| 单词 | Cassius Clay |
| 例句 | I don’t have to remind you of how people everywhere scoffed at Cassius Clay’s chances of beating Liston. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Cassius came up and pumped my hand, introducing himself as he later presented himself to the world, “I’m Cassius Clay.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Cassius Clay, being a Muslim, didn’t need to be told how white Christianity had dealt with the American black man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I took this to be Allah’s message confirming to me that Cassius Clay was going to win. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z There as Cassius Clay’s guest in Miami, I tried desperately to push my mind off my troubles and onto the Nation’s troubles. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z At the Cassius Clay fight camp, I told the various sportswriters repeatedly what I gradually had come to know within myself was a lie—that I would be reinstated within ninety days. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Cassius Clay had extended the invitation as a sixth wedding anniversary present to Malcolm X and Sister Betty, and they had accepted most gratefully. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z With Cassius Clay you hear the clash of fists, like the plane getting jabbed and punched. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z How Papa hadn’t hauled back like Cassius Clay and socked the policeman’s jaw into the next county. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I slide back and forth from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z As we left the hotel, we met Cassius Clay with some of his entourage, returning from his morning walk. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I learned that the Chicago Muslim officials were further displeased with me because of the newspaper reports of me in die Cassius Clay camp. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He hinted about Cassius Clay a couple of times, and when I responded only with anecdotes about my interview with Clay, he finally asked what Clay had said of him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I was mistaken time and again for Cassius Clay. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of them didn’t understand, and that’s how it began to get around that I was Cassius Clay, world heavyweight champion. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Cassius Clay and I are not together today. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, a Saturday, I heard that Cassius Clay and his entourage had arrived. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the head of Elijah Muhammad was visible above the grim-faced Fruit of Islam men in a living wall, Cassius Clay among them. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Turning to the crowd of spectators, he said, lifting my hand high up, “This here is Muhammad Ali, alias Cassius Clay.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z "Once Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali," Roberts and Smith write, "Elijah won his political chess match with Malcolm." When Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's friendship changed history: The new book 'Blood Brothers' explains 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z There were the legendary athletic feats: Ali — then known as Cassius Clay, his “slave name,” he later called it — upset the heavily favored champion, Sonny Liston, for his first professional boxing title in 1964. Muhammad Ali: A superstar before the word meant anything 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z This isn't merely meant to define the religion or establish its key players but to explain the racial and social implications of the white sports establishment's refusal to respect Ali's name change from Cassius Clay. Ken Burns' new "Muhammad Ali" docuseries is worth going the distance 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z For many critics, the future of the sport remained in doubt, but one thing was certain: Muhammad Ali was not the savior that Cassius Clay had been. “They’ve got to kill me. They can’t afford to let me live”: Inside the amazing friendship between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z There are also images of a skinny, 12-year-old Cassius Clay learning to box, and a solemn Ali, surrounded by reporters, explaining his opposition to the Vietnam War. Review: For Muhammad Ali, an Endless Round of Books 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z In Thomas Hauser’s “Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times” we see Cassius Clay, Sr. take his young son to a tree that boxing great Joe Louis touched. Muhammad Ali’s hometown heartbreak: I went looking for Ali’s Louisville, and it wasn’t there 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z It's interesting you brought up the taunting — his opponents taunting his name and constantly misidentifying him as Cassius Clay rather than Muhammad Ali. Telling Muhammad Ali's story in full: "What really struck me the most was how much humility he had" 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z Sport had begun to turn into a performing art, which prompted the ballistic boxer Cassius Clay to liken himself, startlingly, to a butterfly. The big picture: the England squad relax at their hotel in Leon, Mexico, on 14 June 1970 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z But it was as much his antics – and his mouth – outside the ring that transformed the man born Cassius Clay into a household name as Muhammad Ali. “He stood for the world”: Muhammad Ali — “The Greatest” — is dead at age 74 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z So when Ali, then called Cassius Clay, shocked everyone in February 1964 by upsetting Sonny Liston to become the youngest heavyweight champion ever, he was world-famous. Muhammad Ali remembered for boxing, following his principles 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z His website said his current project was Cassius Clay, about a 19th century crusader against slavery. Richard Kiel, Jaws actor from James Bond, dead at 74 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z I did one with Kwame Alexander on Cassius Clay when he was a kid in Louisville. James Patterson says pushing a narrative of stolen election results is "the game that Trump plays" 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z He was eminently qualified to help the actor Eli Goree, who plays Cassius Clay in the film, reproduce the rhythms and tones of the boxer’s Louisville sound. How Should Black People Sound? 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z He finds the discussion about sensitivity toward transgender “reeks of white privilege,” and wonders pointedly why it’s easier for Caitlyn Jenner to change gender than it was for Cassius Clay to change his name? Review: Dave Chappelle Sizes Up America at Radio City 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z In the curio category are a rendition of "Stand by Me" by one Cassius Clay in 1964 and Bruce Willis' 1987 cover of "Young Blood." Remembering Jerry Leiber, the 'Hound Dog' Poet of Rock 'n' Roll 2011-08-24T06:10:00Z Directed by Reggie D. White, this episodic audio adaptation of Goodwin’s stage play follows the boxer, who was born Cassius Clay Jr., from age 12 to 22. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z As a high school athlete in 1959 Cassius was already signing autographs for classmates — “Cassius Clay, World Heavyweight Champion.” Muhammad Ali, Beginning to End for the First Time in a Book 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z As Malcolm struggled with the Nation for the champion's allegiance in 1964, Muhammad awarded Cassius Clay a new name: Muhammad Ali. When Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's friendship changed history: The new book 'Blood Brothers' explains 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z “Don’t bother your head about that house,” a brash 19-year-old boxer named Cassius Clay said to a Sports Illustrated reporter in 1976. Muhammad Ali’s hometown heartbreak: I went looking for Ali’s Louisville, and it wasn’t there 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z However young boxers were trained to fight defensively, Cassius Clay was determined to be an anomaly, a rebel. Muhammad Ali, Beginning to End for the First Time in a Book 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Basquiat's paintings celebrate icons of black culture, from boxing champions like Cassius Clay, Sugar Ray Robinson and Joe Lewis to jazzmen including Miles Davis. Paris: Basquiat show fetes his 50th birthday 2010-10-15T14:57:00Z When Cassius Clay won gold at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, he adhered to the script for athletes of the era — be humble, praise your opponents, let your skills do the talking. When Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's friendship changed history: The new book 'Blood Brothers' explains 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Walking up to Ali in the lobby – addressing him as Ali when many people still called him Cassius Clay, the name he had dropped years before – he asked him to pay the school a visit. Paul Stephenson: the hero who refused to leave a pub – and helped desegregate Britain 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z The church features a painting by Ali’s father, Cassius Clay Sr., and isn’t far from the pink house where the boxing champion grew up. The Latest: Ali’s brother weeps during church service 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z Or, maybe it’s more comparable to Muhammad Ali or Malcolm X, the respective names Cassius Clay and Malcolm Little took after shedding their given names. Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Black Lives Matter's first science fiction film 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z “When Cassius Clay joined the Black Muslims and started calling himself Cassius X,” Martin Luther King charged, “he became the champion of racial segregation—and that is what we are fighting.” “They’ve got to kill me. They can’t afford to let me live”: Inside the amazing friendship between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z Ending where we began, this time with the man himself in the lead roles of Cassius Clay and Muhammed Ali. Ranking 25 films about sports and moving Black America forward 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z “Dundee takes Muhammad Ali with him to meet Ted Kennedy, who was crazy about him, especially the old Cassius Clay stuff,” D’Elia says in the book. LOVERRO: Mafioso tells author in new book that crime boss leaned on Unitas, Ali 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z The storied event that celebrated its 100th anniversary this month counts Joe Louis, Sonny Liston and Muhammad Ali when he was known as Cassius Clay as past champions. Chicago Golden Gloves shines spotlight on female boxers 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z They entered the 100th edition of the Chicago Golden Gloves tournament, a storied event that counts Joe Louis, Sonny Liston and Muhammad Ali — when he was Cassius Clay — as past champions. With Olympic goals, pro dreams Chicago boxer maps gold path 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z He brought up the boxer Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, who was famous for saying, “I’m the greatest!” Bob Richards, pole vaulter who landed on Wheaties boxes, dies at 97 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z In the newsroom, we used to call this the Muhammad Ali rule: If Cassius Clay wishes to be called Muhammad Ali, then that is what we will call him. Column: Pronoun hysteria is pure MAGA politics, with a side of devastation for vulnerable trans kids 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z “Once I was in a theater, and I heard 300 kids respond to the work — young audiences are the best because they don’t lie,” Goodwin said of “Cassius Clay,” which originally premiered in 2015. Meet Idris Goodwin, Seattle Children’s Theatre’s new artistic director 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z “They met Cassius Clay,” then a 22-year-old boxer at the 5th Street Gym who would become known as Muhammad Ali. A Grand Miami Beach Hotel, and Its History, Might Be Torn Down 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z He frequently interviewed Muhammad Ali, whom he had met in Miami when the boxer was known as Cassius Clay. Bob Halloran, former Las Vegas sports executive, dies at 87 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z The area had high poverty rates born of decades of governmental neglect, but the neighborhood boomed with pride over its native son: Cassius Clay. Three generations of Black women overcome boundaries and setbacks with love 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Giant boulders lined the camp with the names of famous fighters — Jack Johnson and Rocky Marciano among them — painted on them by Ali’s father, Cassius Clay, Sr. LOVERRO: Ali’s mountaintop retreat prepared him for war, offered him peace 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z This was the year that Cassius Clay won the heavyweight championship and became Muhammad Ali. Looking at Tokyo Olympics through the lens of the 1964 Games 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z He changed his name from Cassius Clay, told the world that “I float like a butterfly and sting like a bee,” and won his first two pro fights before that Olympic year ended. Looking back at Ali vs. Frazier: 50 years since 'The Fight of the Century' 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z In 1964, heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay officially changed his name to Muhammad Ali. Today in History 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z But he needed to beat Ali, also known as Cassius Clay, to attain full recognition from the public. AP Was There: Ali, Frazier and the Fight of the Century 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z Regina King's directorial debut focuses on the night Mohammad Ali - then known as Cassius Clay - won the heavyweight title against Sonny Liston in 1964. Kingsley Ben-Adir among Bafta Rising Star nominees 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Powers was drawn to historical figures who were “unapologetically Black,” and he sees a parallel between the film’s Cassius Clay and such outspoken contemporary icons as Colin Kaepernick and LeBron James. With 'Soul' and 'One Night in Miami,' Kemp Powers finally hits his artistic stride 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Regina, “One Night in Miami” is based on this real-life event in 1964 where Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown all met for a night in a hotel room. 6 directors on the illusion of control and 'the pitiless exposure of your weaknesses' 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z “One Night in Miami” takes place immediately after Cassius Clay, soon to become Muhammad Ali, won his first world heavyweight championship in 1964. Leslie Odom explains why he initially passed on playing Sam Cooke in 'One Night in Miami' 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z In 1964, four legends met up on the night that Cassius Clay became heavyweight champion of the world. Now streaming: ‘One Night in Miami,’ ‘News of the World,’ ‘WandaVision,’ ‘Tiger’ Woods and more 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z This was the period that saw him convert to Islam and change his name from Cassius Clay. 4 portals to creative greatness — all from the comfort of your couch 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z That somebody was at the fight — an undefeated youngster named Cassius Clay who would later call himself Muhammad Ali. On this day: Born May 8, 1932 - Sonny Liston, American boxer 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Cosell’s credentials for “telling it like it is” owed to the sparring relationship he had with Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali. Howard Cosell grills the tour commissioner - Golf Digest 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z Patterson and Alexander will use poetry and prose to tell of Ali’s childhood in Louisville, Kentucky, when he was named Cassius Clay. One-Two Punch: Patterson and Alexander team up on Ali book 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Formerly known as Cassius Clay, Ali was born in Louisville. Sites in Tennessee, Kentucky, added to Civil Rights Trail 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Lee is introduced holding court for everyone who will listen, bragging that he could beat boxing champ Cassius Clay, a.k.a. Bruce Lee’s family calls ‘Once Upon a Time’ ‘a mockery.’ Is it insult or homage? 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Part 1 recalls the early boxing career of Cassius Clay, including his gold medal win at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, his conversion to Islam and his refusing induction into the military. What's on TV Tuesday: ‘FBI’ on CBS 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z And he said it at 22 years old, when his name was still Cassius Clay. Perspective | From Tom Brady to LeBron: When it comes to GOATs, we don’t all need to be sheep 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z The book includes the first known picture of Ali — then Cassius Clay — as a 12-year-old boxer before a 1954 amateur fight in Louisville. Louisville and Muhammad Ali: A Rare Look at a Hometown Champ 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Even though he had changed his name in 1964, newspaper stories and headlines referred to him mostly as Cassius Clay. Anti-war protests, race riots — 1968 in Seattle looked a lot like it did in the rest of the country 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z At a time when Vietnam cast a shadow across American life, he discovered something bright in stories about stock cars, Cassius Clay, Hugh Hefner and the club scene in London. Tom Wolfe, novelist and pioneer of New Journalism, dies at 88 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z The Associated Press used his birth name, Cassius Clay, in the story that fateful day in April 1967 in Houston. Ali at the center of any talk of activism by black athletes 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z When he became a Muslim, it meant a lot to Cassius Clay that he be known to the world as Muhammad Ali. What's in a name? 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z As a 12-year-old, Cassius Clay did take up boxing to avenge a stolen bike—but his parents also bought him a replacement scooter. A new biography of Muhammad Ali 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Jones lived in Louisville’s majority-black West End with her mother and sister, just a couple of blocks from the young Cassius Clay. ‘Quest for justice’ for murdered civil rights pioneer 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z “Man,” Ali proclaimed after winning a gold medal in the 1960 Olympics, when he was still known as Cassius Clay. How Muhammad Ali reinvented fame -- and blackness 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Ms. Jones lived in Louisville’s majority-black West End with her mother and sister, just a couple of blocks from the young Cassius Clay. A ‘Quest for Justice’ for Murdered Civil Rights Pioneer, 52 Years Later 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z According to the 1967 book, Black Is Best: The Riddle of Cassius Clay, by former Sports Illustrated writer Jack Olsen, Ali said his first encounter came from a street corner proselytizer in Harlem. Exclusive: The Real Reason Muhammad Ali Converted to Islam 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z The way Ali’s life played out both inside and outside the ring has provided prime fodder for writers from the time Ali won gold in the 1960 Olympics in Rome as Cassius Clay. How many punches did Ali take? New book counts them all. 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z And whom does Quinn battle at the beginning of “Requiem”? Cassius Clay, as he then was, whose punches we see—or barely see—flying toward the lens. “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” Loses the Fizz of the Original 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z In 1963, 35,000 watched Henry Cooper put Cassius Clay on his pants before Clay’s punches turned his face into a dozen red rivers. Joshua-Klitschko thriller the greatest fight Wembley has seen | Sean Ingle 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z On April 28, 1967, Muhammad Ali—then still known to many by his birth name, Cassius Clay—reported to Local Board No. 61 in Houston for induction into the U.S. armed forces. The Truth About Muhammad Ali and the Draft 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z "He was Cassius Clay back then and he was just starting out," she said. Barbara Buttrick: The woman who boxed to the top - BBC News 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z He’s got photos of himself with President Jimmy Carter, British Prime Minister Margret Thatcher, and Cassius Clay before he changed his name to Muhammad Ali. Veteran graduates high school 67 years later 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Ali also was remembered for renouncing his “slave name” Cassius Clay, converting to Islam and risking his career by evading the draft during the Vietnam War. Ali’s death, memories it stirred voted Kentucky’s top story 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z But afterward he spotted Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, and his brother, Rudy, on a street corner. Howard L. Bingham, Muhammad Ali’s Longtime Photographer, Dies at 77 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z The young fighter — then known by his original name, Cassius Clay — was in town for a boxing match. Howard Bingham, photographer and steadfast friend of Ali, dies at 77 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z The papers, which used Ali's birth name Cassius Clay, includes a request for agents to monitor his divorce that year from his first wife as a "lead." FBI kept tabs on Muhammad Ali in 1966 during Nation of Islam probe 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Muhammad Ali: The Kentucky product, then known as Cassius Clay, set the stage for his burst to fame by winning the light-heavyweight gold medal as an 18-year-old in the 1960 Rome Games. Who are the five greatest boxers in U.S.Olympic history? 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Jones was the first African-American woman to pass the Kentucky bar exam, and represented Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, in securing the eventual boxing champ's first professional contract. Call to reopen unsolved murder of Louisville civil rights pioneer 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z “How wrong you would be,” Dover said, telling me he got his first horse for his bar mitzvah, which was all black and named Cassius Clay, though his parents renamed it Ebony Cash. I Want Olympic Glory for My Son. He Doesn't Want to Break a Sweat 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z He also introduced Schaap to a promising Olympic teammate then known as Cassius Clay. Letters to the Editor 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z The Courier-Journal, Louisville’s daily paper, has apologized 50 years later for continuing to refer to him as Cassius Clay for years after he converted in 1964. Monday’s Sports in Brief 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z Fifty years later, The Courier-Journal, Louisville’s daily paper, apologized for continuing to call him Cassius Clay after he changed it in 1964. 50 years later, paper apologizes for ignoring Ali’s new name 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z “I tell people it’s made of Cassius Clay,” the 56-year-old doctor said. Muhammad Ali was world-famous, but Louisville knew him in a special way 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Joe Martin handed young Cassius Clay the keys to a future in boxing he could scarcely have imagined. In Their Own Words: Eulogies for Muhammad Ali 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Much has changed since Ali, born Cassius Clay in the segregated South, the grandson of a slave, learned to box, at the age of twelve. Muhammad Ali and His Audience 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Ali was born Cassius Clay on Jan. 17, 1942 in Louisville. Muhammad Ali to Be Buried Friday 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z The paper was among many newspapers and magazines across the country that continued to call him Cassius Clay for years after he changed his name in keeping with his Islamic faith. 50 years later, paper apologizes for ignoring Ali’s new name 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Cassius Clay was the name of an emancipator, and Muhammad Ali was the name of a free man. What's in a Name: Meet the Original Cassius Clay 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Back then, a West Virginia police chief and part-time boxer swaggered down that tunnel to face an 18-year-old named Cassius Clay, making his professional boxing debut. As Louisville honors Muhammad Ali, a family recalls his first fight 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z “Cassius Clay’s declaration had become his own. The Black Pride movement was on, and one of its pillars were these four words.” Muhammad Ali and His Audience 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Cassius Clay shocked the world when he announced his conversion to Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. Life as a Muslim in Muhammad Ali's hometown - BBC News 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Robert Lipsyte, a former sports reporter and columnist at The Times, said that editors were “adamant that until Ali changed his name in a court of law, we would call him Cassius Clay.” In the Ring He was Ali, but in the Newspapers He Was Still Clay 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z “Hypocrites!” yelled Cassius Clay at the press conference. What's in a Name: Meet the Original Cassius Clay 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Ali's braggadocio startled white America even when he went by his birth name, Cassius Clay. Ali to be honored with Muslim funeral service 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Newspapers and publications, including the Times, continued to print “Cassius Clay” instead of “Muhammad Ali.” Muhammad Ali and His Audience 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z But when Cassius Clay won Olympic gold in 1960 and then became heavyweight champ in 1964, boxing was second only to baseball in sports popularity, and nothing topped a good fight for excitement. Ali's America 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z From then on, Times articles began referring to him primarily as Ali, although they usually added “also known Cassius Clay.” In the Ring He was Ali, but in the Newspapers He Was Still Clay 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z “Cassius Clay is a slave name,” he said. What's in a Name: Meet the Original Cassius Clay 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Almost from the beginning of his career, when he was still called Cassius Clay, his rhymed couplets, like his punches, were brutal and blunt. Muhammad Ali, the Political Poet 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Cassius Clay did something few athletes at that time did. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z But as Ellis paused and looked back, it wasn’t Ali on the screen he was seeing but rather the Cassius Clay he knew when they were youths. Before he became Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay was a kid who got his bike stolen 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Shortly after he defeated Sonny Liston to win the heavyweight title in February 1964, Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali. In the Ring He was Ali, but in the Newspapers He Was Still Clay 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z But Cassius Clay would not be the greatest for long. What's in a Name: Meet the Original Cassius Clay 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z On Feb. 25, 1964, a brash young fighter named Cassius Clay stunned the experts by beating Sonny Liston at the Miami Beach Convention Center. How Muhammad Ali decided on his new name 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z But Cassius Clay did something so many others failed to do. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Cassius Clay was a slave name according to Ali, and changing it was his way of breaking those shackles in a sense. Larry Wilmore: Muhammad Ali Embodied Unapologetic Blackness 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z The new name, bestowed by Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam, was important to Ali, who referred to “Cassius Clay” as his slave name and took umbrage when people used it. In the Ring He was Ali, but in the Newspapers He Was Still Clay 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Early in his boxing career, Cassius Clay liked his name, even calling it a “great name.” Your Tuesday Briefing 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z “I also knew it was the last time Ali fought as Cassius Clay. “ How Muhammad Ali decided on his new name 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Ali, known then as Cassius Clay, won a gold medal, and Boston won a gold medal in the long jump competition that year. Tennessee State’s Temple, Boston remember Ali 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z But by changing his name from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali, and joining the Nation of Islam, he forced the white sports establishment to deal with him on his own terms. Larry Wilmore: Muhammad Ali Embodied Unapologetic Blackness 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z A Times article in 1966 noted that Ali balked at accepting an award because it was inscribed to Cassius Clay, not Muhammad Ali. In the Ring He was Ali, but in the Newspapers He Was Still Clay 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Three years earlier, bookies wouldn't even take bets on Cassius Clay when he squared off against Sonny Liston in Miami Beach. Muhammad Ali Fought With His Fists and His Words 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Ali, who joined the Nation of Islam and changed his name from Cassius Clay in 1964, was a hero for many Muslims in the United States and around the world. Turkey's Erdogan to join dignitaries, celebrities at Ali memorials 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Respected publications, including The New York Times, continued to print the “slave name” Cassius Clay for years. Muhammad Ali: Never the White Man’s Negro 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z The ascension of the former Cassius Clay paralleled a period in which his country was gripped by the interwoven strife over civil rights and the war in Vietnam. Another Muhammad Ali? Probably Never 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z In April 1966, Sports Illustrated’s cover read “Cassius Clay, the Man, the Muslim, the Mystery,” though by July 1967 he was “Ali” on the cover and inside the magazine. In the Ring He was Ali, but in the Newspapers He Was Still Clay 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Ali's father, Cassius Clay Sr., a painter, was a fixture at King Solomon before his death decades ago. Hundreds pay tribute to Muhammad Ali at his boyhood home 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z “One day our greatest claim to fame is going to be that we knew Cassius Clay, or taught him,” Wilson told his faculty. Why Muhammad Ali Matters to Everyone 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z And yet, the young Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali refused to play this emasculating role. Muhammad Ali: Never the White Man’s Negro 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Bender remembered Ali - then known as Cassius Clay - as a dedicated athlete who worked tirelessly to hone his boxing skills. Ali became world citizen but never forgot his hometown roots 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z In 1960, while taking time off from high school, 18-year-old Cassius Clay won the gold medal as a light heavyweight at the Olympic Games in Rome. Muhammad Ali, the Greatest, Dies at 74 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z It was 1964, and Cassius Clay hadn’t yet butterflied into the mythic champion Muhammad Ali. When Ali was still Clay, the old white sportswriters didn’t know what to think 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Cassius Clay Sr. accused the Nation of Islam of brainwashing his son, and stealing his money. Why Muhammad Ali Matters to Everyone 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z “This is the legend of Cassius Clay, the most beautiful fighter in the world today,” he said before his 1964 title bout. Muhammad Ali, boxing icon and global goodwill ambassador, dies at 74 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Bob Dylan referenced him in the 1964 song “I Shall Be Free No. 10” with the lyric, “I was shadow-boxing earlier in the day / I figured I was ready for Cassius Clay.” Muhammad Ali's pop culture reach went far outside the boxing ring 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z The young Cassius Clay was a poor student who struggled to read the printed word, probably as a result of dyslexia, according to his wife, Lonnie Ali. Muhammad Ali, the Greatest, Dies at 74 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z A month before the fight, following a workout, Clay picked up a pen and autographed and dated a pair of his gloves: “From Cassius Clay, Next Heavyweight Champion of the World.” When Ali was still Clay, the old white sportswriters didn’t know what to think 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z With Cassius Clay all we had was the hope, the psychological longing for his return. Why Muhammad Ali Matters to Everyone 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z When he claimed the heavyweight championship in 1964, with a surprising upset of the formidable Sonny Liston, Mr. Ali was known by his name at birth, Cassius Clay. Muhammad Ali, boxing icon and global goodwill ambassador, dies at 74 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Ali and Vietnam Cassius Clay, as he was then, was not so much a fighter for peace as a peaceable fighter who needed a reason to fight – and Vietnam was not that reason. From the Vietnam war to Islam – the key chapters in Ali’s life 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Liston was the most feared fighter of his time, and reporters covering the fight predicted almost unanimously that Cassius Clay would lose. Muhammad Ali, the Greatest, Dies at 74 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z In America, Ali – or Cassius Clay, as he was before he became a Muslim and changed his “slave” name – was a divisive figure. A special relationship: how the British took Ali to their hearts 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Ali, the former Cassius Clay, was not just an athlete who embodied the times in which he lived. Why Muhammad Ali Matters to Everyone 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Still known by his original name of Cassius Clay, he began to develop a mass following soon after his first professional fight in 1960. Muhammad Ali, boxing icon and global goodwill ambassador, dies at 74 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z But his career took off once Ali, still known as Cassius Clay, became a global TV personality that transcended the ring on the night of Feb. 24, 1964. Muhammad Ali and Howard Cosell were must-see sports TV 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z When the fight began, however, reporters saw instantly that Cassius Clay was not only bigger than Liston, he was also much faster. Muhammad Ali, the Greatest, Dies at 74 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z The day after he upset Liston in 1964, he hooked up with the Nation of Islam and announced that he would no longer be going by his birth name, Cassius Clay. Muhammad Ali Evolved From a Blockbuster Fighter to a Country’s Conscience 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Wilson would introduce Clay as the “next heavyweight champion of the world” at assemblies, and warn misbehaving students: “You act up, I’m going to turn Cassius Clay on you.” Why Muhammad Ali Matters to Everyone 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z But it was as much his antics — and his mouth — outside the ring that transformed the man born Cassius Clay into a household name as Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali, who dazzled the world as ‘The Greatest,’ dies at 74 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Cosell was among the first high-profile white journalists to abandon the term “also known as Cassius Clay” when interviewing the champion, giving Ali the respect not afforded by other news organizations. Muhammad Ali and Howard Cosell were must-see sports TV 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z As Cassius Clay, the boxer had been deemed a loudmouth who didn’t know his place and didn’t comport himself with the dignity expected of sports heroes. Muhammad Ali, the Greatest, Dies at 74 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z Like Ali, then Cassius Clay, Barrera was on the same U.S. boxing team that fought in the 1960 Olympics in Rome. That magical day Mohammad Ali visited the Grove and touched so many 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z In 1964, after he declared Cassius Clay, his father’s name, was “a slave name,” Ali did not capitulate to sportscasters who refused to refer to him by his new name, which meant “beloved of God.” For an Afghan boy, Muhammad Ali was the 'man of steel' 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Ali first took his boxing circus outside the U.S. in 1963, when - as Cassius Clay - he fought Englishman Henry Cooper at Wembley Stadium, London, in front of 55,000 people. Kinshasa, Manila and beyond, Ali enraptured fans everywhere 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z The book contains numerous allegorical tales, including the claim that young Cassius Clay threw his Olympic gold medal into the Ohio River after being denied service at a segregated restaurant. Muhammad Ali: the man behind the towering social and political figure | Thomas Hauser 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z And, when one writer insisted on calling him Cassius Clay, he replied: “I’m not your slave. I’m Muhammad Ali.” Muhammad Ali: fighter, joker, magician, religious disciple, preacher 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Cassius Clay lived in a modest house on Grand Avenue, a relatively pleasant street with other black families, not in “Smoketown,” the poorer black neighborhood in southwest Louisville. The Outsized Life of Muhammad Ali 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, won the heavyweight boxing championship for the first time on Feb. 25, 1964, defeating Sonny Liston on a technical knockout. AP Was There: First heavyweight crown for ‘The Greatest’ 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z An angry 12-year-old Cassius Clay went to a policeman on that day in 1954, vowing he would find the thief who took his bike and have his revenge. Muhammad Ali: 'Greatest' boxer, showman, ambassador 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Several video monitors were showing a tape of Cassius Clay’s antics prior to his first fight against Sonny Liston. Muhammad Ali: the man behind the towering social and political figure | Thomas Hauser 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Cassius Clay’s handlers hold him back after he is announced as the new heavyweight champion of the world after beating Sonny Liston for the first time. Muhammad Ali: fighter, joker, magician, religious disciple, preacher 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z "Cassius Clay is a slave name. I didn't choose it, and I didn't want it. I am Muhammad Ali, a free name, and I insist people using it when speaking to me and of me." Muhammad Ali - in his own words 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z A 12-year-old Cassius Clay was inside with friends, looking for "free candy and popcorn". Muhammad Ali: 'The kid who lost a bike and found a calling' 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z But it was as much his antics - and his mouth - outside the ring that transformed the man born Cassius Clay into a household name as Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali, who riveted the world as ‘The Greatest,’ dies 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z It led me to recall watching the 1960 Olympics on television and reading newspapers in high school for reports of Cassius Clay’s early fights. Muhammad Ali: the man behind the towering social and political figure | Thomas Hauser 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z To older connoisseurs of boxing, to his mother, Odessa, and, until his own end, to Joe Frazier, he was always Cassius Clay. Muhammad Ali: fighter, joker, magician, religious disciple, preacher 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Born Cassius Clay in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1942, Mr. Ali began boxing as a young man, quickly amassing an amazing record in the ring — and attaining a near-mythic status for his outsize, boastful personality. Muhammad Ali, boxing great, dies at 74 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z "Cassius Clay is disgracing himself and the negro race." Muhammad Ali: What they said 2012-01-17T05:00:00Z Cassius Clay, he said, was his "slave name", and he took exception to anyone who continued to use it. Obituary: Muhammad Ali - BBC News 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z As the 12-year-old Cassius Clay he pedalled on his red and white Schwinn bike to the Louisville Home Show, an exhibition for black businesses, for the free popcorn, hot dogs and candy. Muhammad Ali: the 20 best moments that made him The Greatest | Sean Ingle 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z An early example of his mischief was the iconic photo of a young Cassius Clay, posing as if sparring underwater in boxing shorts, a striking image which graced the cover of Life magazine in 1961. Muhammad Ali: fighter, joker, magician, religious disciple, preacher 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, stunned the boxing world in Februar by upsetting seemingly invincible champion Sonny Liston. Highlights of Muhammad Ali's boxing career 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Ali, then Cassius Clay, was No. 175 in a graduating class of 175 in his Louisville high school. Muhammad Ali was the greatest, but his greatest fights took a lot out of him 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Many of the older folks in town still referred to him as Cassius Clay even long after he changed his name. For a kid from Louisville, there was no one like Muhammad Ali 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Muhammad Ali was born Jan. 17, 1942, in Louisville, Ky. He was named after his father, Cassius Clay, who in turn had been named after a 19th century white abolitionist. Muhammad Ali dies at 74; brash boxing champion made his mark in and out of the ring 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Related: From Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali – a life in pictures The volume of his rhetoric often drowned out clear thinking, yet it seemed nothing could irreparably dent his reputation. Muhammad Ali: fighter, joker, magician, religious disciple, preacher 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Ali famously said “Cassius Clay is my slave name.” Highlights of Muhammad Ali's boxing career 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z The new champion soon renounced Cassius Clay as his “slave name” and said he would be known from then on as Muhammad Ali — bestowed by Nation of Islam founder Elijah Muhammad. Muhammad Ali, 'The Greatest of All Time', dead at 74 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Entering the home is like stepping back in time when Ali — known then as Cassius Clay — lived there with his parents and brother, said the former Pennsylvania state boxing commissioner and catalyst for the project. Renovations are nearing completion on the boyhood home of boxing great Muhammad Ali in Kentucky, and it will soon be opened to the public 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z "Cassius Clay is a slave name," he said. Muhammad Ali dies at 74; brash boxing champion made his mark in and out of the ring 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Cassius Clay Sr. was a mean and petty man who beat his wife. The connected worlds of Muhammad Ali and Malcom X 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z At the time of their friendship Ali was still known as Cassius Clay. New book sheds light on Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X’s friendship 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z One of the brothers, a confident young man with the face of a matinee idol, pumped the minister’s hand and announced, “I’m Cassius Clay,” which he assumed said it all. This Is What Happened When Muhammad Ali Met Malcolm X 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z For now, all bottles of the Cassius Clay Straight Bourbon Whiskey are distilled in Tennessee, aged in Louisville and bottled in Bardstown. Cassius Clay Straight Bourbon Whiskey educates consumers 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z In honor of Ali’s birthday, here is a collection of LIFE’s greatest portraits of the fighter, from the days when he was known as Cassius Clay to his comeback in the early 1970s. See 12 of the Greatest Photos of Muhammad Ali 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z As for Ali — who changed his name from Cassius Clay in 1964 — he pronounced he would not abide by the military draft. The connected worlds of Muhammad Ali and Malcom X 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z In February 1964, shortly after winning the title — and before fully converting and changing his name from Cassius Clay — Mr. Ali defended his choice to participate in the Black Muslim movement to reporters. Muhammad Ali Defends Islam After Trump’s Remarks 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Born by the name of Cassius Clay, he converted to Islam and changed his name in 1964. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali criticises Donald Trump - BBC News 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z “I’m a 4-1 underdog but Cassius Clay was a big underdog against Sonny Liston and so was Leon Spinks against Muhammad Ali and Buster Douglas against Mike Tyson,” he said. Tyson Fury: I think it will pan out with me knocking out Wladimir Klitschko | Sean Ingle 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z It was left to Cassius Clay, later to become Muhammad Ali, to deal with Liston. Why villains are good for sport 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z If the morphing of Cassius Clay into Muhammad Ali needed a final push, the stardom of Malcolm X seemed to provide it. The connected worlds of Muhammad Ali and Malcom X 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Palermo was on the outside on 25 February, 1964, when Ali, fighting for the last time as Cassius Clay, had taken Liston’s title in a Miami ring. Muhammad Ali’s phantom punch has us scratching our heads 50 years on | Richard Williams 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z They settled in a few feet from Ali’s corner, next to his wife at the time, Sonji, and parents, Odessa and Cassius Clay Sr. The Night the Ali-Liston Fight Came to Lewiston 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Segregation meant Miami’s famous crop of luxury oceanfront hotels weren’t available for black people, so Cassius Clay couldn’t sleep in Miami Beach after beating Sonny Liston there in the legendary 1964 bout. For Hampton House, a return from history 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z It was the home where Muhammad Ali, known then as Cassius Clay, was living when he left for fame as an Olympic gold medalist, launching a career that made him a three-time heavyweight boxing champion. Boxing fan accelerates plans to renovate Ali's boyhood home 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Bochetto becomes a partner with real estate investor Jared Weiss of Las Vegas in the project to restore the modest home to how it looked when Ali - known then as Cassius Clay - grew up there. Philly lawyer joins effort to restore Ali’s childhood home 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z In 1964, when Cassius Clay challenged Sonny Liston for his world heavyweight title, the New York Times boxing writer didn’t think the fight was worthy enough – or would last long enough – to justify his presence. Legendary Boxing Writer: Boycott the Sport for Good 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z The boxer Cassius Clay chose the name Muhammad when he became Muslim, and so did Elijah Muhammad, the founder of the Nation of Islam. A conversation American Muslims need to have 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z “These gloves are the turning point of it all when Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali.” Gloves from infamous Ali-Liston rematch going to auction 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z "These gloves are the turning point of it all when Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali." Gloves from infamous Ali-Liston rematch going to auction 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z In 1964, Ali — then fighting under his original name of Cassius Clay — won the heavyweight championship by defeating Sonny Liston. Ernie Terrell, boxer who lost to a taunting Muhammad Ali in 1967, dies at 75 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z When they graduated from high school, the Vietnam War was escalating, the Beatles were arriving, the cities were burning from the rage of race riots and Cassius Clay was becoming Muhammad Ali. A 50th High School Reunion, and a Generation to Follow 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Ali, then Cassius Clay, arrived at the weigh-in with a posse of mischief-makers in tow, including the great Sugar Ray Robinson, and proceeded to cause mayhem. Be Shakespeare, be shocking, be racist: 12 ways to hype a fight 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z But Ellis gained little attention early in his professional career, when he was a middleweight, while Ali, known as Cassius Clay at the time, became the charismatic undefeated heavyweight champion. Jimmy Ellis, a Boxer Long in Ali’s Shadow, Dies at 74 2014-05-07T00:27:49Z Mr. Ellis first encountered Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, from watching him fight on local television in the late 1950s. Jimmy Ellis, former boxing champion, dies at 74 2014-05-06T22:15:55Z “He’d been Cassius Clay all the time before when I knew him.” Ernie Terrell, boxer who lost to a taunting Muhammad Ali in 1967, dies at 75 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z Archie Moore was one of the all-time greats and didn’t retire until he was 46 — and not until after an embarrassing loss to Cassius Clay in 1962. At 49, boxer Bernard Hopkins fighting age — and winning 2014-04-14T18:35:00Z On Friday, Mr. Rajapaksa likened the friction between the United States and Sri Lanka to “Cassius Clay fighting with a schoolboy,” a reference to the boxer now known as Muhammad Ali. World Briefing: President of Sri Lanka Spurns an Inquiry 2014-03-01T02:03:51Z Liston, who was a heavy favourite to win, retired after the seventh round as Ali - then known as Cassius Clay - became world champion at 22. FBI probed Ali v Liston title fight 2014-02-25T17:01:47Z "The Black Muslims were very, very active down here, and Cassius Clay got involved with them. He liked their message," Tomlinson said. Miami marks 50th anniversary of Ali's boxing match that 'shook the world' 2014-02-23T14:02:50Z Dressed in a gray sweatshirt bearing the name of Cassius Clay, Bubka said his goal was to resume his professional tennis career. Straight Sets: After Three-Story Fall, Sergei Bubka Jr.'s Tennis Career Is at Stake 2013-06-07T20:03:10Z The boxer signed the torch as Cassius Clay, his birth name, and Muhammad Ali, the name he adopted in 1964 after joining the Nation of Islam. Muhammad Ali items to go under the hammer 2013-05-06T23:29:50Z Ali was born Cassius Clay but changed his name after converting to Islam in the 1960s. Muhammad Ali Receives Liberty Medal 2012-09-14T03:24:40Z In front of the one-story home is a state historical marker recognizing the residence as Ali's childhood home, when he was known as Cassius Clay. Ian Poulter, Nicolas Colsaerts are picked for European Ryder Cup team | Golf 2012-08-28T02:54:05Z He wrote about Muhammad Ali when he was Cassius Clay. The Fifth Down: Remembering William Wallace, Times Reporter Who Rode Wave With N.F.L. 2012-08-17T09:00:39Z Mr. Wallace also wrote about baseball and college sports, and profiled Muhammad Ali when he was an upstart fighter named Cassius Clay. William N. Wallace, Ex-New York Times Sports Reporter, Dies at 88 2012-08-15T02:14:38Z Some, like boxing gold medalist Cassius Clay in 1960, use the Olympics as a platform for glory in a different arena. Sharks and Squirrel stand out as newcomers to watch 2012-08-12T09:04:56Z Olympic medallists such as Cassius Clay and Amir Khan would have had a fight on their hands against a peacock mantis shrimp. Human vs ant: Who is stronger? 2012-08-03T00:48:57Z Ali won gold at the 1960 Rome Olympics when he was known as Cassius Clay. Brangelina due to kick off Olympic party season 2012-07-25T15:09:07Z I had the pleasure of watching Cassius Clay, later Muhammad Ali, start his professional career. 30 Seconds: Drawing Top Athletes Into the Fight Game 2012-06-02T22:50:16Z The nearby Stratford International station on the Docklands Light Railway is named Cassius Clay, the original moniker of boxing great Muhammad Ali, winner of the heavyweight gold at the 1960 Rome Olympics. London Underground map gets facelift for Olympics 2012-03-28T13:13:58Z Mormons murdered and driven out, as an expression of American freedom of conscience; Cassius Clay's paper expelled from Kentucky; that is American freedom of the press. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z It came with one of the original posters used to promote the fight, which had Muhammad Ali's chosen name as a subscript to Cassius Clay, the name he was born with. Ali smiles as Wonder, others sing Happy Birthday 2012-02-19T11:51:14Z One of the anecdotes recounted time and again, was the 1963 non-title fight between the British boxer Henry Cooper and Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay. Counting down the Cooper-Ali fight 2012-02-13T00:58:02Z Dundee recently attended the 70th birthday celebration for Ali, whom he met when he was Cassius Clay. Angelo Dundee dies: Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard trainer remembered as legendary motivator 2012-02-02T12:35:24Z When Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali soon after winning the heavyweight title, his boxing management and financial affairs were handled by the Nation of Islam. Angelo Dundee, Trainer of Boxing Champions Like Ali and Leonard, Dies at 90 2012-02-02T04:53:48Z A year before Frazier’s pro debut, Cassius Clay won the heavyweight championship in a huge upset of Sonny Liston. Joe Frazier, Ex-Heavyweight Champ, Dies at 67 2011-11-08T04:31:28Z He will best remembered for his two famous clashes with Muhammad Ali - the first when his opponent was known as Cassius Clay - in the 1960s. In pictures 2011-05-18T14:50:40Z He is best remembered for his two famous clashes with Muhammad Ali - the first when his opponent was known as Cassius Clay - in the 1960s. Funeral of boxing legend Cooper 2011-05-18T08:27:41Z Henry was the nation's favourite boxer and no-one will forget the punch that knocked over Cassius Clay. Their 'Enry 2011-05-02T00:41:07Z In the late 1950s, Dundee gave some tips to a promising amateur named Cassius Clay, and in December 1960, after Clay’s first pro bout, Dundee became his trainer, working with him in Miami Beach. Angelo Dundee, Trainer of Boxing Champions Like Ali and Leonard, Dies at 90 2012-02-02T04:53:48Z Cooper dies at 76: Former British heavyweight Henry Cooper — who knocked down Muhammad Ali in a 1963 nontitle fight when Ali was known as Cassius Clay — died in Oxted, England, after an extended illness. Original center-jump circle from UCLA's Pauley Pavilion sells for $325,085 | Sports memorabilia 2011-05-02T02:02:05Z Morgan said Russell had endorsed Cassius Clay’s right to adopt a Muslim name, an unpopular stand in its time. Sports of The Times: At the White House, Sports Has an Honored Place 2011-02-16T01:30:22Z And they served to introduce the world to an athlete who would become a global superstar - Cassius Clay, the man who would later become Muhammad Ali. Rome 1960: When the Olympics went modern 2010-08-25T07:19:00Z And then the comet that was Cassius Clay appeared in the fall of 1960. Book Review - Tales From the 5th St. Gym - Ali, the Dundees, and Miami?s Golden Age of Boxing - By Ferdie Pacheco 2010-04-17T02:19:00Z Prince Gortschakoff good-naturedly inquired about it from his ministers at Paris and London, and enlightened Cassius Clay. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 In the past autumn Cassius Clay of Kentucky killed a colored man who had attacked him. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War Cassius Clay was instructed to propose to Russia our accession to the convention of Paris, but was not informed from Washington that our ministers at Paris, London, etc., were to make the same propositions. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 When Prince Gortschakoff asked Cassius Clay if similar propositions were made to the other cosigners of the Paris convention, our minister was obliged to confess his utter ignorance about the whole proceeding. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 I entered the thus called Cassius Clay Company, organized for the defence of Washington until troops came. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 |
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