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On
March 8, 1971: Joe Frazier defeats
Muhammad Ali in the "Fight of the
Century" at Madison Square
Garden Muhammad
Ali is possibly the greatest boxer
in the history of the sport. Ali won
the World Heavyweight Championship
three times, and as an amateur, he won
a gold medal in the light heavyweight
division at the 1960 Summer Olympics in
Rome. Ali captured the public's
imagination with his grace, his wit,
and his charm. His very public
conversion to Islam also added to his
mystique. Ali's
unorthodox fighting and boxing style
helped him win over the public. He
described his manner of fighting with
catchphrases in which he described his
technique as "float like a butterfly,
sting like a bee", and rope-a-dope. Ali
ramped up his pre-match hype, where
often "trash talked" opponents on
television and in person prior to
theboxing match, often using rhymes to
insult his opponent and hype up his own
image. Muhammad Ali's did not fight in
normal boxing method of carrying the
hands high to defend the face .
Instead, Ali relied on his foot speed
and natural quickness to avoid his
opponents' punches, and he carried his
hands low. Muhammad
Ali knocks out Sonny Liston in
1965 Ali's
mannerisms, along with an unorthodox
fighting technique, turned him into a
cultural icon. Long after his
retirement from boxing, Ali developed
Parkinson's Disease. Career
and Life Highlights of Muhammad
Ali Total fights: 61
Wins: 56
Wins by KO 37
Losses 5
Draws 0
No contests 0
Links
and Resources on Muhammad
Ali: Ali.com-Muhammad
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