![]() As a result of his actions, boxing officials decided to punish Ali by stripping him of his titles and suspending him from the game of boxing. In 1967, Ali had been reigning world heavyweight champion for three years when he publicly refused to be inducted into the American military during the Vietnam War. It was also around this time that Clay became a member of the Nation of Islam, announcing his name as Cassius X, then Muhammad Ali in 1964. He won the gold medal in light heavyweight boxing and returned to the United States to pursue his professional boxing career shortly thereafter. ![]() At the age of 18, Ali traveled to Rome, Italy to participate in the 1960 Olympics. Born Cassius Clay in Louisville, Kentucky, Muhammad Ali is consistently ranked as one of the greatest boxers of all time. ![]()
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