Rahaman Ali (born Rudolph Valentino Clay; July 18, 1944) is an American former heavyweight boxer. He is the younger brother of

Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, ...

Biography

Ali was born to Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. and

Odessa Clay Odessa Lee Clay (née O'Grady; February 12, 1917 – August 20, 1994) was the mother of three-time world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali and Rahman Ali, and the paternal grandmother of Laila Ali. She married Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr. in ...

on July 18, 1944, 30 months after his brother Cassius. Muhammad started boxing in a

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amateur boxing league. While he went to the 1960 Olympics, Rahaman was not selected and remained amateur until February 25, 1964, the night his brother won one of his heavyweight titles over

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. As a professional boxer, Rahman won 14 bouts, lost 3, and had one draw. In his career he knocked out seven opponents and was himself knocked out once. After back to back losses ending with Rahaman being knocked out by Jack O'Halloran he retired from professional boxing. Rahaman released his autobiography on January 17, 2015 with a book titled, ''That's Muhammad Ali's Brother! My Life on the Undercard'', which is coauthored by H.Ron Brashear and the foreword written by Gene Kilroy - the longtime business manager of Muhammad Ali. In 2019, Rahaman released his 2nd book titled ''My Brother, Muhammad Ali - The Definitive Biography''. It is coauthored by Fiaz Rafiq, with the foreword written by NFL legend Jim Brown. The book is currently published in eight different languages around the world.

Professional boxing record

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Exhibition boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Rahman 1944 births Living people 20th-century Muslims 21st-century Muslims African-American boxers African-American Muslims American male boxers American people of English descent American people of Irish descent American people of Malagasy descent Boxers from Louisville, Kentucky Converts to Sunni Islam from Protestantism Muhammad Ali family Heavyweight boxers