He managed to succeed in a world that was run by whites. ... Unbeaten, he felt he could face Sonny Liston, the Heavyweight Champion of the world. ... Cassius Clay was now the Heavyweight Champion! ... Though he trained hard, the 38 year old, three time heavyweight champion was no match for Holmes. ... During the next three years, he defended his title nine times with Ernie Terrell and then became the undisputed Heavyweight Champion. ...

• Word Count: 1570
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Even in his youth, he had dreams of being heavyweight champion (The Man). ... Ali is a three-time World Heavyweight Champion, who once carried the name Cassius Clay when not yet converted to Muslim. He is considered to be one of the best boxers ever in the world. ... On June 20, 1967, heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was sentenced to five years in prison for refusing to serve in the military. ... Today, championing the issues in the developing world has become a major focus of Muhammad's life. ...

• Word Count: 1997
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Muhammad Ali: The Greatest of All Time The name Muhammad Ali is known throughout the world. ... The man formerly known as Cassius Clay has transformed himself from a boy in desperate search for his stolen bicycle into the heavyweight champion of the world and then into the man who proudly lit the Olympic torch at the 1996 summer Olympics. ... David Remnick's book King of the World colorfully highlights some of Ali's best poetic moments. ... The heavyweight champion stated "I have no problem with them Viet Cong." ... The world is changed because of this man. ...

• Word Count: 1433
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The advertising company have chosen Lennox Lewis to do this advertisement because he is the world heavyweight champion for boxing, which means that he makes his living by fighting people in the ring, when the whole story to this advertisement is about a man who has supposedly hit his wife. ...

• Word Count: 2137
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

At the immature age of 18, "Iron" Mike became the most dominant force in the professional boxing world since Muhammad Ali. ... At the age of 20, "Iron" Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in the sport's long history. ... Tyson was on top of the world; Nintendo even gave him his own video game, Mike Tyson's Punchout. ... Tyson won the heavyweight title in March of 1999, only to loose the belt to Evander Holyfield in November. ... However, the WBC (World Boxing Commission) said that Lewis must fight Tyson, because he is the top ranked fighter. ...

• Word Count: 1397
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

His 1938 radio version of War of the Worlds by English author H. ... Portraying a doll-like model daughter, she helped ease the pain of audiences the world over, while virtually keeping 20th Century Fox afloat with her astounding profitability. ... He won the professional heavyweight championship of the world in June 1937, defeating the American boxer James Jack Braddock by a knockout. ... Louis's first loss came in 1936, to the former world champion, the German boxer Max Schmeling. ...

• Word Count: 1986
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It is my argument that athletes are not only role models but, in today's media driven world, it is their responsibility to exhibit extraordinary judgment and exemplary actions off the field as well. ... Likewise, what heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey displayed in the boxing ring also took the country away from their worries. ... But because the world was going to be watching this great social experiment, he advised Jackie "to turn the other cheek." ... For instance, how many ways can someone report game five of the World Series or if someone rushes for a 100 yards in ...

• Word Count: 1777
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Chastain's face all over the world. ... Laila fame has brought a whole new light to the world of female boxing. Other former heavyweight champions, George Foreman and Joe Frazier, have encouraged their daughters to participate in this brutal sport. ... Title IX, aimed to provide equality within the sports world. ... A lot more women watch the World Series than the WBNA."" ...

• Word Count: 1978
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

As for tennis players, golfers, and racecar drivers, they are in season throughout the year performing in different places around the world. ... They travel throughout the country and world always improving to be the best as they play their high-speed vigorous sport. ... America was going through the first World War and a suffering economy. ... However, people are starving throughout the world. ... Lennox Lewis, who is the Heavyweight Champion boxer, made $36 million in 2002 for boxing in only one boxing match that was not even an hour long. ...

• Word Count: 1968
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School