| colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" }} | Muhammad Ali | |
| Statistics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Muhammad Ali | |
| Birth name | Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. | |
| Nickname | The Greatest, The Champ, The Louisville Lip | |
| Height | ||
| Reach | 2m | |
| Weight division | Heavyweight | |
| Religion | Islam | |
| Nationality | ||
| Ethnicity | African-American | |
| Birth date | January 17, 1942 | |
| Birth place | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| Stance | Orthodox | |
| Boxing record | ||
| Total fights | 61 | |
| Wins | 56 | |
| Wins by KO | 37 | |
| Losses | 5 | |
| Draws | 0 | |
| No contests | 0 | |
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942) is a retired American boxer and former three-time World Heavyweight Champion and winner of an Olympic Light-heavyweight gold medal. In 1999, Ali was crowned "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated and the BBC.
Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He was named after his father, Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr., who was named for the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Clay. Ali changed his name after joining the Nation of Islam in 1964 and subsequently converted to Sunni Islam in 1975.
The name Muhammad Ali (or Mohammed Ali or other variants) is shared by:
Muhammad Ali (b. Raymond Patterson) was a free jazz drummer and brother to the better known Rashied Ali who famously replaced Elvin Jones as drummer in John Coltrane's band. Ali, who grew up in Philadelphia, PA appears on records by Frank Wright as part of the Center of the World Quartet, as well as Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp, Dave Burrell and Alan Shorter. There is very little information available about Ali though he has played on what most consider extremely important free jazz records.
blank">The Jazz Discorgraphy states that Ali participated in 26 recording sessions from 1967 to 1983. In October 2006, Ali played a concert to celebrate John Coltrane's 80th birthday in Philadelphia with his brother, Burrell and bassist _Reggie Workman. He is also playing with Noah Howard in the summer of 2008.
Quoted from www.fireandflux.com: "Rashied Ali’s lesser known but equally or perhaps even more bombastic brother. Muhammad played often with Frank Wright and the “Center of the World” group (with Bobby Few and Alan Silva). His playing is very muscular, very heavy and often with an almost-clumsy sound. Muhammad was an ideal propeller for Wright, one of jazz’s heaviest tenor players. At times, one could get tired out just listening to the exhausting stamina of Muhammad’s longer solos. Check him out on Frank Wright’s 'Center of the World, Volume 1', and Noah Howard’s 'The Black Ark.'"
Note: Ali's name is also spelled "Mohammed" at times.
