Jebel Ali

Muhammad Ali a professional boxer, idealist, social activist, and philanthropist was born January 17 1942. Ali birth name was Marcellus Clay Jr. born in Louisville, Kentucky. His father, Cassius Clay, Sr., worked as a sign painter and his mother, Odessa, worked as a maid. Young Cassius had a younger brother named Rudy. The Clays weren 't rich, but they weren 't poor either. Muhammad Ali became embody what it means to be an American in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. As…

With his defiance, he was refusing to participate in America’s plan for a nation far away from home, especially when that plan called for murdering the enemy and violated his faith. Ali couldn’t accept betraying his faith for America while in a foreign land, only to return home to a culture of racial bias and discrimination by the country he just served. 6 Civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s came to Ali’s defense. "He is giving up millions of dollars to do what his conscience tells him…

torch was handed to Muhammad Ali. Ali, the Olympic gold medal boxer, lifted the torch as the crowd was screaming ‘Ali’. Ali then sent the fire soaring above the stadium to light the ceremonial Olympic cauldron. This moment was one of the greatest of many sports fans, considering all the tragedy he has been through, he still carried out the mission as the champion. "Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky" (2 page 1). Ali has always shown that he…

Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali lived a life of learning. “Don 't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion” (“Muhammad Ali Quotes”). From his beginnings as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., a subjugated black boy in a racist community, to his current place as Muhammad Ali, world renowned boxer and inspiration, Ali has certainly lived the life of a champion. Through each struggle, he gained an experience that would help shape him for the future. Ali once said, “The man who views the…

the nation of islam as his saviour and how blacks should stand together to fight for freedom. Muhammad Ali listened to Malcolm and Elijah Muhammad 's speeches which helped him become an islamic boxer. He fought every powerful boxer he could to show power is earned not given. He fought the military on the draft and stood up for what he believed in. Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali all worked towards equality for african americans. When he began the fight for equality…

The article "A Homemade Education" by Malcolm X was about how he taught himself how to read and write while being incarcerated. While he was in prison, he would write letter to Mr. Elijah Muhammad, the founder of the Muslim sect Nation of Islam. While writing those letters to Mr. Elijah Muhammad Malcolm realized how bad his knowledge was. Being at the Charlestown Prison led him to meeting Bimbi. When Malcolm met Bimbi he was jealous of him, the jealousy towards Bimbi came from the knowledge he…

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is an advanced form of the Japanese martial art of the same name. It has been modified by the famous Gracie Family of Brazil to become "arguably the most effective martial art in the world." With the arrival of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on the martial arts scene, it has forever changed the way fighters train. Without learning the proper ways to defend and execute techniques from the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu arsenal it is difficult to survive against a good Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Fighter.…

Boxing controversies have had major effects in the boxing game and forced the boxing association to change rules according to the controversy. One of the controversy called “The Phantom Punch” was about the boxers, Sonny Liston vs Muhammad Ali, for the World Heavyweight title. Liston was dropped by a hook in the first round and many would claim that he wasn’t even touched. Liston later said that he threw the fight to avoid being killed by Muslim extremists, but the punch did land. The…

for Biotechnology information”). Studies with ERP’s have shown that boxers have delayed brain function and activity compared to non- fighters. Two examples of individuals that did not look in to monitoring their health are Gary Goodridge and Muhammad Ali. Gary who fought pro kickboxing and MMA for nearly 2 decades has severely bad dementia now. His last good fight was in 2003 but he continued to compete until 2010 for whatever reason most likely for the money. He suffered numerous knockouts…

"The California Kid" Urijah Faber has shocked the world by announcing he will be retiring following his UFC On FOX 22 fight against Brad "One Punch" Pickett. Urijah Faber was a guest on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani where he made the decision to retire. Faber said that he still has a passion for fighting but his emotions toward fighting has changed now then in the past. Faber would also go onto mention that in his previous fights he has not found that emotional rise or fall and that to him…