Muhammad Ali #1151
$ 8.00
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Muhammad Ali
born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.
on January 17, 1942
Cassius Clay at that time saw people boxing and wanted to
do the same, even though his mom Odessa.did not want him
to box. However, at age 13, he was already boxing in the gym.
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. on January 17, 1942) is a retired American boxer. In 1999, Ali was crowned "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated. He won the World Heavyweight Boxing championship three times, and won the North American Boxing Federation championship as well as an Olympic gold medal. Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He was named after his father, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr., who was named for the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Clay. Ali later changed his name after joining the Nation of Islam and subsequently converted to Sunni Islam in 1975.
