Ali died on Friday at a Phoenix-area hospital, where he was rushed to last week, and he was admitted in the hospital for being treated for respiratory complications. Muhammad Ali who battled with Parkinson's disease for over 32 years; as passed away at the age of 74.
"To make America the greatest is my goal, so I beat the Russian and I beat the Pole. And for the USA won the medal gold. The Greeks said you're better than the Cassius of old". After winning Olympic light-heavyweight gold medal at the 1960 Games in Rome.
Muhammad Ali who was born into a christain family as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. who changed his name to Muhammad Ali after he converted to Islam he claimed that Clay was a slave name, which made him to changed the name along with his religion.
"Cassius Clay is a slave name. I didn't choose it, and I didn't want it. I am Muhammad Ali, a free name, and I insist people using it when speaking to me and of me".
Tributes: Former USA president Bill Clinton "Hillary and I are saddened by the passing of Muhammad Ali," the statement read. "From the day he claimed the Olympic gold medal in 1960, boxing fans across the world knew they were seeing a blend of beauty and grace, speed and strength that may never be matched again"- bbc.com
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Muhammad Ali is a great Nigerian
Odeyemi Sodiq, he was a black American...
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