Who Was Muhammad Ali?
Series: Who Was? Author: James Buckley Jr. Category: Activism and Social Justice, Biographies and Non-Fiction, Black History, Elementary School, Sports, Upper Elementary Country: United States Language: English Reading Age: Elementary School, Upper Elementary More DetailsCassius 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 world’s most famous cultural icons. Read Who Was Muhammad Ali? and discover “The Greatest.”
Who Was Muhammad Ali?
Written by James Buckley Jr. and Who HQ
Illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
Source: Publisher (Penguin Young Readers Group)
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