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Muhammad Ali, the legendary boxer and iconic public figure, died on Friday, June 3, at a hospital in the Phoenix area. On June 5, 2007, he received an honorary doctorate of humanities at Princeton University's 260th graduation ceremony. While still married to Belinda, Ali married Aaisha in an Islamic ceremony that was not legally recognized. [193] The person he was named after was a white slave owner turned abolitionist. [320], On November 19, 2005, Ali and his wife Lonnie Ali opened the $60million non-profit Muhammad Ali Center in downtown Louisville. This raid exposed the COINTELPRO operations that included illegal spying on activists involved with the civil rights and anti-war movements. Earlier that year, a committee of the Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky) considered renaming Ali's alma mater, Central High School, in his honor, but the motion failed to pass. I'm the prettiest thing that ever lived. Referee Jersey Joe Walcott did not begin the count immediately after the knockdown, as Ali refused to retreat to a neutral corner. If you're against someone because he's a Christian or a Jew, that's wrong". [170] His mother Temica Williams (also known as Rebecca Holloway) launched a $3million lawsuit against Ali in 1981 for sexual assault, claiming that she had started a sexual relationship with him when she was 12, and that her son Osmon (born 1977) was fathered by Ali. The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay, Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI, refused to be inducted into the armed forces, Muhammad Ali in media and popular culture, Boxing career of Muhammad Ali Television viewership, Boxing career of Muhammad Ali: Television viewership, Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, Michael Parkinson's Greatest Entertainers, historically black colleges and universities, the Michael J. [205], Ali had gone on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in 1972, which inspired him in a similar manner to Malcolm X, meeting people of different colors from all over the world giving him a different outlook and greater spiritual awareness. Cassius Clay plays a record in his 1960 Cadillac outside of his home in 1960. [140] Ali was only able to land two jabs while Inoki's kicks caused two blood clots and an infection that almost resulted in Ali's leg being amputated, as a result of Ali's team insisting on rules restricting Inoki's ability to wrestle. The Los Angeles home where Muhammad Ali lived from 1979 to 1986 has been put on the market for $16.999 million. [101], While banned from sanctioned bouts, Ali settled a $1million lawsuit against radio producer Murray Woroner by accepting $10,000 to appear in a privately staged fantasy fight against retired champion Rocky Marciano. [264], On January 19, 1981, in Los Angeles, Ali talked a suicidal man down from jumping off a ninth-floor ledge, an event that made national news. [277] The same year, he was awarded the Philadelphia Liberty Medal in recognition of his lifelong efforts in activism, philanthropy and humanitarianism.[269][252]. The anger toward Ali, especially after losing the fight and the championship belt, was real. Ali was 32 years old, and had clearly lost speed and reflexes since his twenties. [245][246], By the end of his boxing career Ali had absorbed an estimated 200,000 hits. There is a great possibility that I will retire. From then until the end of 1963, Clay amassed a record of 190 with 15 wins by knockout. [291] He was released the next day. Ali and Frazier's first fight, held at the Garden on March 8, 1971, was nicknamed the "Fight of the Century", due to the tremendous excitement surrounding a bout between two undefeated fighters, each with a legitimate claim to be heavyweight champion. [312] Named BBC's Sports Personality of the Century, he received more votes than the other five candidates combined. I done handcuffed lightning and throw thunder in jail. With Frazier's vision now diminished, Ali dominated the 13th and 14th rounds, at times conducting what boxing historian Mike Silver called "target practice" on Frazier's head. You know I'm bad. [194] Ali explained in his autobiography after studying his works, "he may have gotten rid of his slaves, but (he) held on to white supremacy. It was so obvious, It was easy to forgive him. On several occasions in the early rounds he played to the crowd and shook his head "no" after he was hit. [79][pageneeded] On June 4, 1967, in a first for sports professionals, a group of high-profile African-American athletes including Jim Brown, Bill Russell, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, as well as one political leader, Carl Stokes, assembled at the Negro Industrial Economic Union in Cleveland for what became known as the "Cleveland Summit" or the "Muhammad Ali Summit." [347] His star is the only one to be mounted on a vertical surface, out of deference to his request that the name Muhammada name he shares with the Islamic prophetnot be walked upon. [207] He went on another Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in 1988. [25] His boxing license was also suspended by the state of New York. Throughout most of the bout, however, Ali was able to circle away from Frazier's dangerous left hook and to tie Frazier up when he was cornered, the latter a tactic that Frazier's camp complained of bitterly. Ali was guest of honor at the record-breaking Collision in Korea, a wrestling event with the largest attendance of all time.[144]. "I was pretty close to hating him, I wanted revenge," says Foreman, who came to love Ali, who died in . [259][2] The same year, he participated in The Longest Walk, a protest march in the United States in support of Native American rights, along with singer Stevie Wonder and actor Marlon Brando. He is the only boxer to be named The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year six times, and was involved in more Ring "Fight of the Year" bouts than any other fighter. [305] Ali's memorial was watched by an estimated 1billion viewers worldwide.[243]. [44] He went on to win six Kentucky Golden Gloves titles, two national Golden Gloves titles, an Amateur Athletic Union national title, and the light heavyweight gold medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. "[95], In 1971, Ali's Fight of the Century with Frazier was used by an activist group, the Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI, to pull off a burglary at an FBI office in Pennsylvania; the anticipation for the fight was unlike anything else, so they believed the security would also be focused on the fight. As a result, he did not fight from March 1967 to October 1970from ages 25 to almost 29as his case worked its way through the appeals process before his conviction was overturned in 1971.[97]. He was 74. It is estimated that Ali helped to feed more than 22million people afflicted by hunger across the world. [106] He fought Oscar Bonavena at Madison Square Garden in December, an uninspired performance that ended in a dramatic technical knockout of Bonavena in the 15th round. [47][48], These early fights were not without trials. I'm so mean, I make medicine sick[229]" "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. He wrote, "Bomb threats emptied our office, making the staff stand out in the snow. You my opposer when I want equality. [156] He had another daughter, Miya (born 1972), from an extramarital relationship with Patricia Harvell. Ali cooperated with Thomas Hauser on a biography, Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. "[196] Ali's friendship with Malcolm X ended as Malcolm split with the Nation of Islam a couple of weeks after Ali joined, and Ali remained with the Nation of Islam. Khadija's father, Khuwaylid ibn Asad, was a merchant and leader. [235], In 1995, Ali led a group of Japanese and American professional wrestlers, including his 1976 opponent Antonio Inoki and Ric Flair, on a sports diplomacy mission to North Korea. By 1986, Ali and Porch were divorced due to Ali's continuous infidelity. [260], In early 1980, Ali was recruited by President Jimmy Carter for a diplomatic mission to Africa, in an effort to persuade a number of African governments to join the US-led boycott of the Moscow Olympics in protest of the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. [25] Ali stated: "War is against the teachings of the Qur'an. [69] Amidst the media and public outcry over Ali's stance, the Illinois Athletic Commission refused to sanction the fight, citing technicalities.[70]. [161] Together they adopted a son, Asaad Amin (born 1986), when Asaad was five months old. [195] With the Clay name coming from a family of enslavers, Ali concluded: "Why should I keep my white slavemaster's name visible and my black ancestors invisible, unknown, unhonored? She served as the vice president and treasurer until the sale of the company in 2006. He found a five-acre site on a Pennsylvania country road in the village of Deer Lake, Pennsylvania. ESPN played four hours of non-stop commercial-free coverage of Ali. [61] The fight was controversial. [30][31] Ali's maternal great-grandfather, Abe Grady, emigrated from Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland. Terrell, who was unbeaten in five years and had defeated many of the boxers Ali had faced, was billed as Ali's toughest opponent since Liston; he was big, strong and had a three-inch reach advantage over Ali. On August 11, 1970, with his case still in appeal, Ali was granted a license to box by the City of Atlanta Athletic Commission. I got nothing back in response. [337], Martial artist and actor Bruce Lee was influenced by Ali, whose footwork he studied and incorporated into his own style while developing Jeet Kune Do in the 1960s. Al Sharpton spoke of his bravery at a time when there was still widespread support for the Vietnam War: For the heavyweight champion of the world, who had achieved the highest level of athletic celebrity, to put all of that on the linethe money, the ability to get endorsementsto sacrifice all of that for a cause, gave a whole sense of legitimacy to the movement and the causes with young people that nothing else could have done. Ali returned to the United States to fight Cleveland Williams at the Astrodome in Houston on November 14, 1966. [121] On May 24, 1976, Ali defeated Richard Dunn, winning by 5th round technical knockout. In assessing the fight, analysts pointed out that Joe Frazier and Ken Norton, who had given Ali four tough battles and won two of them, had both been devastated by Foreman in second-round knockouts. Ali . "[346], In 2002, Ali was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the entertainment industry. [citation needed] In 2015, Harris Poll found that Ali was one of the three most recognizable athletes in the United States, along with Michael Jordan and Babe Ruth. He was one of only three boxers to be named "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated. The press attributed his decline in wealth to several factors, including taxes consuming at least half of his income, management taking a third of his income,[279] his lifestyle, and spending on family, charity and religious causes. Terrell claimed that early in the fight Ali deliberately thumbed him in the eye, forcing him to fight half-blind, and then, in a clinch, rubbed the wounded eye against the ropes. Ali also received numerous tributes from the world of sports including Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Floyd Mayweather, Mike Tyson, the Miami Marlins, LeBron James, Steph Curry and more. "[261] However, according to Ali biographer Thomas Hauser, "at best, it was ill-conceived; at worst, a diplomatic disaster." The film Freedom Road, made in 1978, features Ali in a rare acting role as Gideon Jackson, a former slave and Union (American Civil War) soldier in 1870s Virginia, who gets elected to the U.S. Senate and battles alongside former slaves and white sharecroppers to keep the land they have tended all their lives. [311] He was the recipient of the 1997 Arthur Ashe Courage Award. He was 74. Clay's father's paternal grandparents were John Clay and Sallie Anne Clay; Clay's sister Eva claimed that Sallie was a native of Madagascar. [179], In a 1974 interview, Ali said, "If they say stand and salute the flag I do that out of respect, because I'm in the country". "Frazier is too dumb to be champ." Pride was acquired by its rival, Ultimate Fighting Championship, in 2007. Clay had met Dundee in February 1957 during Clay's amateur career. [262][263] The Nigerian government also rebuffed him and confirmed that they would be participating in the Moscow Games. As a "rhyming trickster", he was noted for his "funky delivery", "boasts", "comical trash talk", and "endless quotables. Patterson later said he had strained his sacroiliac. Before the fight Frazier called Ali, "Cassius Clay", this angered Ali and he portrayed Frazier as a "dumb tool of the white establishment." Ali sparred less than two dozen rounds in preparation for the fight, and was seriously out of shape by the opening bell. Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (/ks/ KASH-ss) was born on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. ")[73][75] By early 1966, the army lowered its standards to permit soldiers above the 15th percentile and Ali was again classified as 1-A. [288] Ali's daughter May May Ali responded to the rumors, stating that she had talked to him on the phone the morning of February 3 and he was fine. In an interview in 1974, Ali said that, prior to his later fight with Foreman, a one-time member of Liston's entourage offered him a liniment that could be applied to boxing gloves and that would cause a blinding, temporary stinging of the eyes. [256], Ali began visiting Africa, starting in 1964 when he visited Nigeria and Ghana. Veteran US boxing writer John Condon called it "the greatest event I've ever worked on in my life." The move, which would later become known as the "Rope-a-dope", so violated conventional boxing wisdomletting one of the hardest hitters in boxing strike at willthat at ringside writer George Plimpton thought the fight had to be fixed. The number two and three heavyweight contenders respectively, Clay and Jones fought on Jones' home turf at New York's Madison Square Garden. 6: "How Much You Gonna Pay Me?" [301] On June 10, 2016, the funeral procession passed through the streets of Louisville ending at Cave Hill Cemetery, where his body was interred during a private ceremony. He did what he thought was right. Clay's pulse rate was measured at 120, more than double his normal 54. [247], In 1984, Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson's syndrome, which sometimes results from head trauma from violent physical activities such as boxing. [340], Ali was the subject of the British television program This Is Your Life in 1978 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews. "[72] In relation to integration, he said: "We who follow the teachings of Elijah Muhammad don't want to be forced to integrate. [85], Ali's example inspired many black Americans and others. Based on Clay's uninspired performance against Jones and Cooper in his previous two fights, and Liston's destruction of former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson in two first-round knockouts, Clay was a 71 underdog. Spokesman Bob Gunnell says Ali died Friday at 9:10 p.m., spending the last hour of his life surrounded by his family. Clay was knocked down by both Sonny Banks and Cooper. [131] Despite pleas to definitively retire, Ali fought one last time on December 11, 1981, in Nassau, Bahamas, against Trevor Berbick, losing a ten-round decision. ", "Rand Paul's amendment to knock out the draft named after Muhammad Ali", "H.R. In 1997, Ali and others established The Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center (MAPC) and Movement Disorder Clinic. "[38][39], Clay was first directed toward boxing by Louisville police officer and boxing coach Joe E. Martin,[40] who encountered the 12-year-old fuming over a thief's having taken his bicycle. The Associated Press ranked him as the second best boxer and best heavyweight of the 20th century. Muhammad Ali's fights were some of the world's most-watched television broadcasts, setting television viewership records. [116][117] It was the world's most-watched live television broadcast at the time. Integration is wrong. His most-watched fights drew an estimated 12billion viewers worldwide between 1974 and 1980, and were the world's most-watched live television broadcasts at the time. It was a bout that would inspire Sylvester Stallone to create the acclaimed film, Rocky.[119]. Ali secured the release of the hostages, in exchange for promising Hussein that he would bring America "an honest account" of Iraq. "[21] According to Rolling Stone, his "freestyle skills" and his "rhymes, flow, and braggadocio" would "one day become typical of old school MCs" like RunD.M.C. Edited versions of the bout were shown in movie theaters in 1970. The study found that over 97% of Americans over 12 years of age identified both Ali and Ruth. Immediately after the fight, Ali was given painkillers and antidepressants, in violation of World Boxing Council rules prohibiting the administration of any drug before the postfight urinalysis. You might have seen the last of me. He said some people didn't like the change and stuck to Elijah's teachings, but he admired it and so left Elijah's teachings and became a follower of Sunni Islam. [6][7][8] In 1999, he was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC. Ali then agreed to a third match with Joe Frazier in Manila. Muhammad Ali, original name Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., (born January 17, 1942, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.died June 3, 2016, Scottsdale, Arizona), American professional boxer and social activist. I'm not trying to dodge the draft. The three-time world heavyweight champion, who had Parkinson's disease for 32 years . [265][266], In 1984, Ali announced his support for the re-election of United States President Ronald Reagan. News networks, such as ABC News, BBC, CNN, and Fox News, also covered him extensively. He added, "I am the greatest! His mother recalled one occasion when he was denied a drink of water at a store: "They wouldn't give him one because of his color. The Muhammad Ali effect, named after Ali, is a term that came into use in psychology in the 1980s, as he stated in The Greatest: My Own Story: "I only said I was the greatest, not the smartest. "I want to torture him", he said. It was despite telling officials that he was Ali's son and a native-born US citizen . One of the COINTELPRO targets was Ali, and their activities included the FBI gaining access to his records as far back as elementary school; one such record mentioned him loving art as a child. Just last week, I murdered a rock, Injured a stone, Hospitalized a brick. Antoine Fuqua's documentary What's My Name: Muhammad Ali was released in 2019. [162] In 1992, Lonnie incorporated Greatest of All Time, Inc. (G.O.A.T. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who died June 3 at age 74, suffered from Parkinson's for more than 30 years. This led to a story in The Miami Herald just before the fight disclosing that Clay had joined the Nation of Islam, which nearly caused the bout to be canceled. [114] The fight became famous for Ali's introduction of the rope-a-dope tactic. Once more, Ali refused to budge when his name was called, and he was arrested. I am the part you won't recognize. Ali won a unanimous 15-round decision. [189] By the time of the first Liston fight, Nation of Islam members, including Malcolm X, were visible in his entourage.

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