muhamaed ali By shota levi Mar 14, 1942 birth of cassius clay Mar 14, 1954 clay begins boxing Mar 14, 1960 wins gold medal at the olympics games Oct 14, 1960 first professional boxing match Mar 14, 1963 converts to islam Mar 14, 1964 world heavyweight champion Jun 17, 1964 changes his name to muhamed ali Aug 25, 1964 marries sonji roi Mar 14, 1966 divorces sonji Mar 14, 1967 refuses to go to vietnam Nov 30, 1967 loses all his titles Dec 15, 1967 sentenced to five years of gail Dec 30, 1967 marriies belinda boyd Mar 14, 1970 conviction overturened 1 Nov 14, 1970 returnce to the ring Feb 14, 1971 loses to joe fraizer in the title match Mar 14, 1974 beats joe fraizer in the rematch Nov 17, 1974 defeats george foreman for the heavywieght champion title Mar 14, 1975 beats joe fraizer in "thrilla in madilla Mar 14, 1976 divorces boyd Mar 14, 1977 marries veronica proche Mar 14, 1978 loses title to leon spinks