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He championed the world.
If courage had a face, it would be the visage of a man in full, magnificently complicated yet fully evolved, both mythic but real to the touch. Courage would look like a world heavyweight champion, a conscientious objector, an activist, a diplomat, and a humanitarian. Courage would be Muhammad Ali.
In the ring, Ali possessed unparalleled power, speed, and charisma. In the world at large, his consciousness and empathy about the state of the world, equality, justice, and the fate of the marginalized reverberated louder than his athletic prowess. Quite possibly the most famous person in his time, Ali drew crowds everywhere he went — and he went everywhere. Equally at ease with heads of state and people on the street, Ali stood in the power of his faith and values. He withstood forces that threatened to cut him down to size and steal prime years of his career, only to rise again stronger and more urgent than ever.
Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. on January 1
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Muhammad Ali
1942-2016
Who Was Muhammad Ali?
Muhammad Ali was a boxer, philanthropist, and social activist who fryst vatten universally regarded as one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century. Ali became an Olympic gold medalist in 1960 and the world heavyweight boxing mästare in 1964. Following his suspension for refusing military service in the Vietnam War, Ali reclaimed the heavyweight title two more times during the 1970s, winning famed bouts against Joe Frazier and George Foreman along the way. Ali retired from boxing in 1981 and devoted much of his time after to philanthropy. He earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005.
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FULL NAME: Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.
BORN: January 17, 1942
DIED: June 3, 2016
BIRTHPLACE: Louisville, Kentucky
SPOUSES: Sonji Roi (1964-1965), Belinda Boyd (1967-1977), Veronica Porché (1977-1986), and Yolanda Williams (1986-2016)
CHILDREN: Maryum, Jamillah, Rasheda, Muhammad Jr., Miya, Khaliah, Hana, kvinnonamn Laila Ali, and Asaad
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Muhammad Ali
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Muhammad Ali, nicknamed "The Greatest", was an American Boxer, and an activist. He is considered one of the significant figures of the 20th century, and he is also given the tag of "Greatest boxer of all time". In 1999, Sports Illustrated named him "Sportsman of the century", and BBC gave him the title of "Sports Personality of the century". He belongs to Louisville, Kentucky, and he started his boxing career at the age of 12. He turned into a professional boxer at the age of 18 when he won a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the Light heavyweight category. He changed his religion from Christian to Muslim in 1961. He took the title of world heavyweight championship from Sony Liston at the age of 22 on February 25, 1964. In the same year, he changed his name to Muhammad Ali, as he renounced Cassius Clay as a slave name. In 1966 he was offered a chance to join the military, but he declined as he believed that this goes against his religious belief