Mohammed Ali: Biography of the legendary boxer
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One of the most famous and recognizable boxers in the history of world boxing died on June 4, 2016 in the hospital, surrounded by his children
Mohammed Ali, the Cassius Marsellus Cansius, is one of the most famous and recognizable boxers in the history of world boxing.
He was born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky, in the family of a housewife Odessa Glue and artist signs and posters Catchius Glue. Two years later, his only brother Rudolf appeared on the world, who later changed his name to Rahman Ali.
The glue family lived much poorer than white families from the middle class, but were not needed. Kassius-senior painted signs, trying to become a professional artist, and his wife sometimes was preparing and cleaned in houses of secured white families. Over time, their savings were enough to purchase for 4.5 thousand dollars a small cottage in the comfortable "black" quarter.
Unlike many dark-skinned peers, who had to provide their families with early age, Kassius did not work as a child. He only sometimes worked in the Luisville University (soap parties and cool boards) to have pocket money.
In the early 1950s, the atmosphere of racial inequality reigned in Louisville, which greatly influenced the formation of a 10-year-old cashius personality. Later he recalled that before falling asleep, wept, because I did not understand why blacks in society consider the second grade people. His mother told that one day on a hot day, they waited for a bus at a bus stop with Cassius. She knocked in the nearest cafe to ask the glass of water for his son, but she was refused and closed the door in front of her.
The glue began to keep boxing at 12, after he was stolen with a red bike, which he bought on earned money. The day after the purchase of Cashius, together with a friend, went to the fair, where children were free to ice cream. Going home, he discovered that the bike was gone. The glue was very upset and at that moment he met the White Policeman Joe Martin and told him that he would inlets the one who stole a bike. Martin replied to this: "Before someone to beat, you need to learn this first." He invited Cassius to the gym, where he trained young boxers.
From the very beginning it was difficult to train, the glue constantly looked up with other guys, announcing the whole hall that he best boxer And will become a world champion. Because of this, Martin accounted for a briefly to drive him out of the audience. Coaches, with the exception of Fred Stoner, who taught young boxer to fulfill Jeb, did not see special potential from Cassius.
Six weeks after the first visit to the hall, the debut amateur battle of Cassius took place. The fight was broadcast on television in the program "Future Champions". His opponent was a white teenager Ronnie O'Kephi, both boxers performed in weight category up to 89 pounds (40,389 kg). Cassius was younger and less experienced, despite this, he defeated the decision of the judges. After declaring the result, the glue began to shout in the chamber that he would become the greatest boxer. From now on, he worked on boxing equipment every day and endurance. He did not drink, did not smoke and did not use drugs, becoming a fanatic healthy nutrition.
Beginning of a brilliant career
Over the next two years, the glue conducted about one battle once every three weeks, having won the victory for the victory. In 1956, he won the first Golden Gloves tournament in his career. In 1957 he had to abandon training for four months due to the fact that the doctors found noise in Hez. Later it turned out that the heart is in perfect order.
At the age of 15, the glue was transferred to the Central School of Louisville, the largest school for African Americans in the city. The performance of Cassius was so bad that one day he had to stay for the second year, but thanks to the support of the director of the Etwud Wilson's director, he was able to graduate with an educational institution. At Wilson impressed the purposefulness and stubborn workouts of the glue, and he wanted a promising boxer to finish learning and brought school fame. Cassius graduated from an educational institution in June 1960, having received only a certificate of visiting, but not a diploma, which was issued at the successful completion of study. He has forever remained with reading, and people from his surroundings often had to read it.
At the same time, by graduation, the glue won 100 victories on the amateur ring, the victims of only 8 defeats.
World Glory
The debut of glue in professional box took place on October 29, 1960, his rival was Tanni Hansker.
Between February and July 1962 glue won five victories, all fights ended with knockouts no later than the sixth round.
At 22, the glue became the world champion in severe weight, winning the battle for the title of world champion against Sonny Liston.
After a revenue with Norton, the soil was prepared for the second battle against the Fraser, who was supposed to go to "Madison Square-Garden". Before this, Ali spent a duel against the Dutch heavyweight Rudy Labbers, who took place in Indonesia. Mohammed dominated throughout the battle and defeated the unanimous decision of the judges. A few months before the fight, Ali began his attacks in the press. Fraser tried to focus on training sessions and not react to his lunges. But during an interview on the ABC channel, Joe could not stand out, and he clung to Mohammed right in live air. On the day of combat in "Madison-Square-Garden" was an allchela, the hall was filled with celebrities, including John Kennedy Jr. and the current world champion George Foreman.
Unlike the first fight, Ali decided not to fight with the ropes, but focused on moving along the ring and applying a large number of jebes, with the slightest danger, Mohammed "knit" the hands of the opponent and did not let him beat him. At the end of the second Round Ali, there was an accurate right hook in the head of the Fraser, from which the legs were told. After exact strike Mohammed began to develop an attack, but the referee made a mistake: thinking that the round was finished, he divorced boxers in his corners, giving Joe time to recover. This detriment of the referee did not help the frame, which could not do anything for 12 rounds, the judges unanimously gave Ali. After the fight, Joe was disagree with the decision of the judges, he was openly stating that he was stolen from his victory, and also that his opponent acted "dirty" during the fight
For his career, Cassius Glue (Mohammed Ali) spent 61 fights in which 56 victories won, 37 of them knockout.
When Mohammed Ali lost - viewers in the hall we were crying
For two years, Ali did not go to the ring, he earned about $ 50 million for his career, but only a small part was invested in the business, the rest went on the environment of Mohammed.
In 1980, Ali felt the need for money, which prompted him to hold a new duel. By that time, Mohammed had a lot of desire to go back to the ring, he was brought with a heyday of the current world champion Larry Holmes. Boxers were well acquainted with each other, since Holmes was a sparring partner Ali.
The battle took place on October 2, 1980, at that time Mohammed was 38 years old, he had excess weightAnd he looked frankly slow. The champion resized Ali and tried not to injure veteran, but, nevertheless, he had caused numerous damage during the duel. Holmes dominated throughout the battle and confidently won every round, many believed that he did not seek to knock out Ali, since he was afraid to inflict serious injury.
In the tenth round, Angelo Dunde did not let his ward in the ring, shouting out: "I am the main second! I demand to stop the battle!" It was the first fight in which Mohammed lost ahead of schedule. The camera snatched in the audience hall, many of which were crying.
For your own the last fight Ali earned about $ 8 million, which greatly corrected his financial position. This time he ordered money prudently, putting them into business and real estate. However, despite the successes in the material plan, Mohammed again decided to enter the ring and was surprised to find that none of the leading boxers would fight with him, and also that the athletic commissions of most states are not going to give him a license for battle due to the state His health. Despite all the difficulties, Ali managed to get permission to battle on the Bahamas with the Canadian heavyweight Trevor Berbick. Mohammed looked much better than in battle with Holmes, and even dominated the fifth round. However, despite this, Ali lost to the unanimous decision of the judges in the 10th round match. After this fight, Mohammed announced the completion of the career and never went to professional ring.
The heart of the great boxer of modernity has ceased to beat. On the night of June 4, Mohamed Ali was left in New York. He was 74 years old, of which, more than thirty years he fought deadly ailment. On the death of the legend of the boxing reported all world agencies. This message was confirmed by the representative of the family of the late Bob Gannell.
"After the fight against Parkinson's disease, which lasted 32 years old, Mohammed Ali died aged 74 years. Multiple world champion in super heavy weight She died tonight, "the NBC television reports from the words of Ganella.
Recall that the last few days famous athlete And the legend of boxing was on treatment in the hospital near Phoenix (Arizona).
It became known that Mohammed Ali fell into the hospital, since suspicion of a disease associated with the lungs arose. And although it was a message from the environment of the legend of boxing for the press, which is only the prevention of the respiratory organs, but in the day of the newspaper The Daily Mirror wrote that Ali is in critical condition and transferred it to the ward of intensive therapy.
The last time the boxer passed hospitalization on December 20, 2014 due to suspicion of lung inflammation, however, the diagnosis was not confirmed. W. famous boxer Found an infection of urinary tract. On January 7, 2015, he was already released home, as the state improved.
Mohammed Ali for his professional career She spent 61 fights, of which 56 of them won, 37 knockout. The real name of Boxer CassiuC Marcellus Clai, he was born on January 17, 1942 Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
In 1960, Boxer Mohammed Ali won the Olympic sexual weights.
On February 25, 1964, after the fight with Sonny Liston and defeated him, "Nation Islam" came into the organization, and then changed the name to Cassius X, and a little later on Mohammed Ali. When Mohammed Ali refused to serve in the US Army, he was deprived of all awards and banned in boxing for three years.
These were the times of war in North Vietnam. Mohamed Ali took an active part in the anti-war movement. He refused to serve in the US Army. This was the basis for the American authorities and they deprived him of all the awards and titles. In addition, he was late from Ring for three years.
After returning to the box, he defended the title of world champion. The most exciting battle in this part of the career was his fight with Joe Fraser. This fight entered the history of boxing and studying many beginner boxers.
Health problems began in 1984, when in September, Mohammed Ali (CassiuC Marcellus Claway), doctors in the New York hospital diagnosed the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. At present, Parkinson's disease, as well as Alzheimer's disease is incurable. Doctors prescribe symptomatic treatment facilitating the suffering of man.
Parkinson's disease Mohammed Ali fought 32 years old. Unfortunately, the disease defeated the Great Boxer.
His expression and tactics "Hands work, see their eyes; Put, like a butterfly, sorry, like bee "is still used in professional boxing.
Sports Titles Mohamed Ali:
- Boxer year according to version magazine The Ring (1963, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978)
- Boxer of the Decade
- Battle of the year against Dag Jones (1963), against Sonny Liston (1964), against Joe Fraser (1971), against George Forman (1974), against Joe Freizer (1975)
- Athlete of the year 1974.
- Elected in the Hall of Fame Boxing in 1987
- Introduced into the international hall of boxing glory
- The greatest heavyweight in history - 1998
- The greatest heavyweight of the XX century according to the version of the Associated Press
- 3rd place in ranking The greatest boxers all times and peoples wBC versions and AIBA.
- Athlete century according to GQ magazine
- The athlete of the XX century according to the magazine Sports Illustrated
- Sports person in the BBC
January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky, housewife Odessa Glue gave birth to Son. The boy was named after the Father, the artist by profession, Cassius Jr. However, the world recognizes it under the pseudonym - Mohammed Ali. Kassius Rudolf's brother, which appeared in a couple after 2 years, matured, also replaces the real name for Rahman Ali.
Their family never needed presenting the middle class, although the living conditions of the white and black population spread. Father of the family earned a living, drawing signs, his wife periodically earned, preparing and retracting in rich houses. The budget was even enough to accumulate money to the cottage in a very good "black" area.
Childhood and the youth of the future champion passed far from cloudless. In the 50s, a very difficult atmosphere of inequality reigned in America. Even 10-year-old Cassius felt the pressure and fell asleep with tears, without understanding why blacks consider second-random people. Father introduced his feather into the worldview of sons, showing them photographs of Emmet Till - black teenagers, cruelly killed by white, who were subsequently found, but did not plan. Ironically, Odessa Glue was proud of his White Santa Irish. And although the images of the Kassius Junior will forever be ashamed of the images of whites "rapid slave owners", which he loved to declare from the Tribune, his Irish ancestor was to reproach nothing - he entered into a legitimate marriage with his black beloved.
After the 12-year-old glue has a favorite bike, he threatened to beat offenders. The White Policeman met by him, part-time the boxing coach Joe Martin dislarously noticed that "Before someone to beat, you need to learn this first." And Kassius began to study, capturing training and brother.
Catchius was hard to train: he looked a lot to others, constantly shouted that he best Athlete And the future champion. Joe Martin even often kicked him out of the hall, and none of the coaches could see in a guy special potential.
After 6 weeks after the boy arrived, the first duel took place in the section. To the special pleasure of Cassius, the battle was broadcast on television. Despite the lack of experience, the future Mohammed Ali wins a white opponent, his joy there is no limit. He shouts at the camera that he will become a great boxer. From now on, this work has begun.
Boxing
In 1956, he won the Golden Gloves Tournament, which can be considered an excellent career. 100 wins on amateur ring and only 8 defeats by the end of the school. However, the young boxer was learned from the hand badly, and only the work and understanding of the director is obliged to receive school education. Everything was so bad that Mohammed Ali was forever remained reading.
In 1960, Cassius, dreaming of dizzy sports career, received an invitation to participate in Olympic Games. Boxer's corporate style began to manifest. Novator for sure "danced" around the enemy on socks, and the lowered hands provoked to strike, from which he was always dirty. He was often criticized and fight for the Manner, and for a boastful manner to serve himself.
Stop it the pressure could only fear of flights. Boxer was so afraid to fly by plane in Rome, which almost refused the Olympic Games. Cassius decided, acquiring a parachute. The glue confidently reached the final and the Pole of Zbignev Petšikovsky won in a complex match, earning gold medal.
The father was proud of his son and even painted the steps in the color of the US flag. However, in his hometown nothing has changed. And when the champion came with a gold medal in a local cafe, where they did not serve "color", they still refused to serve.
At the beginning of his career, Boxer Mohammed Ali hired 11 managers. IN professional boxing He came on October 29, 1960, when a fight with Tanni Hansker took place. Ali was diligently prepared for battle, although she stated that Hansker was a loaf and victory would be easy. Victory was really behind him. The opponent has led him world championship.
For training with the new coach Angelo Dundee Glue moves in Miami. There are no authorities for him, but Angelo found an approach. He respected the ward and did not strive to control it, but only skillfully directed.
The glue was looking for mentors not only in sports. The beginning of the 60s is the time of its spiritual searches. In 1962, he met with the leader's "Nation of Islam" Muhammad and became a member of the organization, which greatly affected his life.
In the same year, he, continuing to win the fight for the fight, voluntarily passed the commission, but did not come to the army. After passing all the tests on physical health, he failed the test for mental abilities, without answering the question how many hours a person works from 6 am to 3 o'clock in the afternoon, given the hour for lunch. Adhesive loved to joke:
"I am the greatest, and not the smartest!"
For six months in 1962, Boxer Mohammed Ali won 5 victories by knockout.
55,000 people came to the stands to watch the battle between Mohammed Ali and Henry Cooper. A few seconds before the end of the fourth round, Cooper sent Ali to a heavy nocdown. And if the friends of Ali did not break the glove, winning a little time to rest the champion, it is not known how the fight would end. In the 5th round, Mohammad shank is a blow of the cooper's eyebrow, and the duel stopped.
Mohammed Ali and Mike Tyson The match between Ali and Liston was spectacular and difficult. Ali replayed acting champion The world, there was a dissection at eyebrows and a serious hematoma appeared. To the fourth round Ali ceased to see, but the coach insisted at the exit to the ring and was right - vision returned, and Boxer Mohammed Ali became the world champion in a heavyweight.
In the following years, Mohammed Ali 5 times becomes a "boxer of the year", he deserves the title of not only the "Boxer of the Decade", but also a century. In the early 90s, he falls into the international hall of boxing glory to remain the legend of sports forever.
Parkinson's disease
In 1984, Mohammed Ali was raised a terrible diagnosis - Parkinson's disease. He began to hear badly, speak, all the motor functions gave a failure. Muhammad courageously held high strike In his life - a blow of fate. Incurable disease became the consequence of professional sports activities Glue. His body suffered, but the mind remained sharp, and the heart of good, and the athlete dedicated himself to help people. To this day, he is engaged in charity.
Personal life
Mohammed Ali was married 4 times. With the first wife, he broke up even in early youth because of her unwillingness to become a Muslim man. The second spouse Belinda Boyd (after the marriage of Halila Ali) gave birth to her husband four children. However, Ali was not an exemplary husband, and his treason was caused for a divorce of the couple.
His lover Veronica Porsch married him, becoming the third wife in 1977. Marriage lasted 9 years. But Mohammad did not last long, marrying Ioland Williams on the close friend of Iolante Williams. They even adopted the child. In addition to legitimate children, Mohammed has two more extramarital daughters.
Death
At the end of May 2016, the legend of world boxing due to the problems with breathing. In one of the hospitals of Phoenix, where last years Mohammed Ali lived, he spent a few days. But they failed to save him.
June 4, 2016. He turned 74 years old. The main disease of the athlete was Parkinson's disease.
Born Mohammed Ali(Eng. Muhammad Ali) January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentuki. By the way, the real name of Cassius Marsellus Glue, which he will change to Mohammed Ali after the first title of champion, as a result of the battle with Sonny Liston in 1964, and the adoption of Islam.
When Mohammed Ali was a child with his own bike, he headed for the nearest policeman and stated: "That at the first meeting with the thief, he will examine him as follows." The statement of the order of the order answered this statement: "What to beat someone, you need to learn this." It turned out that this police officer part-time was a coach in a boxing club for adolescents, and the next day Ali trained them in their composition.
For all school years Ali fought just twice. The first time in the club, when he was sitting with friends at the table, and two guys were stuck to their company. The conflict could not be able to resolve, despite the explanations of Ali. The disassembly took place for the institution, as a result, one fell into knockout, and the other just ran away. The second time occurred on the eve of the Olympic Games. Doing the morning jogging past a bar, where men were going every morning, Ali fled and touched himself under his nose: "I will become a champion of the world." One, apparently, it was strongly annoyed, and raging him put a clear blow from behind the corner right in the face. The future champion resisted and inflicted a series of blows, as a result he shouted: "Leave me !! You will become a world champion! Will become! " On the next morning, he already welcomed him with the words: "Hello, champion."
In 1960 he won the Olympic Games in Rome, then under the name Cassius glue.
In 1963, Mohammed Ali against Dag Jones took place in the spring. In a stubborn confrontation, the decision of the judges won the victory Muhammad. The fight received the status of the "Boy of the Year" according to the Ring magazine.
In the period from 1966 to 1967, Ali defended his title against Brown London, Karl Mildenberger, Cleveland Williams, Ernie Terrela and Zora Folly.
Mohammed Ali repeated world champion among professionals in 1964-1974 in severe weight. With a weight of 97 kg and the growth of 192 cm Mohammed Ali in the ring was unusually lung and moved. Mohammed Ali belongs to the phrase: "Put, like a butterfly and sorry, like a bee."
In 1967, Mohammed Ali was called up to the army, but referring to the Muslim faith, Ali had evade service in the US Army during the war with Vietnam, his title was canceled, and the Boxer himself was condemned for five years, for avoiding service. At this time, he was forbidden to engage in boxing. But in 1970, the US Supreme Court canceled the sentence.
In 1970, Ali returned to the box. His opponent was Boxer Oscar Natalio Bonawn. Before the fight, Bonavna called Ali Chicken (coward) for refusal to serve in the army. Ali knocked out Bonaven in the 15th round.
After Ali away from Boxing, a tournament of eight boxers was organized for the right to become a champion. The strongest determined the magazine "Ring". But during the tournament it turned out that some boxers do not correspond to the level of the strongest. After that, 2 organizations were formed - WBC and WBA, authorizing champion fights.
Ali for a long time I rival with Joe Mill. Which by 1971 possessed both titles. The first duel with him in 1971 Ali lost. But the next two - in 1974, 1975 Muhammed won.
In 1974, the battle of Ali and George Forka took place, called "the roar in the jungle." After winning this battle Ali became a 2-fold champion.
In 1976, Mohammed Ali successfully defended the titles against Jean Pierre Cupman, Jimmy Yang and Richard Dunna. In 1977, the evangelist and Ernie Sheivers won Alfredo.
In 1978, Mohammed Ali decided to finish the Boxer career, and for the final battle was chosen olympic champion 1976 Leon Spinks. Since Leon spent only 7 fights at that time, Ali did not take it seriously, for which he paid. It was the third defeat of Mohammed Ali. The fight received the status of the "Boy of the Year" according to the Ring magazine.
Complete defeat Mohammed Ali Revenge could not and demanded, but Spinsk had to raise the belt against Ken Norton, as a result, Spinsk chose the battle with Ali, for which WBC deprived him of his title.
This time, Ali did not leave doubts from judges and he was unanimously awarded a victory, he became a champion for the third time. But it was not possible to go with the ring, due to financial difficulties. And in October 2, 1980, Ali went to the ring against his former Sparring partner Larry Holmes. In 10 round Angelo Dundee saying: "I am the main second! I demand to stop the fight! " Ali bred this time. In December 1981, he again went to the ring against Serednyak Berbrice Trevor. But the years have been sluggish and in a 10-round equal match of the judge gave the victory of Berbiton. After that fight, Ali went out of boxing.
After leaving the box, the athlete struck Parkinson's disease. As a result of the movement Ali, they became slowed down, her hands trembled, the athlete almost could not speak in public. In 1990, Ali was elected to the National Hall of Glory Boxing. In 1996. Mohammed Ali carried a torch on the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Mohammed Ali became a real legend of boxing, and he won it not only in the ring, but also on the personal front - Ali was always surrounded by female attention and even being married could not refuse himself in short novels, which did not give him the best way to his personal life.
The first wife of Mohammed Ali Waitel Sondi Roy lived with him quite shortly - the boxer mentors were against this marriage from the Nation of Islam, who forced him to break the relationship with a woman who confessed another religion (Ali was Muslim), and, moreover, who worked as a simple waitress.
Their marriage process lasted about a year, and among the main reasons for the divorce Mohammed Ali called the unwillingness of the spouses to dress, as she applies to real Muslims, and love for frank dresses.
In the photo - Ali with the first wife
The second wife of Mohammed Ali Belinda Boyd tried not to make mistakes of the first wife of the boxer - almost immediately after the marriage, she accepted Islam and even changed the name, becoming Halila Ali. She gave birth to four children - three daughters Mariah, Jamil and Rashid and the son of Mohammed Ali Jr..
However, the family idyll began to collapse after three years of living together - numerous fans of Ali, who pursued him everywhere, did not give rest not only to Him, but also his wife, who was tired of enduring endless treason of her husband.
In the photo - Mohammed Ali, his second wife Halila and their children
One of the girls who was not against tightening an affair with the famous boxer was a fashion model Veronica Porsch, starred for a poster of one of the fights Mohammed.
Their romance began in front of the Boxer's wife, who at that moment was with him in the training camp, where Muhammed was preparing for a fight with George Formant. With Halila Ali divorced after ten years of marriage, then he had already a one-year-old daughter from Veronica Khan, and after Porsche became the official wife of Mohammed Ali, she gave him another child - daughter Leila, in the future, like a father dedicated to Leila His life boxing and even became an absolute world champion in this sport.
In the photo - Ali with a third wife Victoria Porsch
The marriage with Veronica Porsch lasted almost nine years, and immediately after the divorce Ali married the fourth time - Williams was familiar with Williams, who was familiar in his youth. There were no joint children with Iolanta, but they adopted the Boy Asaad Amina.
The number of children of the famous boxer is not limited to only born in marriage - Ali had two extramarital daughters - Mia and Potassium. Thus, Mohammed had seven children, two of whom were also dedicated to their lives.
In the photo - with Iolanta Williams
Ali him was born not in a large family - he had the only brother Rudolph, who is two years old. Their family belonged to the middle class, the father was a member of the Chamber of Representatives of the United States and the Senate from the state of Kentucky, and the mother was a housewife.
Parents brought up sons, trying to instill them top Qualities - taught drawing, father tried to instill love for poetry. In Boxing, Mohammed came completely by chance, trying to achieve justice after his bike was stolen, bought to them on their own earned money. The policeman, to whom Ali in search of the fair punishment, advised the boy to take up boxing to always be ready for self-defense. So, at the twelve age began sport biography The future great boxer.
In the photo - Mohammed Ali with daughter Leyla
At the very beginning, no one could even assume that in front of them future star Boxing - coaches were not observed in Ali no potential, besides, he was very blowing and constantly broke the workout. Only Fred Stone, who learned Mohammed first techniques, became interested in the boy and was not mistaken. In his first match, broadcasting on television as part of the "Future Champions" program, Ali won a unconditional victory over his peers and immediately shouted right to the camera, that he would become the greatest boxer, and he devoted all his life to it - Ali never saw, did not smoke , did not use drugs, became a fan of healthy nutrition, she trained a lot, and his dream, eventually became a reality.
In the youthful fight, he defeated the victory, from fifteen years old Ali studied in the Central Higher School of Louisville, but because of bad performance, he was able to finish her only thanks to the personal support of the director, who hosted that the purposeful novice boxer would ever be glorified and made school famous for the whole world. Mohammed Ali, who received only a certificate of graduation, did not learn even well read, but he became those who dreamed of becoming from the childhood.