Rahaman Ali
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Rahaman AliTemplate:Efn (born Rudolph Arnett Clay; July 18, 1943)<ref name="autobiography">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="SI 1966">Template:Cite magazine</ref> is an American former heavyweight boxer. He is the younger brother of Muhammad Ali.
BiographyEdit
Rahaman Ali, initially named Rudolph Arnett Clay but later rechristened to Rudolph Valentino Clay,<ref name="SI 1966"/> was born to Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. and Odessa Grady Clay on July 18, 1943, 18 months after his brother Cassius Jr., who would become Muhammad Ali.<ref name="autobiography"/> Muhammad started boxing in a Louisville, Kentucky amateur boxing league. While Muhammad went to the 1960 Olympics, Rahaman 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 professional boxer, Rahaman Ali 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 him being knocked out by Jack O'Halloran, he retired from professional boxing.<ref name="BoxRec" />
In 2014, Ali released his autobiography, 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 second 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 recordEdit
Template:S-start |- |style="text-align:center;" colspan=8|14 wins (7 knockouts, 7 decisions), 3 losses (1 knockout, 2 decisions), 1 draw<ref name="BoxRec">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> |-style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;" | style="border-style: none none solid solid;" | Result | style="border-style: none none solid solid;" | Record | style="border-style: none none solid solid;" | Opponent | style="border-style: none none solid solid;" | Type | style="border-style: none none solid solid;" | Round | style="border-style: none none solid solid;" | Date | style="border-style: none none solid solid;" | Location |- align=center | Template:No2Loss | Template:Small | align=left | Template:Flagicon Jack O'Halloran | KO | 8 | Template:Nowrap | align=left | Template:Flagicon San Diego, California |- align=center | Template:No2Loss | Template:Small | align=left | Template:Flagicon Roy Wallace | PTS | 10 | 1972-05-08 | align=left | Template:Flagicon Niles, Ohio |- align=center | Template:DrawDraw | Template:Small | align=left | Template:Flagicon Jasper Evans | PTS | 10 | 1972-01-22 | align=left | Template:Flagicon Denver, Colorado |- align=center | Template:Yes2Win | Template:Small | align=left | Template:Flagicon Joe Byrd | TKO | 4 | 1971-12-16 | align=left | Template:Flagicon Kalamazoo, Michigan |- align=center | Template:Yes2Win | Template:Small | align=left | Template:Flagicon Harold Carter | TKO | 3 | 1971-10-27 | align=left | Template:Flagicon O'Hare Port Hotel, Chicago, Illinois |- align=center | Template:Yes2Win | Template:Small | align=left | Template:Flagicon Larry Beilfuss | TKO | 2 | 1971-09-13 | align=left | Template:Flagicon Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |- align=center | Template:Yes2Win | Template:Small | align=left | Template:Flagicon Carl Baker | MD | 10 | 1971-04-30 | align=left | Template:Flagicon Port of Spain |- align=center | Template:Yes2Win | Template:Small | align=left | Template:Flagicon Peter Robinson | TKO | 2 | 1971-04-23 | align=left | Template:Flagicon Port of Spain |- align=center | Template:Yes2Win | Template:Small | align=left | Template:Flagicon Stamford Harris | PTS | 10 | 1971-04-16 | align=left | Template:Flagicon Port of Spain |- align=center | Template:Yes2Win | Template:Small | align=left | Template:Flagicon Clement Greenidge | PTS | 10 | 1971-04-09 | align=left | Template:Flagicon Port of Spain |- align=center | Template:No2Loss | Template:Small | align=left | Template:Flagicon Danny McAlinden | PTS | 6 | 1971-03-08 | align=left | Template:Flagicon Madison Square Garden, New York City |- align=center | Template:Yes2Win | Template:Small | align=left | Template:Flagicon Howard Darlington | PTS | 4 |1970-12-07 | align=left | Template:Flagicon Madison Square Garden, New York City |- align=center | Template:Yes2Win | Template:Small | align=left | Template:Flagicon Hurricane Grant | KO | 3 | 1970-10-26 | align=left | Template:Flagicon Atlanta City Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia |- align=center | Template:Yes2Win | Template:Small | align=left | Template:Flagicon Tommy Howard | UD | 10 | 1970-08-11 | align=left | Template:Flagicon Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida |- align=center | Template:Yes2Win | Template:Small | align=left | Template:Flagicon Fairchild Hope | TKO | 2 | 1966-02-11 | align=left | Template:Flagicon Nassau |- align=center | Template:Yes2Win | Template:Small | align=left | Template:Flagicon Buster Reed | KO | 2 | 1965-05-25 | align=left | Template:Flagicon St. Dominic's Hall, Lewiston, Maine |- align=center | Template:Yes2Win | Template:Small | align=left | Template:Flagicon Levi Forte | UD | 10 | 1965-04-28 | align=left | Template:Flagicon Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida |- align=center | Template:Yes2Win | Template:Small | align=left | Template:Flagicon Chip Johnson | PTS | 4 | 1964-02-25 | align=left | Template:Flagicon Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida Template:S-end
Exhibition boxing recordEdit
| Template:Abbr | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 1 | Template:N/A | 0–0 Template:Small | Template:Flagicon Muhammad Ali | Template:N/A | 2 | Jul 1, 1972 | Template:Flagicon Template:Small | Template:Small |