I see what’s going on.” What Stuart Cosgrove was able to do was capture a moment in time when Cassius Clay transformed into Muhammad Ali between 1959 and around 1964. He did it through the ...

Concerned that Cassius would stray from the Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammad offers him a new name to secure his allegiance: Muhammad Ali.

Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay, emerged from humble beginnings in Louisville, Kentucky, where he began boxing at the age of 12. His journey to greatness began when he won a gold medal ...

Later, Ali announced: “Cassius Clay is a slave name. I didn’t choose it and I don’t want it. I am Muhammad Ali, a free name – it means beloved of God, and I insist people use it when ...

GUEST: And of course, Muhammad Ali, formerly known as Cassius Clay... APPRAISER: Yes. GUEST: ...was born in Louisville, Kentucky. So I do not know if maybe they were in the mosque there.

But the Clays have been there for six generations—ever since their ancestors worked as slaves on the plantation of Cassius Marcellus Clay, who was Lincoln’s Minister to Russia. They like the ...

How a promising young Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali and changed boxing forever At 12 years old, Clay's bicycle was stolen in Louisville. Infuriated, Clay decided to go to the police and told ...

Muhammad Ali (56-5, 37 KOs); was born Cassius Clay on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, and rightfully earned the nickname “The Greatest”. During his prestigious career, there were ...

1964 — Cassius Clay wins the world heavyweight title when Sonny Liston is unable to answer the bell for the seventh round at Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Fla. 1977 — Pete Maravich of the ...