Ali, Muhammad
1942-2016 · Contribution: 1964-1974
Boxer
Three-time heavyweight boxing champion; refused induction into the U.S. military on religious grounds, becoming a defining and contested figure of the Vietnam War era
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1942, Louisville, Kentucky
- Active since
- 1960
- Category
- Sports & Athletics
- Best known for
- Three-time heavyweight champion and defining figure of his era
Impact on the world
Ali fused athletic brilliance with moral conviction, sacrificing his prime years to a stand against the Vietnam War that made him one of the most consequential and contested figures of the 20th century.
Sources
- Encyclopædia Britannica
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