Corparial Butterfly
“This is the legend of Cassius Clay, The most beautiful fighter in the world today. He talks a great deal, and brags indeed-y, Of a muscular punch that's incredibly speed-y.”(Clay) In the wake of his death this paper analyzes why Muhammad Ali was and still is the greatest. For his incredible talent in the ring and his tireless work outside of it, Ali can truly be considered one of the greatest, not only as a boxer but as a human. “This brash young boxer is something to see and the heavyweight championship is his destiny.This kid's got a left, this kid's got a right, if he hit you once, you're asleep for the night.”(Clay) Muhammad Ali was born January 17th in the year 1942 under the birth name Cassius Clay. Cassius …show more content…
Then someone with color and someone with dash, brought fight fans are running' with Cash.”(Clay) Cassius’ professional boxing career began October twenty ninth 1960 with a six round fight against Tunney Hunsaker, after Ali's victory the two fighters remained life long friends. In the next three year Ali would achieve 19 wins and had earned himself the right to challenge the three seats leading up to the heavyweight champion. Before each fight Clay verbally berated each of the fighters with his now iconic rhymes. Having become the next seat to the champion Clay had earned his right to challenge Sonny …show more content…
I’d join tomorrow. But I either have to obey the laws of the land or the laws of Allah”. After refusing the draft Muhammad Ali was stripped of his boxing license and his title as heavyweight champion of the world. Furthermore he was arrested and awaited trial with the supreme court. The supreme court ruled that Ali's denial of the draft was justified on religious reasons and the prosecutor had misfiled to paperwork to omit this fact. After the supreme court ruling Cassius was given back his Boxing license but had to re-earn his title of heavyweight