Rough Draft Muhammad Ali by Tammy Liang 8A
Muhammad Ali is important to many of people. He was named The Greatest and Fighter of the Year more than five times in magazines. The real question is How did this one person get to be so important and so recognized by many people? Before he was known as Muhammad Ali;He was known as Cassius Marcellus Clay Junior. Cassius Clay was born on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. It all started one day when Muhammad Ali was 12. His bike was stolen and Muhammad Ali told the police officer that Muhammad Ali wanted to beat up the person who stole his bike. The police officer told Muhammad Ali he should first learn how to fight before he start challenging people. That police office was Joe Martin. …show more content…
Before calling himself Muhammad Ali, he had was called Cassius X; Muhammad Ali eventually converted to Orthodox Islam during the 1970s, and that is why he changed his name to Muhammad Ali. In April 1967 Muhammad Ali was drafted to the army to fight for the Vietnam War, but Muhammad Ali refused to fight. Muhammad Ali was religious muslim minister and Muhammad Ali’s beliefs prevented him from fighting. On April 28, 1967, Muhammad Ali said to the Army Forces, “I ain’t got no quarrel with those Vietcong.”He was arrested for not fighting in the Vietnam War, almost stripped from his world title, and his boxing license. Muhammad Ali was found guilty and sentenced 10 years in prison, fined 10,000 dollars, and was removed from boxing for 3 …show more content…
While those years passed, he spent his time talking to people against the Vietnam War on college campuses. Muhammad Ali thought thought that military involvement in Vietnam was wrong, and He started his own fight speaking out again the Vietnam War. Not everyone thought he was doing the right thing, but many people listened and thought and, agreed. However his decision inspired many people of all races to speak out.
After a year,The Supreme Court overturned Muhammad Ali’s convention. In October 26, 1970 Muhammad Ali returned to the ring once again. On March 8, 1971 Muhammad Ali could have gotten his heavy weight title back at this fight against Joe Frazier. This fight was called The Fight Of The Century. However Muhammad Ali was down with a hard hit. He lost to Joe Frazier. This fight was his first defeat. After his defeat, He won ten bouts, which is a match or fight in boxing. Sadly after his ten wins Muhammad Ali was defeated to Ken Norton. Ken Norton was a boxer who hold a heavy weight title for a
Muhammad Ali is important to many of people. He was named The Greatest and Fighter of the Year more than five times in magazines. The real question is How did this one person get to be so important and so recognized by many people? Before he was known as Muhammad Ali;He was known as Cassius Marcellus Clay Junior. Cassius Clay was born on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. It all started one day when Muhammad Ali was 12. His bike was stolen and Muhammad Ali told the police officer that Muhammad Ali wanted to beat up the person who stole his bike. The police officer told Muhammad Ali he should first learn how to fight before he start challenging people. That police office was Joe Martin. …show more content…
Before calling himself Muhammad Ali, he had was called Cassius X; Muhammad Ali eventually converted to Orthodox Islam during the 1970s, and that is why he changed his name to Muhammad Ali. In April 1967 Muhammad Ali was drafted to the army to fight for the Vietnam War, but Muhammad Ali refused to fight. Muhammad Ali was religious muslim minister and Muhammad Ali’s beliefs prevented him from fighting. On April 28, 1967, Muhammad Ali said to the Army Forces, “I ain’t got no quarrel with those Vietcong.”He was arrested for not fighting in the Vietnam War, almost stripped from his world title, and his boxing license. Muhammad Ali was found guilty and sentenced 10 years in prison, fined 10,000 dollars, and was removed from boxing for 3 …show more content…
While those years passed, he spent his time talking to people against the Vietnam War on college campuses. Muhammad Ali thought thought that military involvement in Vietnam was wrong, and He started his own fight speaking out again the Vietnam War. Not everyone thought he was doing the right thing, but many people listened and thought and, agreed. However his decision inspired many people of all races to speak out.
After a year,The Supreme Court overturned Muhammad Ali’s convention. In October 26, 1970 Muhammad Ali returned to the ring once again. On March 8, 1971 Muhammad Ali could have gotten his heavy weight title back at this fight against Joe Frazier. This fight was called The Fight Of The Century. However Muhammad Ali was down with a hard hit. He lost to Joe Frazier. This fight was his first defeat. After his defeat, He won ten bouts, which is a match or fight in boxing. Sadly after his ten wins Muhammad Ali was defeated to Ken Norton. Ken Norton was a boxer who hold a heavy weight title for a