states that, Muhammad was a spectacular boxer and that his fights were unforgettable, Muhammad was well known in the ring and outside of the ring. Many people ubiquitous Muhammad

Boxing in the 1960’s was ruled by one athlete, that was Muhammad Ali. He was born on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky (Owens 21). “Ali created one of the most controversial, personalities in the world of boxing” (Owens 7).

Muhammad Ali was a boxer because of his prominent role as a Civil Rights Activist. He stood up for what he believed

During his life, Ali was forced to make some tough decisions, and always made them his own way. At the time of Ali's fighting, the United States were involved in the Vietnam War. As a result, young Americans were been drafted to serve in the military. When political figures saw Ali fighting, they decided to stop the hurting of our own and draft him, so he hurts the people in Vietnam. Ali was not pleased with this decision, because ha had just won the Heavyweight Championship and because he said, "I ain't got no quarrel with them Vietcong"(Hauser 144). His final decision on the issue was that he would not go to war. He was not willing to go and kill people, while his own are in bad conditions at home. In the same way, he was forced to decide if he wanted to become a billionaire and sell his people, or to become poor and not sell his people (185). For this rebel action, his Heavyweight Title was taken away and he was put in jail. This did not matter to him because he h!ad followed his beliefs and obeyed

To begin, Muhammad Ali was born in a life where his parents knew he would accomplish great things. Ali was born on January 17th, 1942, in Louisville Kentucky. According to, the book, The Importance Of Muhammad Ali, his father said that Ali, ”Came into this world with a good body and a big head, that was the image of Joe Louis. That made me real proud, I loved Joe Louis.” Ali was known as a leader, even

Clay’s fighting technique was far different than that of the other heavyweights at the time, he moved quickly and refused to set in a position. At the time this was seen as almost cowardly – he couldn’t handle a punch and his hits were soft blows. This philosophy all changed after Clay decided to fight the World Champion at the time, Sonny Liston. Cassius Clay somehow pulled off one of the greatest upsets in boxing history by defeating Liston in the seventh round. Afterword’s his name was changed to Muhammad Ali. Muhammad means “worthy of all praise” while Ali means “most high”. Muhammad Ali’s name wasn’t the only aspect that people used to deify him. Boxer’s became fascinated with his legendary footwork and tried to imitate Ali’s boxing style. Boxer’s across the world today still center their training techniques on Muhammad

When he got older, he changed his name Muhammad Ali, from the original name Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim. He was alway made fun of in school and on the city playground. So that is when he became a boxer, to let other kids know that his is equal to everyone else in the world. Arguably boxing's most celebrated athlete, heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was also known for his public stance against the Vietnam War and his longtime battle with Parkinson's

Mohammed Ali was born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born into a middle class family. While being born into the segregated south he showed that he was not afraid of anyone, In the ring nor out of the ring. But everything changed when someone stole his bike. He told a cop he wanted to beat up the thief. “Better Learn how to fight first” said the officer. Later on Ali Started to work with the cop who trained young boxers.

Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Mercellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. Cassius

Muhammad Ali, 2009 Muhammad Ali Profile Muhammad laid down a legacy both inside and outside of the ring as a champion and humanitarian, known as ‘the greatest of all time’. As a boxer, Muhammad gave unprecedented speed and grace to his sport, while his wit charmed the people. Days in history included two battles with Sonny Liston, self-proclaimed ‘the greatest’; three wars with Joe Frazier; victory over George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle; and dethroning Leon Spinks to become heavyweight champion for an unprecedented third time. Muhammad's career has been played out as much in sport publicity as on newspaper headlines.

Muhammad Ali had an outstanding record of 56 wins, 5 loses, and had 37 knockouts even to some opponents treat people thought he would never beat like the big bear AKA Sunny Liston.

Muhammad Ali, “Cassius Clay” born (January 17,1942-June 3rd 2016) Muhammad Ali was a pro boxer for twenty-one years, from 1960 to 1981. Muhammad was an Olympic Professional Boxer and civil rights activist. Also known as one of the most celebrated sports figures of all time. He is notorious for being known as the G.O.A.T. of professional boxing (Greatest Of All Time). He was one of the biggest trash-talkers in the history of sports, not only in the ring but out of the ring as well. Cassius went to the Olympics at the age of 18 in 1960 and won the Gold Medal for the light heavy weight division. By 22 he won the WBA & WBC heavy weight division in 1964. From that time forward Ali fought many fights starting his career in 1960 finishing his boxing

In addition to religion challenges, Ali was a highly favorable boxer. Ali returned to the ring in 1970 with a win over Jerry Quarry (“Muhammad Ali” 3). A year later the “Fight of the Century” took place. Joe Frazier caused Ali his first professional loss after 31 wins. In 1974 Ali, conquered Frazier. The year 1981 came and the great Muhammad Ali retired from boxing to focus on

Cassius clay, one of the world’s most distinguished boxers, was born in Louisville, Kentucky on January 7, 1942. Clays work ethic was apparent even in the early years of his life. As a child, he raced the school bus to school each morning. His friends would wave to him as the lead fluctuated based on the school bus’ stops. This work ethic extended to the classroom. Because of a learning disability, Clay had to work extra hard in school to not fall behind. Clay grew up with racial segregation all around him. These injustices sparked a passion in him to change the way people viewed African Americans: “I wanted to show that color didn’t matter”(Muhammad Ali: An American Legend). Clay’s boxing career began because of an incident when he was 12 years old. He and a friend rode their bikes to the Columbia Auditorium for The Louisville Home Show. When they were ready to go home, Clay discovered that his bike was stolen. Filled with rage, Clay wanted to retaliate. He found police officer, Joe Martin, who told him, “You better learn how to fight before you start challenging people that you’re gonna whoop” (Hauser 18). Martin became his coach, and although Clay never found the thief, he found a love of boxing that would continue throughout his life. Between the ages of 12 and 18, Clay