Plan: Ali, Muhammad

Theme:Great people in USA

Plan:

1. Ali, Muhammad

2. Armstrong, Louis

3. Armstrong, Neil and other people

Ali, Muhammad

After winning the amateur ‘Golden Gloves’ championship in 1959 and 1960, Cassius Clay became Olympic light-heavyweight champion in 1960. He immediately became a professional and within four years he was the heavyweight champion of the world.

He then became a Muslim and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. Because of his beliefs, he refused to be called up into the army to fight in the Vietnam War. His world title was taken away from him and he was banned from boxing from 1967 to 1970. He returned to the ring in the 1970s and, although he lost his title twice, he became the first heavyweight boxer to win the world championship three times.
Ali was very confident in his own skills, and often made up short songs about himself and his talents. At the peak of his fame he claimed that he was the best-known person on the planet.