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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”…

On Feb 25, 1964, he challenged Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship of the world. Then on March 6, 1964, Clay took the name Muhammad Ali which was given by him by his spiritual mentor, Elijah Muhammad. In May 25, 1965, rematch against Liston, he emerged with a 1st round K.O…

Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. a professional boxer, idealist, social activist, and philanthropist born January 17 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. Cassius Clay Sr. and Odessa middle class citizens gave birth to giant who would impact the world greatly. The Clays were not wealthy but were not living in poverty. Muhammad Ali would go on to embody the soul of an American during the late twentieth centuries. As an African American boxer, world figure, minister, humanitarian, and the spokesman he would…

Battle royal (1952) page 503 “And yet I am no freak of nature, nor history. I was in the cards, other things have been equal (or unequal) 85 years ago” (Ellison, 503). Pitted against other africans in a boxing ring, torn limb from limb the narrator recalls all that his deceased grandfather has told his father. He tries to stay discrete among the white man as to deceive them at any given moment. These forms of racial discrimination have been around for decades without recognition.…

Since 688 BC, in the world of boxing there have been many great boxers. However Muhammad Ali was the absolute best boxer that ever stepped into the ring. His record, hard work, and determination shows that he is the best. Not only was he one of the most popular person during his time he his still the most recognizable man on earth. His success as a boxer is widely respected. He was a champion, a leader, and an artist. His work inside and outside of the of the ring truly makes him “The Greatest…

“I have to believe when things are bad I can change them” (Quotes). In the movie The Cinderella Man directed by Ron Howard, James J. Braddock encounters many difficult times throughout the movie, but chooses to let them motivate him, instead of put him down. In the beginning of the film, The Cinderella Man, Jimmy Braddock’s life is zipping along and nothing is going wrong. Then one day, his family starts to endure hardships such as: no heat in the house, no electricity, and minimal amounts of…

Muhammad Ali is an American hero. Muhammad’s original name was Cassius Clay Jr. He was born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville. Kentucky. He now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Muhammad was known as one of the greatest athletes n boxing. As a teenager he won both the National Amateur Athletic Union and Golden Gloves Championships. At eighteen years old, he competed in the 1960 Olympics in Rome, Italy and won the gold medal. In 1984, Muhammad was diagnosed with Parkinson center in Phoenix, Arizona.…

The movie Ali with Will Smith I believe portrayed the boxer as a person with perseverance and calculating. The fight scene with George Foreman spoke volumes about Ali’s character. In this particular scene it was clear that Ali had lost to George before and this fight was about Ali reclaiming his title as the heavy weight champion of the world. Viewers were able to see Ali’s perseverance throughout the whole movie especially when his team lacked confidence in him. He was not going to give up.…

Manny Pacquiao, Duterte’s perfect match in drug war By Dung Phan Far away from the boxing ring in the United States where Manny Pacquiao had his first fight, to the stage in the Philippines where Duterte first delivered his inauguration speech, there was one unifying thread between sheer momentum: their popularity. Pacquiao, known as "the destroyer" or "Fist of Nation" embodied the country's struggles and triumphs, becoming the public face of the Philippines. Duterte, nicknamed as "the…

A potential blockbuster fight between Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan is reportedly “almost certain” to happen in the first or second quarter of next year as Top Rank chief Bob Arum begins to run his machinery in order to setup a meeting between the two well-known fighters. Bleacher Report indicated that Arum’s initial plan is to stage it in the Middle East, but not in Dubai. If it does not work out, then the bout will be held in Las Vegas, Arum said. The 28-year-old Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) had been…