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How it all started
He started in boxing thanks to a Louisville police officer; the also trainer Joe E. Martin, who knew him when he was furious because a thief stole his bicycle. Cassius told him he was going to fight the thief. The officer recommended that he first learn to box. After winning a street fight he was convinced that he was the greatest boxer who had been born in the world. -
His family
He was born on January 17, 1954 in Louisville, Kentucky. Son of Cassius Marcellus Clay and Odessa O'Grady. He had a sister and four brothers. His father painted signs and signs, his mother was a housewife. Although his father was a Methodist, he accepted that his wife, Cassius and younger brother, Rudolph, were Baptists. -
The youth mohamed ali
During four years of amateur career he was trained by Chuck Bodak. Clay won six Kentucky Golden Gloves titles, two Golden Gloves national titles, one Amateur Athletic Union National title, and the Amateur gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics. His amateur record was 100 wins with five losses. -
mohamed ali becomes champion of the heavyweights
In his first professional fights he showed an incredible speed of hands and feet considering his height of 1.88 meters and a weight of 85 kilograms. After only 20 professional matches he beat Sonny Liston becoming the world champion of his category. The February 25, 1964 is still remembered as one of the most tense days lived in the Convention Hall in Miami Beach. The night in which the boxer Cassius Clay snatched, in seven rounds, his belt to the then world heavyweight champion. -
It changes name
He converted to Islam in that same year and adopted the name of Muhammad Ali. In 1967 he refused to join the army claiming to be Muslim and therefore conscientious objector. Ali did not mind exposing himself to a punishment of five years in prison and a $ 10,000 fine for refusing to serve in the Armed Forces. Accused of deserter, the boxing authorities declared his title vacant -
Mohamed ali have parkinson
He was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1984, a neurological syndrome characterized by tremors, stiff muscles and slow speech and movement that is common in activities such as boxing. At the Olympic Games in Atlanta (1996) he lit the Olympic flame at the stadium. On July 27, 2012, he was the titular bearer of the Olympic flag during the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. -
Mohamed ali has died
Muhammad died on June 4, 2016, at 74 years of age, in a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was admitted due to respiratory problems. Ali suffered Parkinson's disease for more than thirty years and had been hospitalized twice in late 2014 and early 2015. -
His achievements
His achievements Olympic champion in 1960
Champion of Heavy Weights: 1964-1974-1978
Fights for the title: 25
Victories: 22
Defeats: 3
