Muhammad Ali Hero

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Bang! Bam! Bomp! Muhammad Ali strikes his opponents in and outside the ring. Muhammad Ali changed his name from Cassius Clay because he switched over to the Islamic religion. His name is common in the Islamic religion. Muhammad Ali is a hero because all the things he’s done for the Civil right movement. A lot of people can see him a villain and a hero, but besides all of the negative things about him, he will be remembered as a hero. Muhammad Ali will always be remembered as a hero because of all the things he did to help the African American and Islamic community. Muhammad Ali went to college campuses, playgrounds, and held special events where he spoke about the same ideas that Martin Luther King Jr. had. He always told the people …show more content…
A lot of people disliked him because he was a boxer and they saw him as promoting violence. Muhammad Ali grew up around the time racism was big everywhere. A lot of people disliked him because of his skin color and religion. Muhammad Ali was once asked to go to the Vietnam war and he declined it because he said “How can I shoot those poor people? Just take me to jail.” Muhammad Ali was sentenced to five years in prison for draft evasion. He was stripped of his heavyweight title and was banned from boxing for three and a half years. He was also stripped of his passport and his license to box in any state. Muhammad Ali was liked and disliked by many but he had a big impact on people’s life.

Muhammad Ali was a role model to a lot of people because he was a boxer and he did a lot of public speaking which is the two different things. Boxing is a very violent sport and public speaking is professional. Muhammad Ali dominated his opponents in the ring. Muhammad Ali had a record of 56-5 with 37 knockouts. Muhammad Ali had multiple world records, one is that he held to heavyweight title three different times. Muhammad Ali won millions in his matches. Muhammad Ali had a huge impact on a lot of people’s

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