a bee‚ his hands can’t hit what his eyes can’t see.” -Muhammad Ali- fight against George Forman in 1974 Muhammad Ali is the greatest professional boxers and the world‚ The reason I say this because Muhammad Ali won the heavyweight championship 3 times and also earned an Olympic gold Medal in 1999. Muhammad Ali was only 6’3 and from the years 1960 to 1963‚ Muhammad Ali record was 19-0‚ with 15 knockouts. He is definitely
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The Person I’d like to Be Many people who were worthy of who I’d like to be but Muhammad Ali stood out because he was not only a fearless boxer boxer‚ but a great humanitarian. Muhammad Ali was fearless and very brave‚ he got punched in the face for a living. He routinely visits sick children with disabilities around the world. He has helped out organizations such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation‚ and Special Olympics. Refused to be inducted into US Army because of a growing
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You have to want and love it because without it there is no way to win. The greatest of boxers were praised and criticized by thousand and thousands of people. Muhammad Ali walked the ring with only five losses in his 21 year long career. Today he is considered the greatest boxer of all time and a teacher of life. According the biography of Ali it all started in Louisville‚ Kentucky.
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Leadership Qualities of Prophet Muhammad The leadership qualities I find most admirable were his humility‚ his recognition of talent‚ and his ability to think counter-intuitive‚ or ?outside the box‚? as the current clich?ould have it. When the Prophet received his first revelation‚ he trembled with fear. He was fully aware of the awesome responsibility. So fearful was he that he could confide only to his wife Khatijah. In an era where females generally and wives in particular were mere chattels
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As a champion Ali now recognized his power in society‚ he used this power to support and speak for the Civil Rights. These actions were something the white society feared and disliked. Ali became a political symbol of the black society‚ maybe the person who influenced blacks the most after Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. During the nextcoming three years‚ Ali defended his title nine times including the match where Ali outpointed Ernie Terrell and became the undisputed Heavyweight Champion
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Isa Clark Per 5 The People’s Champion Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. aka Muhammad Ali was born January 17‚ 1942‚ Louisville‚ KY and would become the world’s greatest boxer not only fighting inside the ring but outside as well. In his career he accumulated 56 wins‚ 37 K.O.’s but also joined The Nation with Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad to fight for civil rights. The thing that brought Muhammed into the Nation was when Malcolm X said “Why we called Negroes? Chinese named after china‚ Cubans named
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The article I chose to write about is Muhammad Ali refusing to get drafted in the Vietnam war. This of course affected his career tremendously in a very negative way but also had a few positives to it also. In March of 1966 Ali was drafted to go serve the United States in Vietnam but he said that since he was a black Muslim he was a conscientious objector. He spoke us how the people of Vietnam have done nothing wrong to him like racial slurs‚ the never shot at him‚ nor did they do anything bad to
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Muhammad Ali “Float like a butterfly‚ sting like a bee”‚ Muhammad Ali once said describing himself in the boxing ring. “Ali often thought of his ownself as “the greatest” and was not afraid to sing his own phrases. He was known for boasting about his skills before a fight and his colorful phrases” (biography.com). Muhammad Ali was very dominant during the 1960’s and throughout his entire life‚ because he had a bold personality and was passionate for boxing at a young age‚ he was an underdog and won
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Muhammad Ali is a well-known boxer and civil rights activist. He was born on January 17‚ 1942 as Cassius Marcellus Clay‚ Jr.. Clay started boxing at the age of 12. In 1960‚ he won the gold medal as a light heavyweight boxer. In 1964‚ he became the heavyweight champion. After his heavyweight title win‚ he converted to Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. As a member of the Nation of Islam‚ alongside Malcolm X‚ he fought for equality and civil rights for minorities. Two years later‚
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How significant was Muhammad Ali in the act of civil rights movement in America? -History Internal Assesment- Part A-Plan of investigation This investigation will assess the significance of Muhammad Ali in the act of civil/human rights movement in America. The investigation also covers how Muhammad Ali related to the civil rights movement and what caused it. In 1954‚ the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the “separate but equal” doctrine that formed the basis for state-sanctioned
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