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 inUniversity Wire
Main Author Moria, Marc H
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Carlsbad Uloop, Inc 15.06.2016
Subjects
Boxing
Convictions
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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.