# Rahaman Ali

Rahaman Ali (born Rudolph Arnett Clay; July 18, 1943) is an American former heavyweight boxer. He is the younger brother of Muhammad Ali.

## Biography

Rahaman Ali, initially named Rudolph Arnett Clay but later rechristened to Rudolph Valentino Clay, was born to Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. and Odessa Grady Clay on July 18, 1943, 18 months after his brother Cassius Jr., who would become Muhammad Ali. Muhammad started boxing in a Louisville, Kentucky amateur boxing league. While Muhammad went to the 1960 Olympics, Rahaman was not selected and remained amateur until February 25, 1964, the night his brother won one of his heavyweight titles over Sonny Liston.
As a professional boxer, Rahaman Ali won 14 bouts, lost 3, and had one draw. In his career, he knocked out seven opponents and was himself knocked out once. After back-to-back losses ending with him being knocked out by Jack O'Halloran, he retired from professional boxing.
In 2014, Ali released his autobiography, That's Muhammad Ali's Brother! My Life on the Undercard, which is co-authored by H. Ron Brashear and the foreword written by Gene Kilroy – the longtime business manager of Muhammad Ali. In 2019, Rahaman released his second book titled My Brother, Muhammad Ali - The Definitive Biography. It is co-authored by Fiaz Rafiq, with the foreword written by NFL legend Jim Brown. The book is currently published in eight different languages around the world.

## Professional boxing record

14 wins (7 knockouts, 7 decisions), 3 losses (1 knockout, 2 decisions), 1 draw :
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location |
| Loss | 14–3–1 | Jack O'Halloran | KO | 8 | 1972-09-13 | San Diego, California |
| Loss | 14–2–1 | Roy Wallace | PTS | 10 | 1972-05-08 | Niles, Ohio |
| Draw | 14–1–1 | Jasper Evans | PTS | 10 | 1972-01-22 | Denver, Colorado |
| Win | 14–1 | Joe Byrd | TKO | 4 | 1971-12-16 | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Win | 13–1 | Harold Carter | TKO | 3 | 1971-10-27 | O'Hare Port Hotel, Chicago, Illinois |
| Win | 12–1 | Larry Beilfuss | TKO | 2 | 1971-09-13 | Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Win | 11–1 | Carl Baker | MD | 10 | 1971-04-30 | Port of Spain |
| Win | 10–1 | Peter Robinson | TKO | 2 | 1971-04-23 | Port of Spain |
| Win | 9–1 | Stamford Harris | PTS | 10 | 1971-04-16 | Port of Spain |
| Win | 8–1 | Clement Greenidge | PTS | 10 | 1971-04-09 | Port of Spain |
| Loss | 7–1 | Danny McAlinden | PTS | 6 | 1971-03-08 | Madison Square Garden, New York City |
| Win | 7–0 | Howard Darlington | PTS | 4 | 1970-12-07 | Madison Square Garden, New York City |
| Win | 6–0 | Hurricane Grant | KO | 3 | 1970-10-26 | Atlanta City Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Win | 5–0 | Tommy Howard | UD | 10 | 1970-08-11 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida |
| Win | 4–0 | Fairchild Hope | TKO | 2 | 1966-02-11 | Nassau |
| Win | 3–0 | Buster Reed | KO | 2 | 1965-05-25 | St. Dominic's Hall, Lewiston, Maine |
| Win | 2–0 | Levi Forte | UD | 10 | 1965-04-28 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida |
| Win | 1–0 | Chip Johnson | PTS | 4 | 1964-02-25 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida |

## Exhibition boxing record

| 1 fight | 0 wins | 0 losses |
| Non-scored | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 1 | — | 0–0 (1) | Muhammad Ali | — | 2 | Jul 1, 1972 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Non-scored bout |