it may comes as a shock to you but I say
that I would have beat every heavyweight
that ever lived before me this boxer
floated like a butterfly and stung like
a bee
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
taking a look at the life and career of
Muhammad Ali
I predict that he will go in eight to
prove it I’m great and if you want to go
to heaven
I’ll get him himself he had been the
worst of picks if I cut into speaks and
if you keep talking job I’ll cut it
declared Cassius Marcellus clay jr. was
born on January 17 1942 in Louisville
Kentucky he was 12 when he was
introduced to boxing by policeman and
boxing coach Joey Martin he soon began
to train and participated in several
amateur boxing matches after winning
several Golden Gloves titles Clay won
the light heavyweight gold medal in the
1960 Summer Olympics shortly thereafter
he won his first professional fight
against Fayetteville Police Chief Tunney
Hunsaker and Angelo Dundee became his
trainer throughout the early 1960s Clay
began to attract attention with his
frequent victories and regular knockouts
during this period he defeated notable
boxers such as Doug Jones Henry Cooper
and Archie Moore he also developed a
fighting style that depended on speed
especially that of his feet in 1964 Clay
had an unexpected victory against the
current heavyweight champion Sonny
Liston at 22 he became the youngest
boxer to take the world heavyweight
title from the reigning champ
soon after clay announced his membership
to the Nation of Islam and adopted the
name Muhammad Ali that same year
Ali refused to serve in the US Army and
this asserted his status as a
conscientious objector to the Vietnam
War the next year he won a rematch with
Liston by knockout and fought Floyd
Patterson in the second defense of his
title he won several more bouts against
opponents such as George Chuvalo Bryan
London and Carl miltenberger there were
a few other notable fights during this
time these included the 1966 victory
against Cleveland big cat Williams which
drew an indoor world record of over
35,000 fans another was his brutal fight
against Ernie Terrell in 1967 later that
year
Ali was found guilty of refusing
induction into the army he was
subsequently stripped of his boxing
title and had his professional license
suspended whatever the punishment
whatever the persecution is for standing
up for my religious beliefs even if it
means facing machine-gun fire that day I
will face it before denouncing Elijah
Muhammad and the religion of Islam I’m
ready to die as the years went by
opposition to the war began to grow
while his case was still on appeal
certain states and boxing commissions
allowed Ali to fight despite winning a
few bouts in 1970 Ali experienced his
first professional loss against reigning
heavyweight champion Joe Frazier in 1971
the highly anticipated match came to be
known as the fight of the century his
conviction was reversed a few months
later and he returned to the ring after
a series of exhibition matches known as
the Muhammad Ali boxing show as well as
a few other fights Ali defeated Frazier
in a 1974 rematch next up was the Don
King promoted fight the rumble in the
jungle
Ali tired out his much younger opponent
George Foreman through the use of a
boxing style that came to be known as
the rope-a-dope strategy the surprising
win allowed Ali to reclaim the
of heavyweight champion of the world
following bouts against Chuck Wepner Ron
Lyle and Joe Bugner
Ali took on Frazier for the third time
in 1975 the highly anticipated Don King
promoted fight dubbed the Thrilla in
Manilla resulted in Ali’s second victory
against Frazier the next year Ali won a
number of bouts against fighters such as
Jimmy young and Richard Dunn he then
fought an exhibition match against
wrestler and martial artist Antonio
Inoki and won his third fight against
Ken Norton after several victories the
next year Ali fought two matches against
1976 Olympic champion Leon Spinks in
1978 he lost the heavyweight title in
the first fight but won it back in a
rematch later that year this victory
made him boxing’s first three-time
heavyweight champion after losing to
Larry Holmes in 1980 Ali participated in
his final fight in 1981 he was defeated
by the top heavyweight contender at the
time Trevor Berbick though he was
diagnosed with Parkinson’s syndrome a
few years later Ali remained active in
civic and humanitarian projects
following his retirement
once nicknamed the greatest Muhammad Ali
defeated every top heavyweight in his
generation and his story has inspired
millions and you’re always talking about
Muhammad you’re not the same man you
were 10 years ago well I asked your wife
and she told me you’re not the same man
he was two years ago
that I would have beat every heavyweight
that ever lived before me this boxer
floated like a butterfly and stung like
a bee
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
taking a look at the life and career of
Muhammad Ali
I predict that he will go in eight to
prove it I’m great and if you want to go
to heaven
I’ll get him himself he had been the
worst of picks if I cut into speaks and
if you keep talking job I’ll cut it
declared Cassius Marcellus clay jr. was
born on January 17 1942 in Louisville
Kentucky he was 12 when he was
introduced to boxing by policeman and
boxing coach Joey Martin he soon began
to train and participated in several
amateur boxing matches after winning
several Golden Gloves titles Clay won
the light heavyweight gold medal in the
1960 Summer Olympics shortly thereafter
he won his first professional fight
against Fayetteville Police Chief Tunney
Hunsaker and Angelo Dundee became his
trainer throughout the early 1960s Clay
began to attract attention with his
frequent victories and regular knockouts
during this period he defeated notable
boxers such as Doug Jones Henry Cooper
and Archie Moore he also developed a
fighting style that depended on speed
especially that of his feet in 1964 Clay
had an unexpected victory against the
current heavyweight champion Sonny
Liston at 22 he became the youngest
boxer to take the world heavyweight
title from the reigning champ
soon after clay announced his membership
to the Nation of Islam and adopted the
name Muhammad Ali that same year
Ali refused to serve in the US Army and
this asserted his status as a
conscientious objector to the Vietnam
War the next year he won a rematch with
Liston by knockout and fought Floyd
Patterson in the second defense of his
title he won several more bouts against
opponents such as George Chuvalo Bryan
London and Carl miltenberger there were
a few other notable fights during this
time these included the 1966 victory
against Cleveland big cat Williams which
drew an indoor world record of over
35,000 fans another was his brutal fight
against Ernie Terrell in 1967 later that
year
Ali was found guilty of refusing
induction into the army he was
subsequently stripped of his boxing
title and had his professional license
suspended whatever the punishment
whatever the persecution is for standing
up for my religious beliefs even if it
means facing machine-gun fire that day I
will face it before denouncing Elijah
Muhammad and the religion of Islam I’m
ready to die as the years went by
opposition to the war began to grow
while his case was still on appeal
certain states and boxing commissions
allowed Ali to fight despite winning a
few bouts in 1970 Ali experienced his
first professional loss against reigning
heavyweight champion Joe Frazier in 1971
the highly anticipated match came to be
known as the fight of the century his
conviction was reversed a few months
later and he returned to the ring after
a series of exhibition matches known as
the Muhammad Ali boxing show as well as
a few other fights Ali defeated Frazier
in a 1974 rematch next up was the Don
King promoted fight the rumble in the
jungle
Ali tired out his much younger opponent
George Foreman through the use of a
boxing style that came to be known as
the rope-a-dope strategy the surprising
win allowed Ali to reclaim the
of heavyweight champion of the world
following bouts against Chuck Wepner Ron
Lyle and Joe Bugner
Ali took on Frazier for the third time
in 1975 the highly anticipated Don King
promoted fight dubbed the Thrilla in
Manilla resulted in Ali’s second victory
against Frazier the next year Ali won a
number of bouts against fighters such as
Jimmy young and Richard Dunn he then
fought an exhibition match against
wrestler and martial artist Antonio
Inoki and won his third fight against
Ken Norton after several victories the
next year Ali fought two matches against
1976 Olympic champion Leon Spinks in
1978 he lost the heavyweight title in
the first fight but won it back in a
rematch later that year this victory
made him boxing’s first three-time
heavyweight champion after losing to
Larry Holmes in 1980 Ali participated in
his final fight in 1981 he was defeated
by the top heavyweight contender at the
time Trevor Berbick though he was
diagnosed with Parkinson’s syndrome a
few years later Ali remained active in
civic and humanitarian projects
following his retirement
once nicknamed the greatest Muhammad Ali
defeated every top heavyweight in his
generation and his story has inspired
millions and you’re always talking about
Muhammad you’re not the same man you
were 10 years ago well I asked your wife
and she told me you’re not the same man
he was two years ago
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