Joe Frazier

watching Ali. He had help and coaches, but it was himself that got him there. Ali didn't get there easily, after all, everyone has to start somewhere. His entire future started one day at the gym, talking to the guy that got him there in the first place, Joe Martin,

The ‘Thrilla in Manila’, of 1975, was the third and final fight between boxing and cultural icons Muhammad Ali and Joe Fraizer, in a spectacle whose symbolic significance transcended sport. African-American boxers, such as Ali and Fraizer, became political symbols and their fight denoted an event in which a divisive social conflict could battle for supremacy. Don King defined the fight as a “symbolic black happening” where the world would learn that “there is more to Africa than beads, bones, and

Ali was just an average 12-year old boy who had just got his bike stolen. Ali asked his father for advice and his father told him to file a police report. After hearing young Ali vow to pummel whoever was responsible, local policeman and trainer, Joe Martin famously advised the youngster that he may want to learn to fight before making a statement like that. Six months later, Ali won his debut fight

prouder than I ever was at the same time. Dad knew it the whole time that I was capable of doing something like that, Terry had the most amazing look on his face, Donavin was crying about 15 away from me, and I felt like Muhammad Ali after beating Joe Frazier. To this day, Donavin never ONCE messed with me since. Sometimes I look back at that past, I think back to the “Thrilla in Manilla” perhaps the greatest fight of all time. I think of 2 of the greatest boxers ever. I see it as a turning point in

for themselves. Within the last twenty years, we witnessed greats such as Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Manny Pacquiao, and Mike Tyson. However, before their time you have individuals that open the doors of opportunity in boxing. Those boxers are Joe Louis, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, and the most popular, Muhammad Ali. Though each man has left their own mark in boxing history, Ali’s story transcends the ring. Besides the great records that Muhammad Ali set as a boxer, he also made headlines for his acts

Ever heard of Muhammad Ali? The Greatest of them all? His powerful words inspired many people. He stood up to all that did not believe that all lives matter in 1967 by joining a black radical group during the civil rights movement. He changed minds and changed the way people thought about him and others. Not only was he an activist, but he was a famous American heavyweight champion boxer. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 14, 1942, the future three-time world

The Three Offensive Boxing Styles: Many of us are familiar with boxing. Some people may hate it, while others may love it. Regardless of what your prospective is of this particular sport, a large majority of people have been influenced by it in one way or another if you have ever been a witness or involved in a simple fisticuffs. So, with that said, this essay is set to breakdown the three different styles of boxing. Pure Boxer / Counterpuncher: These fighters embody the whole sweet science of

What Was Muhammad Ali’s Influence on America? The late great Muhammad Ali. There is so much to say about a man of his caliber. A man who was able to be as influential out of the ring as he was in it. A man who had the courage to stand up for what he believed. His boxing talent, his courage to stand up for his religious beliefs, and his fight for civil rights made him one of the most respected and inspirational people of the 20th century. Muhammad Ali was born as Cassius Clay Jr. in Louisville

as Baptists. He is a descendant of pre-Civil War era American slaves in the American South, and is predominantly of African-American descent, with Irish and English. He was first directed toward boxing by Louisville police officer and boxing coach Joe E. Martin, who encountered the 12-year-old fuming over a thief taking his bicycle. He told the officer he was going to "whup" the thief. The officer told him he better learn how to box first. For the last four years of Clay's amateur career he was trained

suspended from boxing for three and a half years. In 1970, Ali won his first match after having been suspended, and the year after, he participated in what was known as the fight of the century, when he and Jo Frazier fought for 15 rounds before Ali lost. He actually ended up winning against Joe twice after that. The first time was three years later, and the second time was in 1975. He became a Sunni Muslim in that year, as well. Around the late 1970's, Ali began to lose more and more fights, and retired