num_pages: 112
description: Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. won the world heavyweight championship at the age of 22 the same year he joined the Nation of Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. He would go on to become the first--and only--three-time (in succession) World Heavyweight Champion. Nicknamed The Greatest Ali was as well known for his unique boxing style consisting of the Ali Shuffle and the rope-a-dope as he was for the catchphrase float like a butterfly sting like a bee. He was an uncompromising athlete who brought beauty and grace to a very rough sport and became one of the worlds most famous cultural icons. Read Who Is Muhammad Ali? and discover The Greatest.
language: English
title: Who Was Muhammad Ali?
publisher: Penguin Workshop