Boxing

Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr, better known as Muhammad Ali was born on January 17th, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. Muhammad’s parents, Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. and Odessa Grady Clay, were middle-class citizens and lived in the “nice” part of town. His father was a sign and mural painter, and his mother was a stay at home mom. On sundays, him and his family, including his younger brother Rahaman Ali, would all go to Mount Zion Baptist Church. Muhammad attended DuValle Middle School, then he went…

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…

What’s the difference between “Grand Theft Auto V” (GTA V) and boxing? For starters, GTA V is a video game, and boxing is a competitive sport. One side is influenced by money, weapons, sex, and drugs. The other is influenced by physical brutality and roaring chants of spectators. Both of these two have their differences, but one thing that they primarily share is violence. Statistics show that GTA V was a record breaking video game seller – having sold over 34 million copies. It was also one of…

Liston because this was the time of segregation.He proved everyone wrong by taking the title. Ali showed that he could box with the best that night and made a mark. Although Ali is now known for his boxing he is called to fight a terrible war where many lost lives and loved…

at his worst when finally things started getting better, he had a major comeback. That’s when Damon Runyon gave Braddock his nickname the “Cinderella Man”. He was given the nickname because of his fairytale like rise to a poor local fighter to the boxing champion of the world. In October of 1934, Braddock had been given the lucky opportunity to fight John Griffin who was also known as Corn. Everyone was amazed and John Griffin was very upset when Braddock knocked him out in the third round.…

and two sons. His mother Odessa Grady Clay was a householder. At the age of twelve Ali started boxing under the tutelage of Louisville policeman Joe Martin. Ali was the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship on three separate occasions he successfully defended his title nineteen times. He won a gold metal in the 175 pound division at the 1960 olympic game in Rome. He dominated boxing for three years. He won eighteen fights…

from age 25 to age 32 for Ali to recover from the government’s charges against him. Ali would go on to capture the heavy weight belt an unprecedented three times during his career, leaving his mark as the greatest fighter of what boxing experts consider the golden age of boxing. Ali fought every major champion and contenderduring this era, and defeated each of them. Michael Mann, director of the 2003 biopic film “Ali,” said, “The draft resistance was it for Nelson Mandela. When the cast had…

Holyfield a 4 time undisputed former heavyweight champion of the world and USA Olympic medalist and Louisville's very own Mr. Joe Reeves and James Dixen who is the managing partner of Louisville's TKO Boxing Gym also known as Top Knotch Boxing Gym a premier amateur fight club partner to help reignite boxing back into the state of Kentucky and the city of Louisville. With a percentage of those proceeds…

best boxer he can be in a highly competitive field. Every day is like an exhausting 12-round bout, because in Jones’ life, there is never a dull moment. Jones, now 33 years old, was born in Panama City, Panama, to a family with a long history of boxing. His cousin, Guillermo Jones, is one of the most celebrated fighters in Panamanian history and his father hopped into the ring for three fights as an amateur earlier in his life. Despite this lineage, his mother did everything…

Muhammad Ali “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” (Muhammad Ali). These are the famous words of Muhammad Ali, a famous African American boxer from 1960 to 1981. Ali was introduced to boxing when his bike was stolen. At only 12 years old he started sparring with a local police officer to get revenge on the thief. It was there that he discovered his talent and went on to become one of the greatest boxers of all time. Ali was popular for his outspoken and rebellious personality, as well as…