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Muhammad Ali In Media And Popular Culture
This article covers the boxer Muhammad Ali's appearances in media and popular culture. Literature Books *''The Cassius Clay Story'', by George Sulivan (1964) *''Black is Best: The Riddle of MUHAMMAD ALI'', by Jack Olsen (1967) *''Muhammad Ali, who once was Cassius Clay'', by John Cottrell (1968) *''Sting Like a Bee: The Muhammad Ali Story'', by José Torres (1971) *''Loser and Still Champion: Muhammad Ali'', by Budd Schulberg (1972) *'' The Fight'', by Norman Mailer (1975) *''The Greatest: My Own Story'', by Muhammad Ali, with Richard Durham (1975) *''Free to Be Muhammad Ali'', by Robert Lipsyte (1979) *"The Muhammad Ali Cookbook" with Lana Shabazz (1980) *''Muhammad Ali, the People's Champ'', by Elliott J. Gorn (1988) *''Muhammad Ali: Heavyweight Champion (Black Americans of Achievement)'', by Jack Rummel (1989) *''Muhammad Ali: The Fight for Respect'', by Thomas Conklin (1992) *''Clay V. United States: Muhammad Ali Objects to War (Landmark Supreme Court Cases)'', by Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and social activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "The Greatest", he is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the ''The Ring (magazine), Ring'' magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970, was the undisputed champion from 1974 to 1978, and was the World Boxing Association, WBA and ''Ring'' heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1979. In 1999, he was named Sports Illustrated#Sportsman of the Century, Sportsman of the Century by ''Sports Illustrated'' and the BBC Sports Personality of the Year#Sports Personality of the Century Award, Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he began training as an amateur boxer at age 12. At 18, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics and turned professional later that year. He joined the Nation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
