Muhammed Ali Biography
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."

Muhammed Ali was born on January 17, 1942 to the name of Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr, and the Muhammed Ali biography is no doubt one of the most famous and influential biographies in the world because of his boxing ability. He broke boundaries in the boxing world by taking advantage of his ability to avoid punches, as opposed to the usual method of holding the hands high to defend the face. On October 29, 1960, the Muhammed Ali biography had its first achievement, as he won his first professional boxing match. He'd won a six-round decision, opposing Tunney Hunsaker, who at the time was the police chief of Fayatteville in West Virginia.

Between 1960 and 1963, the Muhammed Ali biography accounted for a record of 19-0 along with 15 knockouts, defeating boxers like Tony Esperti, Donnie Fleeman, Alonzo Johnson, Jim Robinson, George Logan, Willi Besmanoff, Doug Jones, Lamar Clark, Doug Jones and Henry Cooper. Ali also succeeded against the links of Sonny Banks and Alejandro Lavorante. Also, he fought and won Archie Moore, a legend in the boxing world who had previously won over 200 fights, and interestingly, had been Ali's trainer.

After the named 'Fight of the Year' in 1963, between Doug Jones and Ali, Ali fought Henry Cooper. Cooper knocked Ali down with a left hook at the end of the fourth round, but the fight was stopped during the fifth round due to a deep cut to Cooper's face.

There is no doubt that Muhammed Ali is an all-time boxing legend. But another important part of his life was his involvement with the armed forces. Ali had first of all failed the Armed Forces qualifying test, when it was seen that his writing and spelling skills were below average, and beyond acceptable. This was in 1964 - but two years later, when the tests were revised, Ali became reclassified as 1A.

Interestingly enough, at the time of the Vietnam War, Ali refused to fight - speaking as a conscientious objector, and a practicing Muslim, he said: "War is against the teachings of the Holy Qu'ran. I'm not trying to dodge the draft. We are not supposed to take part in no wars unless declared by Allah or The Messenger. We don't take part in Christian wars or wars of any unbelievers." He is also famously quoted as saying "I ain't got to quarrel with those Vietcong" and "no Vietcong ever called me nigger."

Ali also refused to respond to his name, during service, being read out as Cassius Clay, as he believes (and indeed, he was instructed to state what he believes by his mentors from the Nation of Islam) that Clay was the name that was forced upon his slave ancestors by the white man.

By refusing to respond to this name, the Muhammed Ali biography was taken over by controversy and skeptical opinions. He was essentially banned from fighting for the United States, and he was then forced to accept bouts abroad, for the most part of 1966.

In the early 1980s, the Muhammed Ali biography took a turn as he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. His doctors disagreed on the cause - some believed his condition was caused by boxing, others believed it was degenerative - but the ultimate outcome was a diagnosis of Parkinson's. By 2005, it was reported that his condition was notably worsening. But despite his disability, he still remains a beloved and inspirable public figure.

Links

• The Muhammed Ali biography at Wikipedia
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