Mohammed Ali - impossible is nothing

Have you ever heard of the great and famous Mohamed Ali? About his social status? And not least about his conversion to Islam? In the following article will you hear more about the famous boxer Mohamed Ali.

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Ali was born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Its name after the name of his father, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr. Ali later changed his name after joining the Nation of Islam and eventually embraced Sunni Islam in 1975.

Muhammad Ali was one of the most famous boxers of all time. Muhammad Ali become the first person in history to win the heavyweight champion title, three times Muhammad Ali is a retired boxer United States. In 1999, Ali was awarded the "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated.

Career, job

Mohammed Ali made his professional debut on October 29, 1960, winning a six-round decision over Tunney Hunsaker. From then until 1963, Muhammed Ali amassed a record of 19 won and 0 lose. With 15 wins by knockout. So his education was to be that he had been a professional boxer. Muhammed Ali boxed like no one else. He was very fast.

In 1960, the Olympic Games were held in Rome. Muhammad Ali, then 18 years old, had already won national tournaments such as the Golden Gloves and so he felt ready to compete in the Olympics. On September 5, 1960, Muhammad Ali fought against Zbigniew Pietrzyskowski from Poland in the light-heavyweight championship bout. In a unanimous decision, the judges declared Ali was the winner of Olympic gold medal.

 Conversion to Islam

He was doing some spiritual searching and decided to join the Black Muslim group, the Nation of Islam, in 1964. At first, he called himself "Cassius X," eventually settling on the name Muhammad Ali. Two years later, Ali started a different kind of fight when he refused to acknowledge his military service after being drafted. He said that he was a practicing Muslim minister, and that his religious beliefs prevented him from fighting in the Vietnam War.

In 1967, Ali put his personal values ahead of his career. The U.S. Department of Justice pursued a legal case against Ali, denying his claim for conscientious objector status. He was found guilty of refusing to be inducted into the military, but Ali later cleared his name after a lengthy court battle. Professionally, however, Ali did not fare as well. The boxing association took away his title and suspended him from the sport for three and a half years.

Video about Mohammed Ali

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