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Born
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was born on January 19, 1942. Cassius was born and raised in Louisville Kentucky. When Mohammed ali was 12 years old, a police officer approached him and pointed him in the direction of boxing, telling him that its a good way to channel his anger
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First Gold Medal
Cassius earned his first gold medal when he was 18 during the 1960 summer Olympics. He was in the lightweight division and that inspired him to soon go pro and start a career
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Converted to Islam
Cassius converted to Islam in 1961, changing his name to Mohammed Ali.
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Marriage
Ali met his first wife, Sonja Roi, who was a cocktail waitress about 1 month before they got married(May). Mohammed and his wife had a difference in opinions regarding clothing, ending up in a divorce in 1966. Soon after Mohammed joined the army.
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Second Marriage
Mohammed ali got married to a 17 year old Belinda Boyd. Soon after their marriage Belinda converted to Islam and changed her name to Khalilah Ali. They had four kids: Maryam, A pair of twins (Jamillah and Rashida), and Mohammed Ali Jr. -
"The Fight Of The Century
The promotional nickname assigned to the first boxing match between champion Joe Frazier (26-0, 23 KOs) and challenger Muhammad Ali (31-0, 25 KOs), held at Madison Square Garden in New York on March 8, 1971, was Fight of the Century. By the end of the fight they were both guaranteed 2.5 million dollars. -
Retirement
Mohammed Ali announced his retirement in 1971. He retired at which point he only ever had 3 losses in 59 battles. -
Death
Ali was hospitalized due to a respiratory illness. While his condition was originally characterized as "reasonable," it deteriorated and he died of septic shock at age 74 the following day. ESPN played Ali's non-stop, commercial-free programming for four hours. BET played a documentary of theirs: Muhammad Ali,
