Who Was Muhammad Ali

By James Buckley, Jr. and Who HQ, illustrated by Stephen Marchesi 112 pages Grades: Kindergarten - 4 Ages: 5-9 This item is not eligible for discounts unless explicitly mentioned in promotional offers Product Description Learn More A young boy named Cassius Clay. A teenager who learned to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. The “greatest” heavyweight boxing champion of all timeCassius 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 ic