Focus on: Mohammad Ali (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Muhammad Ali's birth name
Muhammad Ali's birth name
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.
Ali's birth date & place
Ali's birth date & place
17 Jan 1942, Louisville, Kentucky
Age Ali started boxing
Age Ali started boxing
12 years old
Ali's 1960 Olympics achievement
Ali's 1960 Olympics achievement
Gold medal in boxing
Year Ali became world heavyweight champion
Year Ali became world heavyweight champion
1964
Who Ali defeated for heavyweight title in 1964
Who Ali defeated for heavyweight title in 1964
Sonny Liston
Times Ali won heavyweight title
Times Ali won heavyweight title
Three times
Ali's 'Fight of the Century' opponent
Ali's 'Fight of the Century' opponent
Joe Frazier
Ali's 'Rumble in the Jungle' opponent
Ali's 'Rumble in the Jungle' opponent
George Foreman
Year Ali refused military draft
Year Ali refused military draft
1967
Why Ali refused draft
Why Ali refused draft
Religious beliefs & opposition to Vietnam War
Consequences of Ali refusing draft
Consequences of Ali refusing draft
Arrest, titles stripped, boxing ban for years
Year Ali received Presidential Medal of Freedom
Year Ali received Presidential Medal of Freedom
2005
Disease Ali battled later in life
Disease Ali battled later in life
Parkinson's disease