Man with a great fist, Muhammad Ali - What made him the greatest?

Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr, later  known as Muhammad Ali, a great man of the fist, nicknamed as the "Greatest Boxer". An American boxer born on 17th January, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky in the United States introduced into the world of boxing at the age of 12 by his trainer Joe Martin, a police officer with his associate Fred Stoner who tutored him on both boxing and strict life principle which made Muhammad Ali the greatest known boxer due to his unique boxing style by application of strict principles.

As already known, Muhammad Ali nicknamed as the greatest have earned numerous achievements during his boxing career which will serve as an inspiration to young boxers.  Such are;

*1959 National Golden Gloves Light Heavyweight Champion

*1959 National Amateur Athletic Union champion
*1960 National Golden Gloves Light Heavyweight Champion
*1960 National Amateur Athletic Union champion
*1960 Gold medal, Rome Olympics, light-heavyweight boxing
*1964-67 World Heavyweight Champion
*1970 Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Award
*1974 Sportsman of the Year, Sports Illustrated
*1974 Fighter of the Year, Boxing Writers Association
*1974-78 World Heavyweight Champion
*1978-79 World Heavyweight Champion
*1979 Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Texas Southern Univesity
*1979 Street named after him in Louisville, Kentucky
*1985 Recognized for long, meritorious service, World Boxing Association
*1987 Elected to Boxing Hall of Fame
*1990 Inducted into International Boxing Hall of Fame
*1996 Lights Olympic torch, Atlanta
*1997 Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, ESPN
*1997 Essence Living Legend Award

Courtesy: Editorial team of jrank.org
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