Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. was born on this day in Louisville, Kentucky, later to become heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali. He would have been 78 today. A look at the boxing legend's life through the years:
Eighty-five pound Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., later known as Muhammad Ali, is shown posing at twelve, prior to his amateur ring debut in 1954, a three minute, three round split decision over another novice named Ronnie O'Keefe, in Louisville, Kentucky.Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images
Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, poses as he trains for his upcoming Archie Moore fight November 1962 in Los Angeles.Young heavyweight boxer Cassius Clay points to a sign he wrote on a chalk board in his dressing room before his fight against Archie Moore in Los Angeles, Nov. 15, 1962, predicting he'd knock Moore out in the fourth round, which he went on to do.
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