1. Muhammad Ali
by: Axel Contreras

2. Content The birth and childhood The Beginning of Ali’s career
Being a champion, conversation to Islam & change of name
Banned from boxing for draft invasion
The comeback & end of his career
The legacy and culture he left for boxing
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3. The Birth and Childhood
Born on January 17,1942 in Louisville, Kentucky
Muhammad Ali real name was Cassius Clay Jr.
Cassius parents were Cassius Clay Sr. and Odessa Grady Clay
He’s bicycle was stolen and when he was 12 and from their he began to take boxing lessons so he could beat up the people who stole it.

4. The Beginning of Ali’s career
In 1956 Cassius wins the novice Golden Gloves Championship
In 1959 Cassius wins another championship and this one is the Golden Gloves tournament of champions
In 1960 he won a spot on the US Olympic team and won the gold medal for boxing the 1960 Olympics

5. Being a Champion conversation to Islam and change of name
On February 25, 1964, Cassius Clay fought Charles “Sonny” Liston for the heavyweight title
By the 7th round Liston was severely hurt and exhausted and refused to continue fighting.
The day after the championship fight with Liston, Muhammad Ali publicly announced his conversion to Islam and change his name to Muhammad Ali

6. Banned from boxing for draft invasion
After the Liston fight Muhammad Ali won every fight and became one of the most famous boxers ever
In 1967 Muhammad Ali received a draft noticed he refused it was fine 10,000 and 5 years in jail but he remained out of bail while he appealed
He was then strip from his heavyweight title and banned from boxing for about 3 years

7. The comeback and end of his career
On September 2, 1970, Muhammad Ali fought in his first comeback fight on October 26, 1970 against Jerry Quarry in Atlanta, Georgia.
He beat jerry quarry by the 4th round and was given a chance to win the title back from Joe Frazier
He lost the fight; Joe Frazier however lost the title to George Forman and Ali won the title from Forman four years later
Muhammad Ali won plenty of fights but retired on June 26, 1979

8. The legacy and culture he left for boxing
Muhammad Ali left he legacy of boxing behind
He came up with the “rope to rope” move and he also left a form of boxing where the hands come down to your waist and just dodge and weave all the punches