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.

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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
surface form: Presidential Medal of Freedom (2005)
birthName Muhammad Ali self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
surface form: Rumble in the Jungle (vs. George Foreman, 1974)

Thrilla in Manila
surface form: 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
surface form: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
placeOfDeath Scottsdale, Arizona
surface form: Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
portrayedBy Will Smith
professionalDebutYear 1960
religion Islam
residence Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Louisville, Kentucky
surface form: 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
surface form: 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
totalFights 61
weightClass heavyweight
wins 56
winsByKO 37
wonOlympicGoldMedalIn boxing, light heavyweight division
yearOfDiagnosis 1984

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Don King workedWith Muhammad Ali
1996 Summer Olympics torchLighter Muhammad Ali
1960 Summer Olympics featuredAthlete Muhammad Ali
this entity surface form: Cassius Clay
1960 Summer Olympics boxingLightHeavyweightGoldMedalist Muhammad Ali
this entity surface form: Cassius Clay
Larry Holmes notableOpponent Muhammad Ali
Larry Holmes defeated Muhammad Ali
The Greatest basedOnAuthor Muhammad Ali
The Greatest stars Muhammad Ali
The Greatest notableFact Muhammad Ali
this entity surface form: Muhammad Ali plays himself in the film
Nation of Islam notableMember Muhammad Ali
Transylvania University hasNotableAlumnus Muhammad Ali
this entity surface form: Cassius M. Clay
Kenwood, Chicago formerResident Muhammad Ali
Hyde Park hasNotableResident Muhammad Ali
Thrilla in Manila foughtBetween Muhammad Ali
Thrilla in Manila winner Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali birthName Muhammad Ali self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.
The Fight about Muhammad Ali
Rumble in the Jungle hasFighter Muhammad Ali
Rumble in the Jungle winner Muhammad Ali
Rumble in the Jungle underdog Muhammad Ali
Apollo Creed inspiredBy Muhammad Ali
George Foreman lostTo Muhammad Ali
Ali mainSubject Muhammad Ali
Ali followsLifeOf Muhammad Ali
Ali hasTitleCharacter Muhammad Ali
Ali hasBiographicalSubject Muhammad Ali
Ali depictsRealPerson Muhammad Ali
Great Characters Edition hasSubseries Muhammad Ali
this entity surface form: Great Characters Edition Muhammad Ali
Class Clown hasTrack Muhammad Ali
SDF namedAfter Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali Center namedAfter Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali Center inauguratedBy Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali Center coFounder Muhammad Ali
Humanitarian Award hasRecipient Muhammad Ali
Clarence Avant workedWith Muhammad Ali
Games of the XVII Olympiad notableAthlete Muhammad Ali
this entity surface form: Cassius Clay
One Night in Miami... mainCharacter Muhammad Ali
One Night in Miami... portrays Muhammad Ali
Ken Burns notableWork Muhammad Ali
Sir Michael Parkinson notableInterviewee Muhammad Ali
subject surface form: Michael Parkinson
Sir Henry Cooper opponent Muhammad Ali
subject surface form: Henry Cooper