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Cassius Clay Wins Gold
As Cassius Clay, he traveled the world to the Rome games in 1960 and won all 4 of his matches at light heavyweight to easily take home gold. -
An Underdog Rises
Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston to win the heavyweight championship at 22 years old. He was a heavy underdog and defeated all the odds -
Name Changes
Cassius Clay changes his name to Cassius X and then to Muhammad Ali because of different beliefs and him evolving in his own way. -
The Champ Gets Arrested
Muhammad Ali had refused to go fight in a war and by doing so he was stripped of his title, got arrested and couldn't fight a boxing match for 3 calendar years. -
His First Lost
After coming back to the ring, Ali had fought Joe Frazier for the title. Both fighters were undefeated at the time. The fight lasted the full 15 rounds and Ali had lost to Frazier, and that was his first professional lost at heavyweight. -
The Longest Walk
Muhammad Ali after his first retirement participated in "The Longest Walk". This was the first major act from him being a humanitarian and activist. This walk was a walk to support Native American rights. -
Muhammad Ali Wins His 3rd Title
In 1978, Muhammad Ali faced Leon Spinks and lost by a split decision. He later fought him in a rematch later that year and won by a unanimous decision to win the heavyweight title for the 3rd time, which was a new record. -
His Last Fight
Muhammad Ali's last fight in the ring was a lost in 1981 to Trevor Berbick. He went down as one of the greatest, if not the greatest to ever step in the ring. -
Presidential Medal of Freedom
In 2005, Muhammad Ali went to the white house and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for all his hard work and dedication throughout the years for equal rights and for his fights in the ring. -
A Great Passes Away
On June 3, 2016 Muhammad Ali passed away and his funeral was held on June 10, 2016, just a week later.
