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In the history of legendary boxers, there was Joe Louis and Sonny Liston . . . and then, “the heavens opened up, and there appeared a great man descending on a cloud, jump-roping into the Kingdom of Boxing. And he was called Cassius Clay.” Clay let everyone know that he was the greatest boxer in the world. He converted to the Nation of Islam, refused to be drafted into a war in which he didn’t believe, and boxed his way back to the...
5) Muhammad Ali
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Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Most of the time sports are seen as the height of competition, but often they also bring people together in times of cultural, social, and political upheaval. Muhammad Ali explores the way the G.O.A.T. boxer served to bring Americans together. Includes ties to 21st Century themes, as well as infographics, timelines, glossary, and index. Most of the time sports are seen as the height of competition, but often they also bring people together in times...
12) Muhammad Ali
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Chelsea Juniors
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
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A biography of the controversial boxer, Muhammad Ali.
13) Muhammad Ali
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Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A stolen bicycle led twelve-year-old Cassius Clay to his first boxing teacher. He spent endless hours training, determined that he would one day become the heavyweight champion of the world. In 1964 he beat Sonny Liston to make his prediction come true. When Ali refused to fight in the Vietnam War, his title was stripped from him, and he was banned from boxing. But just a few years later, he made an incredible comeback. Find out how Ali became one...
15) Muhammad Ali
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Weekly Reader Early Learning Library
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
18) Muhammad Ali
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Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Relates the events which led a child victim of a stolen bike to become the only man in boxing history to win the Heavyweight Title three times.