World Heavyweight Championship

A new era of wrestling was born called the WWWF (World Wide Wrestling Federation). The WWWF was founded by Vince McMahon Sr. and Toots Mondt in the year of 1963 when Capital Wrestling broke away from the NWA. The WWWF performed in the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Boston, Washington D

and other places like that. The last main Character would be Joe Louis. Joe Louis is an important character because he is Hibernia’s, Otis’s and Willie’s role model and hero for all black people. He is a boxer that was in the world championships and won the world championships and that is exactly why he is all black people’s exemplary, and that is exactly why Willie, Lila and Joe Louis are the main

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way to the Olympic Games in 1960, where he won the gold medal in the light heavyweight bracket in Atlanta, Georgia. Randy Gordon states that, “ When Muhammad Ali went out to eat one day with a friend, he was told that he could stay but his friend could not. So Cassius left with his friend and later that night he threw his gold medal into the Ohio River out of Anger at America” (Muhammad Ali 28). He won his first championship by defeating Sonny Liston in 1964. He had it taken from him when he denied

In the expert chapter, “Champion of the World”, from Maya Angelou’s autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the author takes the audience back to the 1930’s society. The story brings to life race relations among the African Americans community and the white community. In this time period , the story is set on a day in Maya Angelou's uncle store, in which they hear a radio broadcast of an important boxing match. The boxing match is not just an ordinary fight. The fighters are a white contender

concentration on sexual virility; (3) a great extravagance in buying cars, clothing, etc.; and (4) an insatiable love of having a good time.” (Wiggins 36). Furthermore, it was Johnson’s extravagant lifestyle that led to his demise. Capturing the boxing championship was enough to raise the ire of White America, but the ultimate insult to the White supremacy myth is having a Black man date White women which Jack Johnson did most of his adult life, this led to government’s plan to remove Johnson from the public

payed off. His push beyond the struggles of being unwanted turned into a life of example, activism, and pride. He changed the face of his sport, giving encouragement and inspiration to the dreams of thousands. Once holding the heavy-weight championship of the world, now he holds a crippling

Muhammad Ali Clay “ Have you ever heard about the world famous boxer Muhammad Ali?” Muhammad had been training since the age of 12. He was trained under a man named Martin. He was training by the time of getting the titles which he needed to have. He won the National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions. Muhammad Ali had trained for years, by which he had won most of the matches during the 1960’s, although most of them were by knocking out the boxer. He had showed the audience and boxers that he

The 1920’s was an era of role models and great heroes. This period was known as “The Golden Age” of sports. This was a time where Americans wanted to put the memory of the World War I in the past and appreciate life. It began with the Black Sox scandal of 1919 continuing with historic record breaking athletes. The introduction of radio made is easier for fans to follow their favorite teams. The economy of the United States was strong for most of the time. New and bigger stadiums were built and for

The person who was inspirational to me was Dwayne Johnson, known as “The Rock”. Dwayne "The Rock" Douglas Johnson was born on May 2, 1972, in Hayward, California. He is a Professional actor and wrestler. He is the grandson of professional wrestler Peter Fanene Maivia, known as "High Chief”. The Rock grew up by watching his father perform in the ring. Without following his father's footsteps, he joined and played for his college football team at the University of Miami. He was very successful during