On February 25, 1964, after seven rounds, Cassius Clay prevailed over Sonny Liston, the reigning world champion. Focus on Sport / Getty Images "From Cassius Clay," he wrote on one of his training ...

Muhammad Ali (56-5, 37 KOs); was born Cassius Clay on January 17 ... But on September 5 1960 at the Palazzo dello Sport stadium, Clay etched his name in Olympic history, claiming a historic ...

Clay was one of the best young prospects in the sport. A Madison sports reporter, Henry McCormick, described the amateur boxer upon arriving in Madison as “a fine-looking youngster … rangy, ...

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