Muhammad Ali
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- My name is Muhammad Ali. I was born with the name Cassius Clay on January 17, 1924, in Louisville, KY. I died on June 3, 2016 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
- Growing up, I had two instances of racial discrimination that impacted my childhood. The first was when I was denied a drink at the grocery store because of my skin. The second was the murder of Emmett Till.
- My name is Joe E. Martin. I was Ali's first amateur boxing coach. When Ali was 12 years old, I found him fuming over his stolen bike. He told me he was going to mess up the thief. I used this opportunity to direct him to the boxing world and took him as my student.
- Throughout his amateur career (began 1954), he won 6 Kentucky golden gloves titles, two national golden gloves titles, an AAU golden title, and the light heavyweight gold medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
- In 1963, Ali became the contender for the heavyweight championship. The fight was set on February 25, 1964. Ali won the fight by TKO against Sonny Liston in the 7th round. He became the youngest ever heavyweight champion at age 22. His overall professional record was 56-5 with his final fight resulting in a loss in 1981.
- His pro career began in 1960. In the first 3 years, he obtained a 19-0 record. He established his brand early as a trash talker and bragger, which was inspired by pro wrestler George Wagner.
- In addition to boxing, I also had a great impact on African Americans in sport and society during my lifetime. In 1967, I became arguably the most hated man in America by refusing to be drafted. I received death threats, bomb threats, and my car was vandalized as a result. Those who supported my decision were also threatened. I was convicted and sent to prison. The conviction was then overturned in 1971 as there was no grounds behind the conviction.
- After my retirement, I spent lots of my time being a humanitarian and a philanthropist. I helped 22 million people struggling with hunger across the world. I spoke at several black colleges to talk about the importance of education. I then became the largest donor to the United Negro College fund. In 1981, I saved a man from suicide and the story made national news. Lastly, I was sent as the UN's messenger of peace in 2002 in Afghanistan to bridge the peace between there and the US.
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