World Boxing Council

1900’s. Muhammad Ali did a lot of things during his life, some good and some bad. He became one of the best known boxers around the world, he converted to Islam, and he battled Parkinson's disease. Muhammad Ali wasn’t always his name. His birth name was Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky and that's where he started his long journey into boxing. His bike was stolen, and Ali told a police officer, Joe Martin, that he wanted to beat up the thief. "Well, you better…

verses represent the difficult experiences he went through as a young man. “When I left my home and my family” (Line nine). Because of the circumstances, he leaves his home, his family, and he takes care of himself. He begins to feel isolated from the world as he continues to live on his own. “And wishing I was gone, going home” (lines thirty-eighth and thirty-ninth). While being on his own, he begins to feel homesick and loneliness. “I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome I took…

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 justified, and should he have been banned from boxing for it.…

discovered his unique talent for boxing. His bike was stolen, and he told the officer, I want to beat up the thief. Joe Martin, the officer, told him “well…

Olympic and World Champion boxer who had a unique personality based on his selfbeliefs and strong religious and political convictions. He won the World Heavyweight Boxing championship three times and won the North American Boxing Federation championships…

Jack Dempsey, One of Americas best boxers during the 20th century. He took down many of the greatest boxers during his generation. Dempsey’s child hood wasn’t an easy one. When he was a boy, Dempsey got a job on a farm, miner, and cowboy to help out his struggling family (1). Born on June 24 in Manassa, Colorado (2). Before Jack was born, his parents move west to small Mormon village of Manassa in southern Colorado. Hyrum and Cecilia Dempsey were originally from West Virginia (2). Living in a…

He was convicted for draft evasion on June 22. He was sentenced for five years, and he had to pay a ten thousand dollars. He refused to induct into the armed forces. He said that he didn’t have any quarrel with the Vietcong. He was also banned from boxing for three years. He’s very judgemental and hard on himself if he doesn’t succeed in everything he does. When he won a gold medal he would throw it in the Ohio River because of the discrimination in his hometown. His real name was Marcellus Clay…

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 African American boxer, world figure, minister, humanitarian, and spokesman he would use his fame for various reasons. Such as battling American racial and political controversies that occurred during 1960s and 1970s. Growing up in Kentucky Muhammad Ali…

Monster’s Ball establishes several parallels between Hank and Leticia through narrative co-occurrence. From their abusive parenting styles to the loss of their respective children, Forster validates this implausible relationship through commonality. The cinematic techniques visually assimilate Hank and Leticia characteristically and circumstantially. Though Hank is more apathetic and cold while Leticia is more emotional and reactionary, their resulting behaviors manifest similarly. Marc Forster…

to his conviction and becoming a beloved icon throughout the world in the process. Stripped of his championship in 1967, it took a little more than six long years 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…