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Muhammad Ali

Also known as Cassius Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., The Greatest, Muhammad Ali Clay

Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "the Greatest", he is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the Ring magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970, was the undisputed champion from 1974 to 1978, and was the WBA and Ring heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1979. In 1999, he was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC.

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Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. in 1942 in Louisville, was an American boxer, author, and activist. He competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and was educated at Santa Monica College. His occupations included roles as an autobiographer and activist. He was the student of Jhoon Rhee and practiced the Nation of Islam and Sunni Islam.

Ali received several awards, including the Presidential Citizens Medal, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Philadelphia Liberty Medal, and the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. He is recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Presidential Medal of Freedom collection. He had nine children, including Laila Ali, and was married to Khalilah Ali and Veronica Porché Ali.

He suffered from Parkinson's disease and dyslexia. Ali died in Scottsdale in 2016. He also resided in Cherry Hill. His parents were Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. and Odessa Grady Clay.

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Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, entertainer and philanthropist. Nicknamed The Greatest, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time. Ali was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He began training as an…

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Neil Leifer photographed Muhammad Ali on over 50 different occasions between 1963 (as Cassius Clay) and 2012, including title fights, in studio, and at home. He captured iconic moments from his title fights against Sonny Liston, “The Fight of the Century” against Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden, the “Rumble in the

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Instance of: human
Family name: Clay
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Louisville
Place of death: Scottsdale
Father: Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr.
Mother: Odessa Grady Clay
Sibling: Rahman Ali
Occupation: author
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: American English
Religion: Sunni Islam
Award: The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year
Participant in: 1960 Summer Olympics
Record label: Columbia Records
Sport: boxing
Country for sport: United States
Official website: ali.com
Image: Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston.jpg
Height: 191
Number of children: 9
Residence: Cherry Hill

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Commons category: Muhammad Ali
date of birth: 1942-01-17
topic's main category: Category:Muhammad Ali
medical condition: dyslexia
birth name: Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.
date of death: 2016-06-03
name in native language: Muhammad Ali
manner of death: natural causes
topic has template: Template:Muhammad Ali
lifestyle: mysticism
ethnic group: African Americans
cause of death: respiratory disease
nickname: The Louisville Lip
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
end of work period: 1981-12-11
social media followers: 876455
footedness: orthodox stance
sports discipline competed in: boxing
writing language: American English
short name: Cassius Clay
competition class: heavyweight
trained by: Angelo Dundee
P12674: Nicolette Krebitz
P12749: 3124 Kansas
different from: Cassius M. Clay
start of work period: 1960-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts: 61
number of wins: 56
number of losses: 5

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Muhammad Ali (/ɑːˈliː/ ah-LEE; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "the Greatest", he is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the Ring magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970, was the undisputed champion from 1974 to 1978, and was the WBA and Ring heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1979. In 1999, he was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC.

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