when did muhammad ali start his career in boxing
Muhammad Ali He was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, and began training as an amateur boxer when he was 12 years old. At age 18, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and turned professional later that year. At age 22 in 1964, he won the WBA, WBC, and lineal heavyweight titles from Sonny Liston in a major upset. He then announced his conversion to Islam and changed his name from Cassius Clay, which he called his "slave name", to Muhammad Ali. He set an example of racial pride for African Americans and resistance to white domination during the Civil Rights Movement.[8][9]
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Jackie Coogan John Leslie "Jackie" Coogan (October 26, 1914 â€“ March 1, 1984) was an American actor and comedian who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films.[2]
Chuck Wepner It was this fight that inspired Sylvester Stallone to write the script for Rocky. Just like Wepner, Rocky lasts 15 rounds.[11]