Muhammad Ali is recognized today as one of the greatest athletes of all time, but during his lifetime he accomplished other more impressive achievements while also upholding the same values that many Americans hold dear today. These values include his athletic prowess, and all of his work that he did for civil rights. Ali is most well known for his outstanding boxing career that boasted a 56-0-5 record. Americans are well known for their infatuation with sports, especially “American-made” sports such as football, baseball, and boxing which all have a strong American background deeply rooted within them. Because of Ali’s dominance in such a popular sport, it is obvious that many people, fans or not, will know about him and even root for him
