Muhammad Ali

Athlete Man Muhammad Ali

Real name: Cassius Clay, Jr.


Nickname(s): The Greatest, The Champ, The Louisville Lip

Rated at: Heavyweight

Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Nationality: American

Birth date: 17 January 1942 (age 68)

Birth place: Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Stance: Orthodox , Boxing record

Total fights: 61, Wins 56, Wins by KO 37, Losses 5, Draws 0, No contests 0
Short Biography Muhammad Ali

The one of the famous celebrities Muhammad Ali is a retired American boxer. Ali was crowned "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports demonstrated in 1999. He won the World Heavyweight boxing title fight three times, and North American Boxing Federation title fight as well as an Olympic gold medal.Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He was named after his father, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr., Ali later on changed his name after joining the Nation of Islam and afterward converted to Sunni Islam in 1975.

Awards:



Year	Awards
1959	National Golden Gloves Light Heavyweight Champion
1959	National Amateur Athletic Union champion
1960	National Golden Gloves Light Heavyweight Champion
1960	National Amateur Athletic Union champion
1960	Gold medal, Rome Olympics, light-heavyweight boxing
1964-67	World Heavyweight Champion
1970	Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Award
1974	Sportsman of the Year, Sports Illustrated
1974	Fighter of the Year, Boxing Writers Association
1974-78	World Heavyweight Champion
1978-79	World Heavyweight Champion
1979	Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Texas Southern Univesity
1979	Street named after him in Louisville, Kentucky
1985	Recognized for long, meritorious service, World Boxing Association
1987	Elected to Boxing Hall of Fame
1990	Inducted into International Boxing Hall of Fame
1996	Lights Olympic torch, Atlanta
1997	Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, ESPN
1997	Essence Living Legend Award
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