Joe Louis is one of the greatest boxers in history. He became the world heavyweight champion in 1937. He held it until 1949; holding it longer than anyone in history ever has. He came from rags and riches‚ which helped influence the type of person and athlete he grew to be. He was also a great inspiration to both white and black people all over the world at a very critical time in our nation’s history. Joseph Louis Barrow was born May 13‚ 1914 in Lafayette‚ Alabama. His father was a sharecropper
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boxing commission in Georgia c. returns to the ring in Atlanta and knocks out Jerry Quarry in 3 rounds VII. 1971 a. Fights heavyweight champ‚ Joe Frazier‚ in MSG. a left hook by Frazier knocks Ali down in the 15th round and Frazier wins by unanimous vote. b. 3 months later‚ hi draft conviction is dropped VIII. 1974 a. in January‚ he gets Frazier back by winning the fight in the 12th round b. wins heavyweight title back by beating
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As a champion Ali now recognized his power in society‚ he used this power to support and speak for the Civil Rights. These actions were something the white society feared and disliked. Ali became a political symbol of the black society‚ maybe the person who influenced blacks the most after Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. During the nextcoming three years‚ Ali defended his title nine times including the match where Ali outpointed Ernie Terrell and became the undisputed Heavyweight Champion
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problem. The first time he became irritated was when he was a young‚ twelve year old boy who had his bike stolen. He mentioned that if he had caught the man who stole his bike he would kick his tail. That is when he met a cop by the name of Joe Martin who later in life would also become his initial first boxing trainer. After being in several fights as a young man‚ Ali came out very strong. He won his first fight by a split decision and soon after that he won his first tournament he
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bicycle on a paved path‚ when out of the blue a young boy of similar age comes up from behind and knocked Muhammad off his bicycle and rode away. A man named Joe Martin and a Louisville officer arrived and asked what happened. Muhammad simply replied‚ “I’m going to ‘whup’ the thief!” Joe Martin responded‚ “Well you better start boxing.” Joe Martin was a local boxing instructor to young boxers‚ so Ali learnt how to box with the instructor for four years. Muhammad won his first fight by split decision
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sport that involves head movement‚ foot balance‚ and power? A sport that is intense for all the 36 minutes played. Boxing one of the greatest sports of all time. It shaped and created some of the greatest sportsmen in history like Muhammad Ali‚ Joe Frazier and George Foreman. Boxing is often confused with a non-tactical sport‚ where fighters ramble into the ring throwing wild punches‚ left right and centre. However only the greatest minds make it furthest in their boxing career. Working out how
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in Louisville‚ Kentucky by his father and mother‚ Cassius Sr. and Odessa Clay. Mr. Ali was highly influenced by segregation‚ and so was his younger brother Rudolph. His boxing career started when his expensive bike was stolen and told the policeman (Joe Martin) that when he found whoever had stolen his bike‚ he was going to beat him up. Martin then gave advice‚ “You thinking about beating somebody up‚ you had better learn to fight” to Mr. Ali‚
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get some free hotdoges and popcorn he had went back to get his bike but it was not there Ail was so furious he had went to a cop shop to report it and Joe Martin was there Ail had new him and I told joe he wanted to beat up the person that had stole it but Ali said he should probably learn how to fight first so he asked Joe to coach him because Joe was a boxing coach‚ and soon began his career of boxing.
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P.1 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
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ramifications. The fight was one of the most heavily publicized matches in boxing history and was expected to draw the largest television audience ever. At 32‚ Ali was considered well past his prime‚ having suffered losses in fights against Joe Frazier and Ken Norton. His exile from boxing‚ from 1967 to 1970‚ for refusing induction into
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