Muhammad Ali 21 during an elimination bout following Rocky Marciano's retirement. Mike Tyson broke both records in 1986 when he defeated Trevor Berbick to win the heavyweight title at age 20. Soon after the Liston fight, Clay changed his name to Cassius X, and then later to Muhammad Ali upon converting to Islam and affiliating with the Nation of Islam. Ali then faced a rematch with Liston scheduled for May 1965 in Lewiston, Maine. It had been scheduled for Boston the previous November, but was postponed for six months due to Ali's emergency surgery for a hernia three days before. The fight
Muhammad Ali in media and popular culture school's team name is the Bumblebees. "Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami" is a 2008 WLRN documentary which charts Cassius Clay's transformation from young boxing hopeful to cultural icon. The film traces Ali's stunning rise through the heavyweight ranks, his friendship with Malcolm X, his historic clash with champion Sonny Liston, and his subsequent refusal to fight in Vietnam. "a.k.a. Cassius Clay" is a 1970 documentary that covered Ali's triumphs and setbacks up to that moment in time. The documentary "When Ali Came to Ireland" (2012) tells the story of Ali's first visit to Ireland to fight against Alvin Lewis in