Sunday, May 29, 2011

Muhammad Ali - The Greatest

By Clare Slack


Muhammad Ali got into this world named Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr on January 17 1942 in Louisville Kentucky, USA. Imposing 6'3 feet in height, he was crowned the three-time World Heavyweight champion. The youthful Clay Jr started boxing at 12 years old when he was showcased on Joe Martin's Show On TV "Tomorrow's Champion".

He soon started training in the camp of Fred Stoner, who's attributed for that dance-like footwork of your soon-to-be boxing celebrity. When he changed to Islam in 1964, Clay, Jr. modified his name to Muhammad Ali, in which he was identified within his boxing career.

Muhammad Ali will be regarded as one of, or even the, finest boxer ever. He was renowned for his speed, striking power and shielding power along with his exceptional showmanship. Nowadays, in spite of struggling with Parkinson's disease, Ali isn't sorry for boxing and is also a serious campaigner for societal rights as well as abolition of Third World debt.

Muhammad Ali defined his boxing type as - "Float like a butterfly, sting just like a bee". He became a exceptional treasure of a boxer, who overcame all heavyweights throughout his time. The fact is, the top Ring Magazine referred to as him as "Fighter of the Year" more occasions than any other boxer and positioned him in 1988 as being the finest boxer of all times. His capability inside ring provided him the alias that he is recognized most for "The Greatest".

Ali's boxing match versus Joe Frazier on 8 March 1971 was labelled "The Fight from the Century" since the heavyweight crown was at stake. Frazier won that fight but it was Ali's very first loss as a expert boxer. The fight began with Ali dancing and Frazier stalking. Ali attempted to make Frazier exhaust himself nevertheless the champion was connecting with tough body shots which slowed up Ali. This permitted Frazier to connect more frequently with tough left hooks. Ali was staggered within the 11th round and everybody ringside believed he was on his way out but Ali was possibly part clowning. Frazier nonetheless proved his superiority in the fifteenth round by dropping Ali by using a brutal left hook which could have knocked out a horse.

Muhammad Ali retired from boxing followin a loss of a fight against Trevor Berbeck in the Bahamas three decades ago. Way back in 1984 Muhammad Ali was clinically determined to have Parkinson's disease, a nerve dysfunction whose symptoms include things like muscle tremors and slowness of speech.




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