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Muhammad Ali is one of the greatest boxers of all time. He was an Olympian and World champion. During this time that was very frowned upon considering he was an African American. During his prime boxing career, a war broke out and he was asked to join the fight. From this point on he faced trouble not only with the military but with boxing as well. The reason Muhammad Ali refused to be inducted into the war can be very controversial and argued, but the questions are why did he refuse, was it…

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.…

“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…

In 1955, Robinson returned to the ring. Although he had been inactive for two and a half years, his work as a dancer kept him in peak physical condition: in his autobiography, Robinson states that in the weeks leading up to his debut for a dancing engagement in France, he ran five miles every morning, and then danced for five hours each night. Robinson even stated that the training he did in his attempts to establish a career as a dancer were harder than any he undertook during his boxing career…

The American Hero Being a hero and symbol isn’t as easy as it seems especially back in the day you have to work, sweat, and even dedicate your life to whatever you are known for and doing.Joe Louis was the heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949 and was hero and a symbol to the American people. Joe Louis was born on May 13, 1914, Lafayetta, Alabama. Joe started spending time with a gang. His mom didn’t want him to get in any…

We assigned this site to Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. beacuse we look up to him , hes the best fighter in the world. We want to give you some more information about this legendary boxer heres a little bit of his background story: Floyd was born in Grand Raoids, Michigan on 24 February 1977 in to a family of boxers (He started boxing because of his dad.) His full name is Floyd Joy Maywheather Jr. Nick name: Pretty boy It was common for the young mayweather to come home from…