Definition of muhammad ali Muhammad ali

Mu•ham•mad A•li

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muhammad ali - Albanian soldier in the service of Turkey who was made viceroy of Egypt and took control away from the Ottoman Empire and established Egypt as a modern state (1769-1849)
		Mohammed Ali, Mehemet Ali, Muhammad Ali
muhammad ali - United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
		Ali, Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay

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Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. on January 17, 1942) was an American boxer. He has become one of the most famous boxers in the world with his "rope-a-dope" technique. He is also well known for his clever rhymes. In 1999, Ali was named "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated magazine. He won the World Heavyweight Boxing championship three times. Ali has also won an Olympic gold medal for boxing during the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.

Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He was named after his father, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr. Ali changed his name after converting to Islam in 1975. Because of his Islamic beliefs, Ali would not fight in the Vietnam War when the army tried drafting him. He was sent to jail because of this. Ali retired from boxing in 1981. In the early 1980s, it was found out that Ali had Parkinson's disease.

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