穆罕默德·阿里:3次获得重量级拳王头衔OnFebruary25,1964,ayoungboxernamedCassiusClayfacedoffagainstSonnyListon,theheavyweightchampionoftheworld
Theoddswereseven-to-oneagainstthemouthyupstart,knownas"TheLouisvilleLip"--aboxersobrashhepromisedduringtheweigh-into"floatlikeabutterfly,stinglikeabee
"ButClayprovedtruetohisword,pummelingListonsobadlythatthechampquitbeforethestartoftheseventhround
Soonafter,ClayjoinedtheNationofIslam,changedhisnametoMuhammadAliandrefusedtoserveintheVietnamWar--amovethatgothimstrippedofthechampionshipbelt
Butin1974,Alicameback,pullingthe"rope-a-dope"onGeorgeForemanin"TheRumbleintheJungle"andregainingthebelt
InFebruary1978,OlympicchampionLeonSpinksdefeatedtheagingstarina15-rounddecision
Butonlyafewmonthslater,Aliwonarematchandregainedthetitle
Thevictorymadehimthefirstmaninheavyweighthi