Ali, muhammad
ali, muhammad
ali, muhammad [(ah-lee)]
an african-american boxer of the twentieth century, who was world champion in the heavyweight cl-ss for several years between 1964 and 1979. he was known in his boxing career for his flamboyant personality and aggressive self-promotion, as well as for his superior boxing ability and style. his boxing strategy, he said, was to “float like a b-tterfly and sting like a bee.” a black muslim, ali was originally named c-ssius clay. after he refused for reasons of conscience to serve in the armed forces in the 1960s, several boxing -ssociations revoked his t-tle as world champion, but he regained it later. during his boxing career he was extremely popular in africa, and after his retirement he traveled there as a goodwill amb-ssador.
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