Ali Quotes
Before which fight did Ali say this of his opponent? "If he even dreams about beating me, he better wake up and apologize"
Who is Jimmy Ellis
Muhammad Ali amature was 105 fights, his record was ____wins ____losses
What is 100 wins 5 losses
Referee of the fight known as "The Fight Of The Century"
Who is Arthur Mercante?
This was the first fight between Ali and Frazier March 8, 1971
Ali had a cameo role in the 1962 film with Jackie Gleason
What is "Requiem for a Heavyweight"
Ali threw his Gold Medal into this River to protest the racism that he still encountered in his hometown
What is the Ohio River
From his 2004 Book, Ali quoted Jesse Jackson saying, "If my mind can can conceive it, and my heart _____________ - then I ___________"
"If my mind can can conceive it, and my heart _can believe it__ - then I _can achieve it__
This man gave Cassius Clay his Holy Name of Muhammad Ali.
Who is Elijah Muhammad
This man reffed the rematch between Ali and Sonny Liston
Who is Jersey Joe Wilcott ?
Columbia Records released a 1963 spoken word album called “__ ___ ___ ____” in which the 21-year-old rising star performed his poetry
What is "I am the Greatest"
The fight against Oscar Bonavena was fought in___________
What is Madison Square Garden, New York
"If you ever dream of beating me ______ _______ _______ _____ and _________"
What is "you'd better wake up and apologize"
Ali lost a total of five fights in his career. He came back to defeat this many in rematches
What is 3
This man stopped the Thrilla in Manilla at the end of 14th round
Who is Carlos Padilla Jr.?
The film Freedom Road, made in 1978, features Ali in a rare acting role playing this man_________, a former slave and Union soldier in 1870s Virginia, who gets elected to the U.S. Senate and battles other former slaves and white sharecroppers to keep the land they have tended all their lives.
Who is Gideon Jackson
The fight against Ernie Terrell was fought in___________
What is The Astrodome, Houston Texas
'I should be a postage stamp. ______ ____ ______ _______ ______ ______ ______ ______."
What is "That's the only way I'll ever get licked."
During his 43-month forced exile from the ring, Ali took to the stage in the title role of the musical _______________
What is “Buck White.”
The "Rumble In The Jungle" was Ali v Foreman with this 3rd man in the ring
Who is Zach Clayton?
His autobiography The Greatest: My Own Story, written with Richard Durham, was published in 1975. In 1977 the book was adapted into a film called "The Greatest", in which Ali played himself and this man_____________ plays Angelo Dundee.
Who is Ernest Borgnine
The fight against George Chuvalo was fought in___________
What is Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto Canada
What is the next line following Ali's most famous words "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee ....."
What is "His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see."
Ali's great-grandfather Abe Grady was an Irishman who emigrated to the United States and settled in Kentucky in the 1860s. There he married a freed slave, and one of their grandchildren was Ali’s mother, ____________
Who is Odessa Lee Grady Clay
This former boxer turned referee turned Judge was the 3rd man in the ring for Ali vs. Foster
Who is Mills Lane
Ali received a star on The Hollywood Walk Of Fame in this year
What is 2002
The rematch between Leon Spinks was fought in___________
What is Superdome, New Orleans Louisiana