Who Was Muhammad Ali?

James Buckley, Jr. · Who HQ

July 2014 · Sold by Penguin

About this eBook

Cassius 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.”

Ratings and reviews

This book is biography form the known serie "who was" that won the New York times best-selling series. Its talk about the life of the icon Muhammad Ali the greatest heavyweight boxing champion of all time. Also I want to say I am fan of the "who was" serie and I see it's majestic however it's for american kides for me "who was" is the best book could buy it for your kides or your litel brother , it's a small book with 7 chapter and 105 page and the vocabulary is so easy even to the kides. Moreover this book give you many facts in an small book. Also this book made by James Buckley Jr is a sportswriter for children. He has written more than 50 books about sports for kids, including titles on baseball, football, NASCAR, soccer, the Olympics, and more. Finally I will rate this book 7.1/10

YOU PEOPLE DO KNOW MUHAMMAD ali was the greatist and was amazing but he helped the world even today he makes people feel good about there selves he helps me when i am mad or sad he is amazing and beat life he was a great man to the African Americans and everybody should know muhammad ali if he read these he would be insulted you people only know him as a boxer everyone should float like a butterfly sting like a bee muhammad ali

no wonder .. he is greatest one

About the author

James Buckley, Jr. is a sportswriter for children. He has written more than 50 books about sports for kids, including titles on baseball, football, NASCAR, soccer, the Olympics, and more.