A joyous crowd had packed the Hampton House’s luncheonette by the time Clay’s ... active role. Cassius, Malcolm, and Jim Brown, the National Football League’s premier running back, began ...

I have been called a "coward" and a "rabbit" and an "Uncle Tom" by Cassius Clay, and many people think ... Malcolm X was murdered before a large crowd of people and so was President Kennedy ...

Feb. 25, 1964: A crowd of 8,297 saw a brash 22-year-old named Cassius Clay live up to the oversized hype he created ahead of the world heavyweight title fight against champion Sonny Liston in ...

Cassius Clay was not a complete unknown. He had won a gold medal in the 1960 Olympics, but no one had any idea that the 22-year-old boxer stepping into the ring 50 years ago Tuesday in Miami Beach ...

They wound up the Cassius ... A colorful crowd of 12,000, which started out booing the unbeaten 1960 Olympic Games king, wound up electrified by his blazing speed and clever skill. Clay, the ...

In the other corner, recognizing his opponent’s plight was a 22-year-old Cassius ... Miami crowd as “the greatest fighter, pound for pound.” When the legendary ex-champ reached Clay to ...

Few fights have generated more myths than the March 13, 1963 bout at Madison Square Garden between heavyweight contenders Cassius ... crowd at Madison Square Garden; the unanimous verdict for Clay ...

FRANKFURT, Germany — Cassius Clay, surprised and stung ... But at the close of the 10th, with the pro-German crowd chanting for their warrior, Clay caught Karl with a terrific right hand to ...