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Cassius Clay Jr. was born January 17th, 1942 in Louisville Kentucky.
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When Cassius Clay Jr. was 12 someone stole his bike. After claiming he was going to “whup ‘em.” The police who Clay reported the stolen bike to was a boxing trainer and advised Cassius to learn how to fight back. Cassius Clay Jr. showed up the next day to start training.
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Cassius Clay Jr. Competed in the 1960 Olympics in Rome, Italy. He took home a gold medal for light-heavyweight boxing. -
Still Cassius Clay Jr. at the time decides he wants to convert to the Nation of Islam, following Malcom X. -
Cassius Clay Jr. Is giving his holy name, the name people will remember forever, Muhammad Ali.
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Muhammad Ali refused to serve in the U.S. Army because it was against his religious beliefs. After he refused to join he was striped of his heavy weight title, sentenced to up to 5 years in prison, fined $10,000, and banned from boxing for 3 years. -
Probably Muhammad Ali’s most famous fights vs George Foreman, also known as the Rumble in the Jungle, where Ali defeated the formerly undefeated Foreman to win back his heavyweight title after losing due to the Vietnam war. -
Muhammad Ali is awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for standing up for what he thought was right and not fighting in the war even accepting the consequences that came with doing the right thing. -
Muhammad Ali passes away at the age of 74.