Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.; January 17, 1942) is generally in the greatest heavyweights in the history of the sport in the United States regarded former professional boxer. Today he is widely described in the show ring plus pole of controversy during his early career he's been illustrated in Ali external value: racial justice and freedom through the means of the principle of religious victory. He is one of the "Sportsman of the Century" and "Sports Personality of the Century" in the selection of the last hundred years the most recognized sports star by Sports Illustrated federated by the BBC.
At the age of 22 years Born Cassius Clay, he won the world heavyweight championship in 1964 in a stunning upset Sony Lee Stone. Immediately after the country joined the fight, Ali changed his name to Islam. He converted to Sunni Islam in 1975.
Earned the heavyweight title and then drafted into the military refused to intervene in the United States cited for the religious beliefs and opposition to the Vietnam War, Ali is his 1967 three years. Because if you inform Allah or His Messenger (Elijah Muhammad) indicated that the fight in that war was declared, however, refused to recognize him as a conscientious objector to the United States government. He was stripped of his boxing title, convicted on charges of tax evasion in the draft eventually arrested. He was not a career of nearly 04 athletes the best performance in time lost the fight again. Was overturned on its way to professionally convicted in 1971 of the United States Supreme Court appeal of Ali. Because not give a reason for the denial of conscientious objector exemption to petition the Appeals Board, has held that it is impossible to determine that three kinds of evidence provided by the letter of the Supreme Court of Justice that the board relied. A conscientious objector to the war generation to the icon of the larger counterculture Ali action.
Maintain direct only three-time world heavyweight champion Ali; He won the 1964, 1974 and 1978.
Ali was involved in several historic boxing matches nicknamed 'The Great'. Notable during the previous seven years, where he was stripped of the title was restored first Lee Stone with rival Joe Frazier and George Foreman Fighting Three.
Longing to see - he's sometimes provocative, always entertaining, most of the time often wacky little attention his manager pro wrestler Ali talking to flourish inspired by George Wagner 'brilliant'. He controls most of the stories and interviews and press conferences on issues not related to boxing free. He changed the role and image of African-American players in the United States by his willingness to embrace his hostility to the white establishment of racial pride in doing so. Joyce Carol Oates on horse artist, he 'is the condition of their own public reputation justice.' Completely in any sport was one of the few players
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