Muhammad Ali that year, before converting to Islam after 1961. At age 22, in 1964, he won the world heavyweight championship from Sonny Liston in a major upset. He then 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. In 1966, two years after winning the heavyweight title, Ali further antagonized the white establishment by refusing to be drafted into the U.S. military, citing his religious beliefs, and opposition to American involvement in the Vietnam War.
Bobby Dixon Turkish national basketball team. With the Turkish national team, he played at the EuroBasket 2015, and the Manila 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. In June 2015, Dixon received a Turkish passport and citizenship, which legally changed his name in Turkey to Ali Muhammed. Bobby Dixon Robert Lee "Bobby" Dixon (born April 10, 1983) or Ali Muhammed, is an American-Turkish professional basketball player who plays for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He also represents the senior Turkish national basketball team. He holds Turkish citizenship since 2015, under name of Ali Muhammed. Dixon played college basketball at Troy