Muhammad Ali was a famous boxer who was also known for his confident personality. One of his famous quotes was "I float like a butterfly and sting like a bee". He was heavy weight champion of the world 3 times during his career. He started boxing when he was 12 and he finally retired when he was 39. His famous fights include The Rumble in the Jungle vs George Forman and the Thriller in Manila vs Joe Frazier.
He was born Cassius Clay but changed his name to Muhammad Ali because he thought Cassius was a slave name and he converted to Islam. At one stage he was striped of his title for refusing to join the army to fight in Viet Nam.
Recently he died of a disease called complications of Parkinson's probably brought on by repeated head injures during his boxing career.
I have been told that he died. Many people are upset about this. This is a great post Franklin.
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ReplyDeleteI think that reporting on this horrible event was a good idea. I like how you put in lots of information about this man.Next time I think that you can put in some information maybe about his family.
What did you find interesting about Muhammad A?
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