Muhammad Ali The Greatest
Muhammad Ali 1942-2016 (Source; www.nbcolympics.com/) |
Ali showed at an early
age that he wasn't afraid of any bout—inside or outside of the ring. Growing up
in the segregated South, he experienced racial prejudice and discrimination
firsthand.
At the age of 12, Ali
discovered his talent for boxing through an odd twist of fate. His bike was
stolen, and Ali told a police officer, Joe Martin, that he wanted to beat up
the thief. "Well, you better learn how to fight before you start
challenging people," Martin reportedly told him at the time. In addition
to being a police officer, Martin also trained young boxers at a local gym.
Ali started working
with Martin to learn how to spar, and soon began his boxing career. In his
first amateur bout in 1954, he won the fight by split decision. Ali went on to
win the 1956 Golden Gloves tournament for novices in the light heavyweight
class. Three years later, he won the National Golden Gloves Tournament of
Champions, as well as the Amateur Athletic Union's national title for the light
heavyweight division.
Muhammad Ali fist (Source;www.mmafighting.com |
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