Muhammad Ali: Three Heavyweight Titles

　　穆罕默德·阿里：3次获得重量级拳王头衔

　　On February 25, 1964, a young boxer named Cassius Clay faced off against Sonny Liston, the heavyweight champion of the world. The odds were seven-to-one against the mouthy upstart, known as "The Louisville Lip"--a boxer so brash he promised during the weigh-in to "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." But Clay proved true to his word, pummeling Liston so badly that the champ quit before the start of the seventh round. Soon after, Clay joined the Nation of Islam, changed his name to Muhammad Ali and refused to serve in the Vietnam War--a move that got him stripped of the championship belt. But in 1974, Ali came back, pulling the "rope-a-dope" on George Foreman in "The Rumble in the Jungle" and regaining the belt. In February 1978, Olympic champion Leon Spinks defeated the aging star in a 15-round decision. But only a few months later, Ali won a rematch and regained the title. The victory made him the first man in heavyweight history to win three heavyweight titles.

　　1964年2月25日，一位名叫凯谢尔斯·克莱的年轻拳击手击败了当时的世界重量级拳王桑尼·里斯顿。赛前，人们对这位自称“移动像蝴蝶，出拳像蜂刺”的傲慢年轻人不屑一顾，克莱用成绩证明了自己的实力。拳王里斯顿在第7回合开始前宣布弃权。克莱此后改名为穆罕默德·阿里。1974年，阿里击败了乔治·福尔曼重新夺回了拳王称号。1978年2月，奥运会拳击冠军里昂·斯宾克斯击败了阿里，登顶拳王宝座。但仅几个月之后，阿里又从里昂手中夺回了拳王金腰带。凭借此次胜利，阿里成为历史上第1位3次夺得重量级拳王称号的运动员。