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Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr
(Muhammad Ali) Muhammad_Ali_NYWTS (Childhood,…
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr
(Muhammad Ali) 
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Childhood
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Ali was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky.
Cassius Jr. attended Central High School in Louisville. He was dyslexic, which led to difficulties in reading and writing, at school and for much of his life.
Career
Amateur Career
Clay made his amateur boxing debut in 1954 against local amateur boxer Ronnie O'Keefe. He won by split decision.
He went on to win six Kentucky Golden Gloves titles, two national Golden Gloves titles, an Amateur Athletic Union national title, and the Light Heavyweight gold medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
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He threw his gold medal into the Ohio River after he and a friend were refused service at a "whites-only" restaurant
Professional
Cassius Clay snatched his belt to the heavyweight world champion, Sonny Liston, in seven rounds.
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Accused of deserter, boxing authorities declared his title vacant. He returned to the ring in 1970 and won two fights, but lost the title match against Joe Frazier in March 1971.
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He reappeared in 1974, defeated Frazier in January and regained the heavyweight title by knocking out the champion, George Foreman, in October in Kinshasa, Zaire.
Four years later, in February 1978, he lost the title to Leon Spinks in Las Vegas, Nevada.
However, in September of the same year he managed to recover it by winning Spinks in a 15-round bout in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Retired in 1979, he returned the following year to challenge Larry Holmes in the world championship losing to his opponent.
Later...
Ali last fought on December 11, 1981 in Nassau losing to Trevor Berbick.
The International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) ranked it among the 10 best heavyweights in history.
Muhammad died on June 4, 2016, at 74 years old, at a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was admitted for respiratory problems.
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