Boxing Legacy of The Great Muhammad Ali

Here’s a name which everyone should recognize the great Muhammad Ali, A former three time world heavyweight boxing champion. The greatest boxer of all time simply, the best in the business. Born with his name being Cassius Marcellus clay JR, the legend changed his name at 1964 to Muhammad Ali. Named sportsman of the century by sports illustrated, also BBC named him sports personality of the century. According to a lot of people he is the greatest boxer of all- time.

The ups and downs of Muhammad Ali’s career.

The great Muhammad Ali called his legendary style of boxing float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Muhammad Ali had a highly unorthodox style of boxing, instead of carrying the hands up to defend the face, he relied on foot speed, quickness, also dodging the punches from his opponents and kept his hands low. After a successful start to his amateur career, winning gold medals and so on in the 1960 summer Olympics which was placed at Rome. The glittering career was about to unfold, as the rising star of the century was to begin. Muhammad Ali sportsman of the century began his career by his first win by beating opponent called Tunney Hunsaker. This amazing boxer made an incredible start to his career by winning a record 19 wins without defeat what a man.

Muhammad Ali’s is considered to be amongst the best boxers of all time in most people’s minds. Ring magazine a boxing magazine chose Ali as their number one boxer of all time. His matches will always be remembered as one of the greatest. The one i like the most and pro-bally the most favourite boxing match of all time is the thriller in the Manila, when Ali won the match against Joe Frazier. Lastly i liked to say if anyone wants to make a comment on this article please do so and if you want to watch his matches you can on you tube. Thank you for reading my article.