Muhammad Ali: The Man Who Defended His Principles And WonThere has never been any other sports personality that has been able to match, or even come close or even near to the way Muhammad Ali used his stature to challenge imperialism, racism and all other forms of oppression. ..... A man who helped the under-privilege in America to gain recognition and respect. A man who set the whole world alight with his sense of artistic poetic humour. A man that was the best sportsman of all time. Ali would have an exceptionally task if the boxers of today were in his time during the 60's and 70's. The heavyweight division is void of a real quality champion fighter, anyone of the fighters who Muhammad Ali had met would put would put today's heavyweight boxers at ease. Boxers in the 21st century appears to be lacking the ingredients of what real boxing is about. Isn't it true to say that Muhammad Ali is the Greatest of all time! Isn't it true to say quite loudly, Muhammad Ali is the greatest boxer the world has seen or the greatest sport personality the world has ever seen. Can you believe that Muhammad Ali was 64 years old on the 17th of January 2006. In His Prime Years Muhammad Ali's Whupping Aged His OponenentsThe whole thing seem unimaginable, but then looking back to when Muhammad Ali was in the boxing ring fighting other fighters, by the time he had finished whupping them, they left the ring feeling like a 60 year old person. One can remember that in May of 1967, the World Boxing Association took away his boxing license and his title, and he was sentenced to 5 years in prison for violating the Selective Service Act. Finally, Muhammad Ali was released from prison on appeal. Muhammad Ali returned to where he had first belonged, the boxing ring. There, he fought and defeated the tough Jerry Quarry in 1970, but then he lost to the stocky Joe Frazier who was the champion at the time in 1971, after getting back his license. This would be Muhammad's first defeat as a professional boxer. The Energy of Muhammad Ali Against Frazer And ForemanMuhammad Ali first taste of defeat at hands of Joe Frazier but did not deter the the greatest to show what he could achieve in his next fight as Muhammad Ali. From that defeat came victory, as Muhammad Ali used all his smarts to outwit and ultimately outplay the younger and stronger George Foreman who had earned the heavyweight champion title knocking out Frazier. The "Rumble in the Jungle" was held in Kinshasa, Zaire, where Muhammad Ali used his special constructed" "Rope-a-Dope" technique, that was composed of him saving all his energy to take all the punches that George Foreman could throw at him. Suddenly Muhammad Ali from the dormant position on the ropes came with an upsurge of power in the 8th round, fired by Muhammad Ali who superimposed his will upon George Foreman with all his pent up energy to blast George Foreman down on the canvas to regain his title." |
