MUHAMMAD ALI BY: LILY LAWHORNE

Who is Muhammad ali? Muhammad Ali was born on January 17, 1942. Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr is his birth name. His bike was stolen when he was younger which made him become a boxer. Known as “fast hands and quick feet”.

Hobbies and interests He liked to make up poems. “ I fly like a butterfly and sting like a bee” “Aint Nobody Greater than me” Click to hear his famous quote. He became a professional boxer and heavy weight champion at age 22. He refused go into the draft because he did not want to be in the Army.

Accomplishments Became Heavy Weight Champion in 1964 . Married four times with four kids. Boxed in the Summer Olympics.

Death and Memory He battled pneumonia. He died June 3, 2016 in Phoenix after his battle with Parkinson’s Disease.