Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, entertainer and philanthropist. Nicknamed The Greatest, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time. Ali was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He began training as an amateur boxer at age 12. At 18, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics and turned professional later that year. He became a Muslim after 1961. He won the world heavyweight championship from Sonny Liston in a major upset on February 25, 1964, at age 22. On March 6, 1964, he announced that he no longer would be known as Cassius Clay but as Muhammad Ali. In 1966, Ali refused to be drafted into the military, citing his religious beliefs and ethical opposition to the Vietnam War. He was found guilty of draft evasion so he faced 5 years in prison and was stripped of his boxing titles. He stayed out of prison as he appealed the decision to the Supreme Court, which overturned his conviction in 1971, but he had not fought for nearly four years and lost a period of peak performance as an athlete. Ali's actions as a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War made him an icon for the larger counterculture generation, and he was a very high-profile figure of racial pride for African Americans during the civil rights movement and throughout his career. As a Muslim, Ali was initially affiliated with Elijah Muhammad's Nation of Islam (NOI). He later disavowed the NOI, adhering to Sunni Islam, and supporting racial integration like his former mentor Malcolm X. Ali was a leading heavyweight boxer of the 20th century, and he remains the only three-time lineal champion of that division. His joint records of beating 21 boxers for the world heavyweight title and winning 14 unified title bouts stood for 35 years. He is the only fighter to have been ranked as the world's best heavyweight by BoxRec twelve times. He has been ranked among BoxRec's ten best heavyweights seventeen times, the third most in history. He won 8 fights that were rated by BoxRec as 5-Star, the third most in the history of the heavyweight division. Ali is the only boxer to be named The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year six times. He has been ranked the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time, and as the greatest athlete of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated, the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC, and the third greatest athlete of the 20th century by ESPN SportsCentury. He was involved in several historic boxing matches and feuds, most notably his fights with Joe Frazier, such as the Fight of the Century and the Thrilla in Manila, and his fight with George Foreman, known as The Rumble in the Jungle, which has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century" and was watched by a record estimated television audience of 1 billion viewers worldwide, becoming the world's most-watched live television broadcast at the time. Ali thrived in the spotlight at a time when many fighters let their managers do the talking, and he was often provocative and outlandish. He was known for trash-talking, and often free-styled with rhyme schemes and spoken word poetry, anticipating elements of hip hop.

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	3.03
Birthday	1942-01-17
Place of Birth	Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Also Known As	Cassius Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Mohamed Ali, محمد علي,

The Kennedy Who Changed The World

When We Were Kings

City of Ali

Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston

Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story

Soul Power

Black Soul

Ron Lyle

Earnie Shavers

The King of Miami Beach

Untold: Deal with the Devil

Stand

Muhammad and Larry

Muhammad Ali: The Greatest

Black Power Salute

In Search of Greatness

Be Water

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

Ali the Man: Ali the Fighter

The Fighters

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

Fight of the Century

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

The Greatest

Doin' Time

Malcolm X

Muhammad and Larry

Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones

Cassius Clay vs. Alonzo Johnson

Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson I

Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson II

The rumble in the jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier II

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

The Documented Life and Times of Muhammad Ali - The Greatest

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

Ali Rap

Champions Forever - World Heavyweight Champs!

a.k.a. Cassius Clay

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Norman Mailer: The American

Cassius le grand

The Best of ABC's Wide World of Sports: The 60's

The Super Fight

Black Rodeo

Out From Ali's Shadow: The Larry Holmes Story

O.J.: Made in America

Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes

Muhammad Ali vs. Trevor Berbick

Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick

Body and Soul

Parkinson at 50

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

The Trials of Muhammad Ali

Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World

Rumble in the Jungle

Thrilla in Manila

Larry Holmes vs. David Bey

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

Cassius X: Becoming Ali

Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child

Pelé

The Real Rocky

McEnroe

Diana

I Am Ali

Muhammad Ali The Whole Story

Muhammad Ali - The Greatest Collection

Tribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky Balboa

Night of 100 Stars III

Mister Candid Camera

Requiem for a Heavyweight

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

Muhammad Ali: The Greatest

Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70

70 Jahre Annemarie Moser-Pröll – Ein Leben als Wintermärchen

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III