Muhammad Ali: A fighter in and out of the ring
The $60 red Schwinn was a Christmas gift from his father, and it would set the wheels in motion for an angry 12-year-old kid who claimed he would "whup" the person who stole his bike, to step into a ring, pick up boxing gloves and fight for justice. After winning a gold medal in the Rome O...
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Published in | University Wire |
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Format | Newsletter |
Language | English |
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Carlsbad
Uloop, Inc
15.06.2016
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Summary: | The $60 red Schwinn was a Christmas gift from his father, and it would set the wheels in motion for an angry 12-year-old kid who claimed he would "whup" the person who stole his bike, to step into a ring, pick up boxing gloves and fight for justice. After winning a gold medal in the Rome Olympics and beating Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship, the newly crowned 22-year-old champ renounced his given name, Cassius Clay, as a "slave name" and revealed that he was a member of the Nation of Islam. |
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