(born Rudolph Arnett Clay; July 18, 1943 – August 1, 2025) was an American heavyweight boxer. He was the younger brother of Muhammad Ali.
Biography
Rahaman Ali, initially named Rudolph Arnett Clay but later rechristened to Rudolph Valentino Clay, 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 his first world heavyweight title over Sonny Liston.
His professional career would last from 1964 to 1972.
After his career ended, Rahaman would travel and also train with Muhammad. The same year, he appeared in three episodes of his brother's documentary miniseries Muhammad Ali.
Death
Rahaman Ali died on August 1, 2025, two weeks after his 82nd birthday. Ali's funeral was held on August 16, 2025, and involved a funeral procession where he made a stop at his childhood home before he had a Janazah funeral service, which is given for people of Muslim faith, at the Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. Ali would then be buried at the Cave Hill Cemetery.
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| 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
| Loss
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| align=left | Jack O'Halloran
| KO
| 8
|
| align=left | San Diego, California
|- align=center
| Loss
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| align=left | Roy Wallace
| PTS
| 10
| 1972-05-08
| align=left | Niles, Ohio
|- align=center
| Draw
|
| align=left | Jasper Evans
| PTS
| 10
| 1972-01-22
| align=left | Denver, Colorado
|- align=center
| Win
|
| align=left | Joe Byrd
| TKO
| 4
| 1971-12-16
| align=left | Kalamazoo, Michigan
|- align=center
| Win
|
| align=left | Harold Carter
| TKO
| 3
| 1971-10-27
| align=left | O'Hare Port Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
|- align=center
| Win
|
| align=left | Larry Beilfuss
| TKO
| 2
| 1971-09-13
| align=left | Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
|- align=center
| Win
|
| align=left | Carl Baker
| MD
| 10
| 1971-04-30
| align=left | Port of Spain
|- align=center
| Win
|
| align=left | Peter Robinson
| TKO
| 2
| 1971-04-23
| align=left | Port of Spain
|- align=center
| Win
|
| align=left | Stamford Harris
| PTS
| 10
| 1971-04-16
| align=left | Port of Spain
|- align=center
| Win
|
| align=left | Clement Greenidge
| PTS
| 10
| 1971-04-09
| align=left | Port of Spain
|- align=center
| Loss
|
| align=left | Danny McAlinden
| PTS
| 6
| 1971-03-08
| align=left | Madison Square Garden, New York City
|- align=center
| Win
|
| align=left | Howard Darlington
| PTS
| 4
|1970-12-07
| align=left | Madison Square Garden, New York City
|- align=center
| Win
|
| align=left | Hurricane Grant
| KO
| 3
| 1970-10-26
| align=left | Atlanta City Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia
|- align=center
| Win
|
| align=left | Tommy Howard
| UD
| 10
| 1970-08-11
| align=left | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
|- align=center
| Win
|
| align=left | Fairchild Hope
| TKO
| 2
| 1966-02-11
| align=left | Nassau
|- align=center
| Win
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| align=left | Buster Reed
| KO
| 2
| 1965-05-25
| align=left | St. Dominic's Hall, Lewiston, Maine
|- align=center
| Win
|
| align=left | Levi Forte
| UD
| 10
| 1965-04-28
| align=left | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
|- align=center
| Win
|
| align=left | Chip Johnson
| PTS
| 4
| 1964-02-25
| align=left | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Exhibition boxing record
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!
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
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|1
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|0–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Muhammad Ali
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|2
|Jul 1, 1972
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