The elite of BOXING

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- ابو شريك هاي الروابط الي بيحطوها الأعضاء ما بتظهر ترى غير للأعضاء، فيعني اذا ما كنت مسجل و كان بدك اتشوف الرابط (مصرّ ) ففيك اتسجل بإنك تتكى على كلمة سوريا -
 

Ali (the great

Biographical Sketch



Who would’ve thought that a stolen bike was the key to the beginning of the Muhammad Ali story? But it was. In 1954 in Louisville, Kentucky, 12-year-old Cassius Marcellus Clay’s bike was stolen while he and a friend were at the Columbia Auditorium. Young Cassius found a cop in a gym, Joe Martin, and boiling with youthful rage, told Martin he was going to "whup" whoever stole his bike. Martin admonished, "You better learn to box first." Within weeks, 89-pound Cassius had his first bout---his first win.
For the next 27 years, Cassius would be in that ring. Even in his youth, he had dreams of being heavyweight champion of the world. But his life would take turns that no seer could’ve predicted.
Young Cassius dedicated himself to boxing with fervor unmatched by other young boxers. Indeed, it was his only activity. As a teenager, he never worked. He boxed and trained. He had 108 amateur bouts. According to Joe Martin, Clay set himself apart from the other boys by two things: He was "sassy," and he outworked all the other boys. The work paid off: 6 Kentucky Golden Gloves championships; two National Golden Gloves championships; two National AAU titles before he was 18 years old. And the son of Odessa, whom he lovingly referred to as "Bird," and Cassius senior, "Cash," to everyone, won the Olympic Gold Medal in 1960 in Rome months after his 18th birthday.
Although Cassius returned home to a parade, Louisville was still, in 1960 part of the segregated South. Even with a medal around his neck, Cassius was refused service at a local restaurant.
At the time, Cassius has managed by the Louisville Sponsoring Group, a consortium of wealthy local white businessmen. The LSG, as it became known, put young Cassius with veteran trainer, Angelo Dundee, after failed attempts to with the Mongoose, Archie Moore, and a turn down by Ali’s boxing idol, Sugar Ray Robinson.
With Dundee in his corner, from his Miami base, Cassius blazed a trail through the heavyweight division with his unorthodox style that defied boxing logic. He was a "headhunter." He never threw body shots (he adopted this style in his youth because he had reach and because he didn’t want to get close enough to get hit). And he "danced." Because of Clay’s powerful legs—maybe the strongest in the history of boxing—he literally floated in the ring. He invented the "Ali Shuffle;" a foot maneuver where he would elevate himself, shuffle his feet in a dazzling blur, and sometimes deliver a blow while dancing.
The third element that Clay brought to boxing was his mouth. He never shut up. He became known as, "The Louisville Lip." It was more than banter; it was a constant harangue. In a time when boxers never talked to the media---their managers always spoke for them---Clay did all his own talking. He even went so far as to predict the round. "To prove I’m great he will fall in eight!"

to be continued

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Fight Statistics of Ali

Here's his official fight record for all the boxing enthusiasts out there! It's hard to believe

more than forty years have passed since his first professional bout.
Total bouts: 61 KO: 37 W: 19 L: 4 KO'd: 1
When you're reading the record, you'll see the information in this order: Name, location of the fight, and the outcome. W = Won by decision; L = Lost by decision; KO = Knock out; KO'd = Knocked out.
1960

Oct 29Tunney Hunsaker, Louisville Kentucky, W6Dec 27Herb Siler, Miami Beach, Florida, KO4
1961

Jan 17Anthony Sperti, Miami Beach, Florida, KO3Feb 7Jim Robinson, Miami Beach, Florida, KO1Feb 21Donnie Fleeman, Miami Beach, Florida, KO7Apr 19Lamar Clark, Louisville, Kentucky, KO2June 26Duke Sabedong, Las Vegas, Nevada W10July 22Alonzo Johnson, Louisville, Kentucky, W10Oct 7Alex Miteff, Louisville, Kentucky, KO6Nov 29Willie Besmanoff, Louisville, Kentucky, KO71962

Feb 10Sonny Banks, New York, New York, KO4Feb 28Don Warner, Miami Beach, Florida KO4Apr 23George Logan, Los Angeles, California, KO6May 19Billy Daniels, New York, New York, KO7July 20Alejandro Lavorante, Los Angeles, California, KO5Nov 15Archie Moore, Los Angeles, California, KO41963

Jan 24Charlie Powell, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, KO3Mar 13Doug Jones, New York, New York, W10June 18Henry Cooper, London, England, KO51964

Feb 25Sonny Liston, Miami Beach, Florida, TKO7, WORLD1965

May 25Sonny Liston, Lewiston, Maine, KO1, WORLDNov 22Floyd Patterson, Las Vegas, Nevada KO12, WORLD1966

Mar 29George Chuvalo, Toronto, Canada, W15, WORLDMay 21Henry Cooper, London, England, KO6, WORLDAug 6Brian London, London, England, KO3, WORLDSept 10Karl Mildenberger, Frankfurt, Germany, KO12, WORLDNov 14Cleveland Williams, Houston, Texas, KO3, WORLD1967

Feb 6Ernie Terrell, Houston, Texas, W15, WORLDMar 22Zora Folley, New York, New York, KO7, WORLD1970

Oct 26Jerry Quarry, Atlanta, Georgia, KO3Dec 7Oscar Bonavena, New York, New York, KO151971

Mar 8Joe Frazier, New York, New York, L15, WORLDJuly 26Jimmy Ellis, Houston, Texas, KO12Nov 17Buster Mathis, Houston, Texas, W12Dec 26Jurgen Blin, Zurich, Switzerland, KO71972

Apr 1Mac Foster, Tokyo, Japan, W15May 1George Chuvalo, Vancouver, Canada, W12June 27Jerry Quarry, Las Vegas, Nevada, KO7July 19Alvin Lewis, Dublin, Ireland, KO11Sept 20Floyd Patterson, New York, New York, KO8Nov 21Bob Foster, Stateline, Nevada KO81973

Feb 14Joe Bugner, Las Vegas, Nevada, W12Mar 31Ken Norton, San Diego, California, L12Sept 10Ken Norton, Los Angeles, California, W12Oct 20Rudy Lubbers, Jakarta, Indonesia, W121974

Jan 28Joe Frazier, New York, New York, W12Oct 30George Foreman, Kinshasa, Zaire, KO8, WORLD1975

Mar 24Chuck Wepner, Cleveland, Ohio, KO15, WORLDMay 16Ron Lyle, Las Vegas, Nevada, KO11, WORLDJune 30Joe Bugner, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, W15, WORLDOct 1Joe Frazier, Quezon City, Philippines, KO14, WORLD1976

Feb 20Jean-Pierre Coopman, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, KO5, WORLDApr 30Jimmy Young, Landover, Maryland, W15, WORLDMay 24Richard Dunn, Munich, Germany, KO5, WORLDSept 28Ken Norton, New York, New York, W15, WORLD1977

May 16Alfredo Evangelista, Landover, Maryland, W15, WORLDSept 29Earnie Shavers, New York, New York, W15, WORLD1978

Feb 15Leon Spinks, Las Vegas, Nevada, L15, WORLDSept 15Leon Spinks, New Orleans, Louisiana, W15, WORLD1980

Oct 2Larry Holmes, Las Vegas, Nevada, KO'd11, WORLD1981

Dec 11Trevor Berbick, Nassau, Bahamas, L10