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Rahaman Ali (born Rudolph Arnett Clay; July 18, 1943) is an American former heavyweight boxer. He is the younger brother of Muhammad Ali.

Biography

Rahaman Ali, initially named Rudolph Arnett Clay but later rechristened to Rudolph Valentino Clay, 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. 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.

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 record

14 wins (7 knockouts, 7 decisions), 3 losses (1 knockout, 2 decisions), 1 draw
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location
Loss	14–3–1	Jack O'Halloran	KO	8	1972-09-13	San Diego, California
Loss	14–2–1	Roy Wallace	PTS	10	1972-05-08	Niles, Ohio
Draw	14–1–1	Jasper Evans	PTS	10	1972-01-22	Denver, Colorado
Win	14–1	Joe Byrd	TKO	4	1971-12-16	Kalamazoo, Michigan
Win	13–1	Harold Carter	TKO	3	1971-10-27	O'Hare Port Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
Win	12–1	Larry Beilfuss	TKO	2	1971-09-13	Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Win	11–1	Carl Baker	MD	10	1971-04-30	Port of Spain
Win	10–1	Peter Robinson	TKO	2	1971-04-23	Port of Spain
Win	9–1	Stamford Harris	PTS	10	1971-04-16	Port of Spain
Win	8–1	Clement Greenidge	PTS	10	1971-04-09	Port of Spain
Loss	7–1	Danny McAlinden	PTS	6	1971-03-08	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win	7–0	Howard Darlington	PTS	4	1970-12-07	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win	6–0	Hurricane Grant	KO	3	1970-10-26	Atlanta City Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia
Win	5–0	Tommy Howard	UD	10	1970-08-11	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Win	4–0	Fairchild Hope	TKO	2	1966-02-11	Nassau
Win	3–0	Buster Reed	KO	2	1965-05-25	St. Dominic's Hall, Lewiston, Maine
Win	2–0	Levi Forte	UD	10	1965-04-28	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Win	1–0	Chip Johnson	PTS	4	1964-02-25	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida

Exhibition boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
1	N/A	0–0 (1)	Muhammad Ali	N/A	2	Jul 1, 1972	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Non-scored bout