Mohammed Ali Portrait

Mohammed Ali Portrait

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Mohammed Ali

Athlete, Philanthropist (1942–2016)

Muhammad Ali was one of boxing’s most celebrated athletes and the heavyweight champion who is universally regarded as one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century. Ali became an Olympic gold medalist in 1960 and the world heavyweight boxing champion in 1964 with a career record of 56 wins, five losses and 37 knockouts before his retirement from boxing in 1981. Ring Magazine named Ali “Fighter of the Year” five times, more than any other boxer, and he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.

Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. At an early age, Ali showed that he wasn’t afraid of anyone. At the age of 12, Ali discovered his talent for boxing because his bike was stolen. The story goes that he told the police officer, Joe Martin, that he wanted to beat up the thief and Martin advised he better learned to fight before he started challenging people. Ali started working with Martin (who also trained young boxers at a local gym) to learn how to spar, and soon began his boxing career.

Ali won the 1956 Golden Gloves tournament for novices in the light heavyweight class. Three years later, he won the National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions, as well as the Amateur Athletic Union’s national title for the light heavyweight division.