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How Did Muhammad Ali Change
Muhammad Ali was born on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky under the named Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. As a result of his change of religious beliefs and moral, he thought Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. was a slave name and decided to change it to Muhammad Ali. Ali learned how to fight at a young age and developed an unorthodox fighting style. On February 25, 1964, Ali was able to defeat Sonny Liston in a six round championship fight to become the heavyweight champion. Unfortunately, the United States had joined in a war against Vietnam and had started to draft its citizens into the war. Muhammad Ali was selected for the army, but he refused to go. He held a press converse and states,
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