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Muhammad Ali I’m not the greatest; I’m the double greatest. Not only do I knock ’em out, I pick the round.” Born as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. in Louisville, Kentucky on January 17, 1946, and died in Scottsdale, Arizona June 3 of 2016, Muhammad Ali was an African American boxer and a social activist. He began training at the age of 12. By the age of 18, he won a medal in the light heavyweight division in the 1960 summer Olympics in Rome and turned into a professional boxer later that year. He converted from Christianity to Islam in 1961. In 1964, he was the heavyweight champion of the world to become the youngest boxer to reign this title which made him clearly declare “I am the greatest!”. In the same year, he announced that his name is no longer Cassius Clay but Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali has made great accomplishments in both his career as a boxer and as a social activist. He did not only fight in the boxing ring but was also a true fighter outside the ring.

Muhammad Ali was not only regarded as the most popular and well-known fighter ever but was also rated as one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century. He is the highest-ranked fighter to have only faced heavyweights during his professional career. During his career, he accomplished a total of 56 wins, including 37 knockouts and 5 losses. He was known for his unusual fighting skills that combined speed, agility, and power. Ali was involved in many fights that were considered the greatest sporting event of the 20th century, including his (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_of_the_Century Fight of the Century) against Joe Frazier; (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rumble_in_the_Jungle the Rumble in the Jungle) against George Foreman; and (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrilla_in_Manila the Thrilla in Manila against Joe Frazier). In 1978, Muhammad Ali was the first to ever accomplish the heavyweight champion title three times. A few years later, he retired.

Ali was both admired and defamed in the 1960s and ’70s for his religious, political, and social points of view. In 1964, he joined the black movement known as the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation_of_Islam Nation of Islam) which was founded in the 1930s by Wallace D. Fard and this is when he became interested in Islam. He had close relations with his fellow African American Muslim and human rights activist (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X Malcolm X) to promote Islam and defend black rights in the country. In 1967, citing his religious beliefs, Ali refused to be inducted in the American armed forces during the Vietnam War, justifying his refusal by saying: “My conscience won’t let me go shoot my brother, or some darker people, or some poor hungry people in the mud for big powerful America.” His refusal led to his arrest and conviction. Boxing officials decided to punish him by robbing him of all his titles and suspending him from boxing for 3 years. During his suspension, Ali became a social activist and toured around the world speaking to civil rights organizations and anti-war groups.

In the late 1970s, the public noticed a change in Ali’s speed and speech. However, he was not diagnosed with (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_disease Parkinson’s disease) until 1984, a few years after he retired. Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease that affects a person’s posture, balance, speech, and causes difficulty in walking. It was suggested that his disease was caused by repetitive head trauma. He lived 32 years with Parkinson’s disease and then passed away from the complications of the disease. After his diagnosis, he was considered one of the most known people with this disease. Dr. Micheal Okun, the medical director of the National Parkinson Foundation said that Muhammad Ali played a transformational role in raising awareness about Parkinson’s disease in the states. During the 1990s, one-way Muhammad Ali funded the Parkinson’s disease research was by initiating an annual Celebrity Fight Night and he succeeded by donating $100 million dollars. In addition, he helped establish the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at the Barrow Neurological Institute, a clinic, outreach, and research center dedicated to Parkinson’s Disease.

In conclusion, despite the many difficulties Ali faced in his career, his brave efforts both inside the ring and outside it gives us a good idea of the kind of person he was. He remains unfazed, as well as determined to prove that he was truly the greatest in everything he did. Never has a boxing legend made an impact such as Muhammad Ali. Ali’s steady passion for boxing and for freedom and equality will be cemented in history forever. And as Muhammad Ali once said: “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life”.

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