MOHAMED ALI

Keny, Leo

MUHAMMAD ALI

CONTENT

Conclusion

The fight in Kinshasa

The Vietnam War

His link with Malcolm X

From Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali

Who is Muhammad Ali

he is born at louisville during the segregation he started boxing at the age of 12 and became an olympic champion at the age of 18he won his first championship title at the age of 22

1942-2016

MUHAMMAD ALI

WHO IS

FROM CASSIUC CLAY TO MUHAMMAD ALI

He became à muslimChange his name for Cassius X because Clay is his slave nameJoined the Nation of Islam

They became good friends with malcolm XHe campaigne for the civil right with the Nation of IslamThen he left the Nation of Islam to become a Sunnit

MALCOLM X

HIS LINK WITH

1955-1975

THE VIETNAM WAR

He rufused for religeous reasons Because the vietnamese people never did anything to himHe was sentenced to 5 years in prison and 10 000$They took his boxing licence and his title.

1967

THE REFUSAL TO BE DRAFTED

In 1974 George Foreman was the world heavyweightHim and his manager has the idea of fighting Muhmmad AliMuhammed Ali remember that during his trip in the middle east he met Mobutu Sese Seko

KINSHASA

THE FIGHT AT

CONCLUSION