Muhammad Ali :: Cassius Clay

Muhammad Ali similarly known as Cassius Marcellus Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., Cassius Clay(1942- )Professional boxerPersonal entropyBorn Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. name changed to Muhammad Ali, 1963 born January, 17, 1942, in Louisville, KY son of Cassius (a diffused player) and Odessa Clay (both deceased) first wife, Belinda second wife, Aaisha third wife, Veronica Porche fourth (and current) wife, Yolanda Williams, wed in 1986 children nine (one with Yolanda). Religion Muslim. Addresses Home--P.O. Box 187, Berrien Springs, MI 59103.Career former human being heavyweight box champion. Began pro career, 1960 initially became heavyweight champ, 1964 desolate of title and boxing license over refusal to participate in the Vietnam War, 1966 retired from boxing, 1981. Appeared in film The Greatest, 1976, and television film Freedom Road.AwardsOlympic Gold medallion in boxing, 1960 six Kentucky Golden Gloves titles National Golden Gloves titles, 1959-60 World heavyweight C hampionship, 1964-67, 1974-78, 1978-79 U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, inductee, 1983 named the greatest heavyweight champion of all time, shout out Magazine, 1987 International Boxing Hall of Fame, inductee, 1990 Jim Thorpe Pro Sports Award, Lifetime Achievement, 1992 Muhammad Ali Museum, Louisville Galleria, opened 1995 load Award, 1997.Writings     (With Richard Durham) The Greatest My Own Story, Random House, 1975.Biographical InformationThree-time world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, known for his lyrical charm and boasts as much as for his powerful fists, has track downd far beyond the boxing ring in both influence and purpose. Ali won an Olympic gilt medal and later tossed it into a river because he was disgusted by racism in America. As a young man he was recruited by Malcolm X to join the Nation of Islam. He refused to serve in Vietnam--a professional fighter willing to serve time in jail for his peaceable ideals. He has contributed to countl ess, diverse charities and causes. And his later years have found him elicit in world politics as he has battled to keep paralysis agitans disease at bay.Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., on January 17, 1942, and was raised in a clapboard house at 3302 Grand Avenue in bourgeoisie Louisville, Kentucky. He began boxing at the age of 12. A white Louisville patrolman named Joe Martin, who had an early television show called "Tomorrows Champions," started Ali working out in Louisvilles capital of South Carolina Gym, but it was a black trainer named Fred lapidator who taught Ali the science of boxing. Stoner taught him to move with the grace of a dancer, and impressed upon him the subtle skills necessary to move beyond good and into the realm of great.