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The boxing legend remembered through his own words.
Muhammad Ali’s penchant for poetry and his readiness with a pithy quote delighted some and made others squirm. Here is some of the wit and wisdom of the late boxing icon:
“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Ohhhh. Rumble, young man, rumble.”
Ali’s signature verse, “Float like a butterfly …” was actually coined by one of his assistant trainers, Drew “Bundini” Brown.
Now Clay swings with a right, what a beautiful swing
And the punch raises the Bear clear of the ring.
Liston is still rising, and the ref wears a frown
For he can’t start counting till Sonny comes down.
Now Liston disappears from view
The crowd is getting frantic
But our radar stations have picked him up
He’s somewhere over the Atlantic.
Who would have thought when they came to the fight
That they’d witness the launching of a human satellite.
Yes, the crowd did not dream when they lay down their money
That they would see a total eclipse of the Sonny.
I am the greatest.
Part of a poem before upset title victory over Sonny Liston on Feb. 25, 1964.
“I got no quarrel with them Vietcong.”
Ali on Feb. 17, 1966.
“In the ring we have a referee to stop the fight if one man should become too hurt physically. Boxing is nothing like going to war with machine guns, bazookas, hand grenades and bomber airplanes.”
Ali at an anti-war demonstration in Chicago, 1967.
“They did what they thought was right, and I did what I thought was right.”
Ali on the government’s effort to send him to prison.
“It will be a killa and thrilla and a chilla when I get the Gorilla in Manila.”
Ali before his victory over Frazier in the Thrilla in Manila on Oct. 1, 1975.
“You’re not as dumb as you look. I saw your wife.”
Ali to then Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos before the Thrilla in Manila.
You think the world was shocked when Nixon resigned?
Wait till I whup George Foreman’s behind.
Float like a butterfly sting like a bee, his hands can’t hit what his eyes can’t see.
Now you see me, now you don’t, George thinks he will, but I know he won’t.
I done rassled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale.
Only last week I murdered a rock, injured a stone and hospitalized a brick.
I’m so mean I make medicine sick.
Before regaining the title with a victory over Foreman on Oct. 30, 1974.
“He [God] gave me Parkinson’s syndrome to show me I’m just a man like everyone else. To show me I’ve got human frailties like everybody else does. That’s all I am: a man.”
Ali in a 1987 interview.
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DEVINE BESTOWED EMPEROR BOXER
MUHAMMAD ALI CLAY THE GREAT
1. That cassaus marcellus clay/ Muhammad Ali has born in 17.01.1942, he was Devine bestowed boxer. started boxing as Amature and directly challenged the atrocious bestial professional champion soomy liston who was knocked out in (3rd) round. entire world was amazed the style, foot work of cassaus clay who hate this slave name, because Muslim in the name of Muhammad Ali, in a contention that he is alike HUR born free.
2. Muhammad Ali was born in louisville hentuckey after the Sr. name of his father. After winning the world boxing title, he converted from Christian to Muslim, hence entire christiny of the world including the USA government, became his enemy and was enforced to join USA Army but due refusal, Ali was failed and his titles were confisticted by the USA Government but Ali proceeded with devoled and dedication and won the case.
3. that standing at 6.3 (1.91 m) Ali had introduced to new boxing style and in 1999 Ali was crowned “Sportsman of the Century, also was federatino championship alongwith Olympic Gold Medal”. Ali won the world title and out of 19 bouts, 15 were knockouts, world fame legened boxing title holders, tunney hunsalear. Police Chief of fayetteville, west virginea from 1960 to 1963.
4. Tony Expert – Jim Robinson – Donnie Fileeman – Alonzo Johonson – George Logau – Willi Besmanoff – Lamer Clark – Sonny Banks – Archie Moore – Henry Cooper.
5. Defeat of soony liston reached Muhammad ali clay at great award. Henry Cooper was inured due punches of Muhammad Ali and bout was stopped. During the fight Ali taunted soomy liston by dubbing him “The Big Ugly Bear” Ali declared himself that he would float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.
6-7. Ali refused to serve in the USA Army during the Vietnam war because war is against the teaching of Islam and Holy Quran, hence he will not participate evil war unless declared by the Almighty ALLAH or the Hazrat Muhammad ,because the devoted and devoted Muslim.
8. Ali’s personal life was full of contravercies being converted as Muslim prejudice and Hypocrite Christanity all over the world became his sanguine enemy including the USA Government, who left no chance to sustain him horrible loss but his fame of disgraces humiliartion etc, make him popular in Muslim world, because Hero in the boxing and was banned to fight.
9. In short period from 1965 to 1967, he defended his Heavy Weight Title (09) times against brutal Sooney Liston, Zora Folley and few others in the heavy weight champions and few others in the history of boxing.
10. Ali was scheduled to fight WBA CHAMPION Egnie Terrell in bout in Toronto on 29 March 1966 but Terrell backed out hence Ali won the championship title in (15) rounds decision against substitute opponent George Chuvlo, Ali then went to England and defeated Henry cooper and Brian London by stoppage cuts and Ali’s next target was German Champion which was tough fights in Ali’s career and won in 12 rounds.
11. That after return to USA in Nov. 1966 to fight with “BIG CAT” Williams in Houston Willian was shot by the stomach gauge by the Texas Police Man Williams missing his one kidney and was defeated in 3rd round.
12. On 6th Feb. 1967 returned to boxing ring at Houston on uglier fight will Terrell who called Ali was clay angered him and Ali in a entire bout shouting at opponent “what is my name “uncle Tom” Ali deliberately linger on the match up to 15 rounds to punish opponent with severe punches, despite knock him, down, Ali showed barberious act in the bout, display of cruelty.
13. Ali’s refusal joining military services and devoted himself with the Nation of Islam, made him a lighting rod of controversy, appeared in the realies and former champion, under the leadership of Elijah Muhammad declared his allegiance and the USA Government had suspected against religious parties and Muhammad Ali became target and bestially victimized.
14. In the end of 1967, boxing commission confisticated his professional titles for more than (03) years and was convicted for (05) years, refussing induction in the Army, hence Ali fought his appeal, delivere speeches in the public regarding neferious, malafied intentions of USA government. Why should they ask him to wear the uniform and go “10.000” Ten Thousand miles from Home to take the lives of Negro People in Vietnam and in 1970 Ali was allowed to fight and in late 1971, supreme court reversed his conviction.
15. With the help of state sevetor Muhammad Ali was finally got the boxing hience in Georgia because it was only state in Amegica (USA) without boxing commission and in 1970 Ali turned to stop Jerry Quary on cut after three rounds, New York, State Supreme Court rules that Ali was unjustly denied boxing lience and against fought with Oscar Bnavena at Medism Square Garden at new York in 1970 in 15 rounds and for the title fight against Jeo Frazier.
16. That two undefeated fighters in 1971 had famous fight known as the fight of the century because both had reasonable claims in the heavy Weight Crown and Frazier punctured his victory and Frazier was the title and Ali had rematch with Frazier and Ali had two bouts with hen Norton wining fights and Ali gained the bout against champion George Foreman in 1974.
17. Ali was diagnosed with Parkiason’s disease in the early 1980 in which his motor functions began a slow decline. although Ali’s doctors disagreed during the 1980 and 1990. Whether symtans were caused by boxing etc and was diagnose by his doctors. Ali contended that still he likes to chase the girls.
18. Despite the disesility he became beloved active figure in the public and as voted in to forbes celebrity behind Donald Trump. On 1985 he served as Guest refence at inaugural wrestle mania went. In 1987 he was selected by eh California bicentennial foundation for the USA constitution. In 1991 Ali received a sprit of America Award and in 1996 he had winner of lighting the flame in the summer Olympics in Ataunta georgia. Ali participated many social and rest other programs.
19. In 1999 Ali received a special one-off award from BBC sports personalists of century award and also in 1999 his daughter Laila Ali became boxer. Ali received presidential freedom at white house ceremony on 9th Nov. 2005 and rest countless awards out of USA alike Germany.
20. Since Ali retired form Boxing, has devoted himself to humanitarian endeavours around the globe. being dedicative Muslim Ali travels the world over the root out the hunger and poverty relief. Supported education relief. he had provided more than 22 Million Meals to feed the hungry.
Muhammad Ali died on 3rd June 2016 from the respiratory illness. Poems below by Dr. Abraham lie berman etc are written to praise the Ali, always been the
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