Muhammad was named after his father Cassius Clay.”Cassius Clay was named after his father, who was himself named for the Kentucky abolitionist (Cassius M. Clay).”( 1“Muhammad Ali.”) He was born in Louisville,Kentucky on January,17 1942. In his childhood he was made fun of and wasn't able to do allot of things.”“I remember one time when Cassius was small,” Mrs. Clay later recalled. “We were downtown at a five-and-ten-cents store. He wanted a drink of water, and they wouldn’t …show more content…
The police officer trained Muhammad to box and he won majority of his junior fights and went on to go and win a gold medal in the olympics that were in rome that year.”He fought 105 fights as an amateur fighter, winning 100 and only losing 5. He also won several Gold Glove championships and was soon considered one of the best amateur light-heavyweight boxers in the world.”(2"Muhammad Ali.") In Muhammad Ali’s adult years he had won many fights and had lost some. He is considered to be one of the best fighters to ever step into the ring. Muhammad Ali was often referred to be a very aggressive, fast, and determined boxer he was also very cocky.(Young Cass wasn't world champ, but he boasted 18 straight wins and no defeats. And, my, how he boasted. Clay didn't just win his fights. He predicted the round in which he'd win. In rhyme. At the weigh-in. For Cooper, it was: "I'll dance and I'll jive. And if he's still alive, he'll fall in Five!")(Beattie, Trevor. "Muhammad ali.") Even though he was married 4 times he was known to be a very loving husband and father to his wife and kids. He had won many awards before he had died on June 3,2016, his awards consisted of. He was 1959s and 1960s National Golden Gloves Light Heavyweight Champion, 1960s National Amateur Athletic Union Champion, and 1964-67 World Heavyweight Champion these are only some of many accomplishments he had achieved in his