Muhammad Ali's birthday today. "It was the most" was born January 17, 1942 which has now reached the age of 70.

Born Cassius Marcellus Clay called Jr. in Louisville, Kentucky. At 18, he was a champion by winning the Olympic gold medal in Rome in 1960.

In amateur boxing, he played Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr 105 times. 100 of them had won.

After the Olympic Games in Rome, he began his professional career. In his first appearance in October 1960, he won on points on a police officer in six competition rounds.

Begins its brand plasticity. He made a lot of quality. As a heavyweight, he was "too playful." He prefers to rely on his speed on foot to prevent the opponent rather than building a double-blow coverage.

Even more powerful appearance. 19 / 1 of the game, won 15 KO without losing work. Clay is also becoming more popular because it often accurately predict how it would round KOs.



At age 22, he knew that the youngest world heavyweight champion. The drawing title Sony Liston. Before the match had occurred, the Clay pulse 120 beats / min in the practice of only 54. Liston rate that the agitation for his opponent.

But during the race, it could change the "fear" is a tool to boost morale. It was much stronger than Liston. When he was not sporting seventh round, Liston answer. Win Clay. He became the youngest champion in silencing the doubts of many people. "I'm shocked the world!" he said.

After the victory against Liston in 1964, Clay admits she was a member of Nation of Islam. It also has a new name, Muhammad Ali.

Short story long, six times world heavyweight champion. There are names like beating Liston, Ernie Terrell, Leota Martin, George Foreman, Ken Norton and Leon Spinks.

Ali can all best fighters of his time beating the name of the golden age 'of heavy weight boxing. "The title of" Fighter of the Year "in most cases a boxer. He was hanging boxing gloves in 1981, three years before he was sentenced to suffer from Parkinson's syndrome.

In addition to reliability in boxing, Ali is also known for luxury phrases slip out of his mouth. One very famous, "Boxing lot of white men watching two black men beat each other."

Here are some phrases said by Muhammad Ali, Happy Birthday.

- Age you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.

- Float like a butterfly, with a dagger.

- Frazier is so ugly that he put his face to the U. S. Wildlife Centre.

- People hate because of their color is wrong. And it does not matter what color is hate. It is simply not true.

- I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in God and peace.

- I hate every minute of training but I said, "Do not stop now and leave the rest to live your life like a champion .."

- I'm not the greatest, I was more than double. Not only do I knock 'em out, I'm around.

- I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room is dark.

- If you have dreams hit me you better wake up and apologize.

- It's hard to be humble when you're as big as me.