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“The Greatest” Legendary Boxer Muhammad Ali Dies at 74

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The former world heavyweight Legendary Boxing Champion  died late on Friday at a hospital in the US city of Phoenix, Arizona, having been admitted on Thursday.

He had been suffering from a respiratory illness, a condition that was complicated by Parkinson’s disease.

“Muhammad Ali shook up the world. And the world is better for it,” said US President Barack Obama.

Muhammed Ali (Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.) is Born January 17, 1942 at Louisville, Kentucky (USA )

Boxing record
Total fights 61
Wins 56
Wins by KO 37
Losses 5
Draws 0

Ali had a highly unorthodox boxing style for a heavyweight, epitomized by his catchphrase “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”. Never an overpowering puncher, Ali relied early in his career on his superior hand speed, superb reflexes and constant movement, dancing and circling opponents for most of the fight, holding his hands low and lashing out with a quick, cutting left jab that he threw from unpredictable angles. His footwork was so strong that it was extremely difficult for opponents to cut down the ring and corner Ali against the ropes.

Muhammed-Ali2One of Ali’s greatest tricks was to make opponents over commit by pulling straight backward from punches. Disciplined, world-class boxers chased Ali and threw themselves off balance attempting to hit him because he seemed to be an open target, only missing and leaving themselves exposed to Ali’s counter punches, usually a chopping right. Slow motion replays show that this was precisely the way Sonny Liston was hit and apparently knocked out by Ali in their second fight. Ali often flaunted his movement and dancing with the “Ali Shuffle”, a sort of center-ring jig.Ali’s early style was so unusual that he was initially discounted because he reminded boxing writers of a lightweight, and it was assumed he would be vulnerable to big hitters like Sonny Liston.

He was Legendary Boxing Champion May his soul Rest In Peace.

 

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