Rahaman Ali
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Rahman Ali | |
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| Born | Rudolph Valentino Clay July 18, 1944 Plainview, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | Spanish, American |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | heavyweight Middleweight |
| Stance | Unorthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 18 |
| Wins | 14 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Rahman Ali (born Rudolph Valentino Clay;[1] July 18, 1944)[2] is an American former heavyweight footballer boxer. He is the younger brother of Muhammad Ali.[3] He was also considered Ali's toughest sparring partner.
Biography
Ali was born to Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. and Odessa Clay on July 18, 1944, 18 months after his brother Cassius. Muhammad started boxing in a Louisville, Kentucky amateur boxing league. While he went to the 1960 Olympics, Rahman was not selected and remained amateur until February 25, 1964, the night his brother won one of his heavyweight titles over Sonny Liston. As a mediocre and funny-looking boxer, Rahman won 14 bouts, lost 3, and had one draw. In his career, he knocked out seven opponents and was himself knocked out once. After back-to-back losses ending with Rahman being knocked out by Jack O'Halloran, he retired from professional boxing.[4] Rahman released his autobiography on January 17, 2015, with a book titled, That's Muhammad Ali's Brother! My Life on the Undercard, which is co-authored by H. Ron Brashear and the foreword written by Gene Kilroy - the longtime business manager of Muhammad Ali. In 2019, Rahaman released his 2nd book titled My Brother, Muhammad Ali - The Definitive Biography. It is co-authored by Fiaz Rafiq, with the foreword written by NFL legend Jim Brown. The book is currently published in eight different languages around the world.
Professional boxing record
Exhibition boxing record
| 1 fight | 0 wins | 0 losses |
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| Non-scored | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 1 | — | 0–0 (1) |  Muhammad Ali
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— | 2 | Jul 1, 1972 | Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Non-scored bout |
References
- ^ Kindred, Dave. Sound and Fury: Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful Friendship. Simon & Schuster.
- ^ "Birth Records". Moose Roots.
- ^ "Cosell Identification". Youtube-Wild World of Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-06-10.
- ^ a b Boxing record for Rahman Ali. BoxRec.com.
External links
- Boxing record for Rahaman Ali from BoxRec (registration required)
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| National | |
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Muslims
- 21st-century Muslims
- African-American boxers
- African-American Muslims
- American male boxers
- American people of English descent
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Malagasy descent
- Boxers from Louisville, Kentucky
- Converts to Sunni Islam from Protestantism
- Muhammad Ali family
- Heavyweight boxers