1 Chapter 0 Who Is Muhammad Ali

Who Is Muhammad Ali?

穆罕默德·阿里是谁?

Who Is Muhammad Ali? Cassius Clay liked to shock people. He was a boxer who liked to brag about how great he was. He liked to show off to get attention and sometimes spoke in poetic rhymes. And he liked to win. But he was only twenty-two years old. He had never fought for the world heavyweight championship—the most coveted title in boxing. He was considered to be fast, but not quite tough enough.

穆罕默德·阿里是谁?卡修斯·克莱喜欢让人震惊。 他是一个喜欢吹嘘自己有多厉害的拳击手。 他喜欢炫耀自己来吸引别人的注意，有时说话还押韵如诗。 他喜欢赢。但他只有22岁。 他从未参加过世界重量级拳王的比赛，这是拳击界最令人垂涎的头衔。 他被认为速度很快，但不够强硬。

Sonny Liston was the champion. He had held on to his championship title for nearly two years. He was powerful, experienced, hard-hitting, and fierce. Many other boxers were afraid to get into the ring with him.

桑尼·利斯顿是冠军。 他的冠军头衔保持了近两年。 他力量强大，经验丰富，打击有力，而且凶狠。 许多其他拳击手都不敢与他同台竞技。

On February 25, 1964, a boxing match took place in Miami Beach, Florida, between the "Louisville Lip"—as Clay was known—and the powerful champ, Liston. Once the fight began, Liston tried to overpower Clay. But Cassius moved quickly and danced away from the big man's punches. As the rounds went by, thirty-two-year-old Sonny Liston grew tired. His legs felt heavy. Clay, meanwhile, continued to move with grace and speed, darting in to hit Liston again and again. After six rounds, Liston was worn out. He could not come out to meet Clay for the seventh round. The fight was over! Cassius Clay had won! Clay erupted from his own corner and leaped onto the ropes around the ring. "I shook up the

1964年2月25日，在佛罗里达州的迈阿密海滩举行了一场拳击比赛，对手是被称为“路易斯维尔利普”(Louisville Lip)的克莱和强大的冠军利斯顿。 战斗一开始，利斯顿就试图制服克莱。 但卡修斯迅速移动，跳着舞躲开了这个大个子的拳头。 随着比赛的进行，32岁的桑尼·利斯顿感到疲惫。 他的腿感到沉重。与此同时，克莱继续优雅而迅速地移动着，一次又一次地冲向利斯顿。 六个回合后，利斯顿精疲力竭。 他不能在第七回合与克莱交锋。 战斗结束了!卡修斯·克莱赢了!克莱从自己的角落里跳了起来，跳到围场的绳子上。 我摇了摇

world!" he shouted as people filled the ring to celebrate. "I shook up the world!" By defeating Sonny Liston, Clay became the heavyweight boxing champion of the world. Soon after, Cassius Clay shocked his family and the world again when he changed his religion from Christianity to Islam, and his name to Muhammad Ali.

世界!”当人们聚集在拳击场庆祝时，他喊道。 “我震撼了世界!”通过击败桑尼·利斯顿，克莱成为了世界重量级拳击冠军。 不久之后，卡修斯·克莱再次震惊了他的家人和世界，他把自己的宗教信仰从基督教改为伊斯兰教，并把自己的名字改为穆罕默德·阿里。