Muhammad Ali Biography
People say Muhammad Ali is the best American boxer ever. Born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville,Kentucky into an average family, Ali achieved success by going to the olympics, and he was a professional boxer. “Float like a butterfly sting like a bee” (Muhammad Ali biography) is what he said after defeating Sonny Liston in his first fight. When he said “float like a butterfly”(Muhammad Ali biography), he meant that nobody could touch him. When he said sting like a bee, he meant that he can could punch like a monster; his punches were so powerful. Muhammad Ali beat Sonny Liston, how Muhammad Ali changed his name and his religion, and how Ali started to box in the first place,and what he is know, and all of the other amazing fights Ali was
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That means that he didn't expect to go in the US army. Muhammad Ali went to jail for ten years, and he lost his WBA title and he got his fighting license taken away. Right before Ali went to jail he fought Joe Frazier at madison square garden. The fight went all the way to the twelfth round. Muhammad Ali lost by a unanimous decision to Joe Frazier. Ali had revenge against Joe Frazier in the philippines in 1975. Muhammad Ali gets his belt back. But in 1978 Muhammad Ali fought Leon Spinks and Leon Spinks wins by a split decision in the fifthteenth round. Ali lost to Spinks And Ali lost his belt. Muhammad Ali had an amazing record of 55 wins and 2 loses. But Ali wins his belt back from Leon Spinks seven months after he lost his belt. Apparently that was his last fight. Muhammad Ali retired in 1979. But in 1980 he comes out of retirement to fight the new heavyweight champion Larry Holmes. Muhammad Ali got knocked out in the eleventh round. He wasn't as good as he was when he was in his twenties. He retired with a amazing record of 56 wins and 5 loses. After retirement Ali gets the Parkinson disease. That means he has musical pain and can't talk as fast as everyone else. At the summer olympics he carried the Olympic torch in Atlanta Georgia. He also gets a gold medal. whall all of this is going on Muhammad Ali was tight with his
That means that he didn't expect to go in the US army. Muhammad Ali went to jail for ten years, and he lost his WBA title and he got his fighting license taken away. Right before Ali went to jail he fought Joe Frazier at madison square garden. The fight went all the way to the twelfth round. Muhammad Ali lost by a unanimous decision to Joe Frazier. Ali had revenge against Joe Frazier in the philippines in 1975. Muhammad Ali gets his belt back. But in 1978 Muhammad Ali fought Leon Spinks and Leon Spinks wins by a split decision in the fifthteenth round. Ali lost to Spinks And Ali lost his belt. Muhammad Ali had an amazing record of 55 wins and 2 loses. But Ali wins his belt back from Leon Spinks seven months after he lost his belt. Apparently that was his last fight. Muhammad Ali retired in 1979. But in 1980 he comes out of retirement to fight the new heavyweight champion Larry Holmes. Muhammad Ali got knocked out in the eleventh round. He wasn't as good as he was when he was in his twenties. He retired with a amazing record of 56 wins and 5 loses. After retirement Ali gets the Parkinson disease. That means he has musical pain and can't talk as fast as everyone else. At the summer olympics he carried the Olympic torch in Atlanta Georgia. He also gets a gold medal. whall all of this is going on Muhammad Ali was tight with his