"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." - Muhammad Ali
If you've been living under a rock somewhere in the middle of the desert and have never heard of Muhammad Ali, let me introduce you to the man who was voted "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated and "Sports Personality of the Century" by the BBC in 1999. But then again, if you've never heard of Muhammad Ali you must live under a rock and probably won't ever read this article, which is...Read Full Story
"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." - Muhammad Ali
If you've been living under a rock somewhere in the middle of the desert and have never heard of Muhammad Ali, let me introduce you to the man who was voted "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated and "Sports Personality of the Century" by the BBC in 1999. But then again, if you've never heard of Muhammad Ali you must live under a rock and probably won't ever read this article, which is...Read Full Story
Dan Grossi | AP In this Feb. 8, 1962 file photo, a young Muhammad Ali is seen with his trainer Angelo Dundee at City Parks Gym in New York.
Angelo Dundee, the brilliant motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights and willed Sugar Ray Leonard to victory in his biggest bout, died Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. He was 90.
The genial Dundee was best known for being in Ali’s corner for almost his entire career, but those in boxing also knew him as an ambassador for boxing...Read Full Story
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Muhammad Ali was 70 on January 17th, 2012. He was the most awesome opponent in the boxing ring in his long and active career and with very good reason. He won the world heavy weight boxing championship three times after winning a gold medal at the Olympics and was voted sportsman of the century by the BBC and Sports Illustrated.Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky on January 17th, 1942 and was named after his father Cassius Marcellus Clay. They added the epithet Junior, to...Read Full Story
Clay was one of a number of world boxing icons to have started their careers with Olympic gold with George Foreman (1968) Michael and Leon Spinks (1976) and Lennox Lewis (1988). Roy Jones was famously denied the chance to add his name to this illustrious ...
a home in a racially segregated, middle-class Western Louisville neighborhood. Ali — who was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. — lived there with his father, Cassius Clay Sr., mother Odessa and brother Rudolph. The story of the champ’s ...
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Before he became Muhammad Ali, he was Cassius Clay. The year was 1960 and Clay, then just 18, was relatively unknown despite an impressive amateur record (100 victories in 108 bouts). And he would have remained so for a few more years had he opted out of ...
Kevin Roderick: I woke up this morning to an LA history story of a sort by Nick Roman of KPCC. He reported on the Los Angeles debut 50 years ago this week of the young heavyweight boxer Cassius Clay. Two years later, as Muhammad Ali, he joined the leader of the Nation of Islam on stage at the Olympic Auditorium.
It’s a great way for a community to recognize something or someone significant in their history.” Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. in Louisville General Hospital to Clay to Odessa and Cassius Clay Sr. in 1942, he adopted a Muslim name in 1964.
Here’s a photo we came across on Reddit that shows a young, skinny Cassius Clay in a boxer’s pose. It’s a remarkable picture, if only for the reason that its relatively scrawny subject would go on to change his name to Muhammad Ali and become one of the best boxers ever.http://www.sportsgrid.com/media/young-muhammed-ali-photo/
Intro (feat. Treasurer) # R.A.T.S. (Gangstaz) (feat. Cassius Clay) # Why Ask? # This One # Mafia Style # Showtime # It's All Good # 7 Cities # C.H.I.P.S. # We Ride # City (feat. Treasurer) # Skit # Set it Off # Lust # Fam (4U) # Jokes on U # Outro (feat.
Henry Cooper famously knocked down the great Cassius Clay during a heavyweight boxing match at Wembley Stadium in 1963. And while the man who became known as Muhammad Ali went on to win that fight, he later said that, “Cooper hit me so hard that my ...
Madore, the right hook to Heath’s constant jabbing, is a working class hero of Lewiston, Maine; the town famous for another shocking knockout, Cassius Clay over Sonny Liston, May 25, 1965. “It is time to get serious with the society on the issue of ...