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Cassius Marcellus Clay was born
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He was trained and the talent and potential was spotted out right away
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Muhammad wins gold in the 1960 summer olympics
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He wins his first pro match against tunny Hunsaker
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The match took place in Miami beach Florida. Ali wins in a technical to take the heavyweight title.
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Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali
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He meet Sonji Roi when she was working a cocktail watress
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Sonji Roi divorces muhammad Ali, because she is not a fan of his new name and can not stand it.
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Ali is finally a champion in the World boxing association as a champion. After defeating Ernie Terrel in 15 rounds.
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In 1970, the Supreme Court overturned Ali's conviction that sentenced him to 5 years of jailtime. However, he was still banned from fighting for 3 1/2 years.
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When he converted to Sunni Islam he also changed his name to Muhammad Ali
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Ali lit the summer olympics torch in Atlanta