Muhammad Ali

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Muhammad Ali was an American heavyweight boxing champion renowned for his exceptional skill, charismatic personality, and influential role in sports and civil rights history.


Statements (75)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim
Olympic athlete
civil rights activist
human
professional boxer
world heavyweight boxing champion
awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom (2005)
birthName Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.
causeOfDeath septic shock
child Laila Ali
convertedFromReligion Christianity
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1942-01-17
dateOfDeath 2016-06-03
diagnosedWith Parkinson's disease
event 1960 Summer Olympics
familyName Clay
fought George Foreman
Joe Frazier
Ken Norton
Larry Holmes
Sonny Liston
givenName Cassius
hallOfFameInduction International Boxing Hall of Fame
height 191 cm
6 ft 3 in
heritage African American
influenced Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Laila Ali
Mike Tyson
knownForQuote Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
I am the greatest.
laterAffiliation Sunni Islam
legalIssue conviction for draft evasion (later overturned)
losses 5
memberOf Nation of Islam
nickname The Greatest
The Louisville Lip
notableFight Fight of the Century (vs. Joe Frazier, 1971)
Rumble in the Jungle (vs. George Foreman, 1974)
Thrilla in Manila (vs. Joe Frazier, 1975)
notableFor charismatic personality
involvement in the civil rights movement
outspoken political views
refusal of induction into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War
numberOfChildren 9
numberOfTimesWonWorldHeavyweightTitle 3
olympicMedal gold medal
parent Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr.
Odessa Grady Clay
placeOfBirth Louisville, Kentucky, United States
placeOfDeath Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
portrayedBy Will Smith
professionalDebutYear 1960
religion Islam
residence Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
retirementYear 1981
sport boxing
spouse Belinda Boyd
Sonji Roi
Veronica Porsche
Yolanda Williams
stance orthodox
subjectOf film "Ali" (2001)
titleHeld World Heavyweight Champion
torchBearerAt 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
totalFights 61
weightClass heavyweight
wins 56
winsByKO 37
wonOlympicGoldMedalIn boxing, light heavyweight division
yearOfDiagnosis 1984

Referenced by (41)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
1960 Summer Olympics ("Cassius Clay")
1960 Summer Olympics
featuredAthlete
Muhammad Ali Center
SDF
namedAfter
Rumble in the Jungle
Thrilla in Manila
winner
The Fight
about
The Greatest
basedOnAuthor
Muhammad Ali ("Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.")
birthName
1960 Summer Olympics ("Cassius Clay")
boxingLightHeavyweightGoldMedalist
Games of the XXVI Olympiad
cauldronLighter
Rumble in the Jungle
challengerEnteringFight
Thrilla in Manila
championEnteringBout
Muhammad Ali Center
coFounder
Larry Holmes
defeated
Ali
depictsRealPerson
Ali
followsLifeOf
Kenwood, Chicago
formerResident
Thrilla in Manila
foughtBetween
Ali
hasBiographicalSubject
Rumble in the Jungle
hasFighter
Transylvania University ("Cassius M. Clay")
hasNotableAlumnus
Stand by Me
hasNotableCoverVersionBy
Hyde Park
hasNotableResident
Humanitarian Award
hasRecipient
Great Characters Edition ("Great Characters Edition Muhammad Ali")
hasSubseries
Ali
hasTitleCharacter
Class Clown
hasTrack
Muhammad Ali Center
inauguratedBy
Apollo Creed
inspiredBy
George Foreman
lostTo
Ali
mainSubject
The Greatest ("Muhammad Ali plays himself in the film")
notableFact
Nation of Islam
notableMember
Larry Holmes
notableOpponent
Sportsman of the Year award
notableRecipient
George Foreman
opponentInFamousMatch
The Greatest
stars
1996 Summer Olympics
torchLighter
Rumble in the Jungle
underdog
Don King
workedWith

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