Muhammad Ali, famous boxer and civil rights champion dies

Q.  What was Muhammad Ali’s real name?
- Published on 06 Jun 16

a. Cassius Marcellus Clay
b. Cassius Smith
c. Cassius Marcellus
d. Cassius Marcellus Jones

ANSWER: Cassius Marcellus Clay
 
Ali, boxer and civil rights champion who famously proclaimed himself “The Greatest” and then spent a lifetime living up to the billing, is dead.
  • Ali died at a Phoenix-area hospital, where he had spent the past few days being treated for respiratory complications. Ali’s passed away at the age of 75.
  • He had suffered for three decades from Parkinson’s, a progressive neurological condition that slowly robbed him of both his verbal grace and his physical dexterity.
  • Born Cassius Marcellus Clay on Jan. 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky, to middle-class parents, Ali started boxing when he was 12, winning Golden Gloves titles before heading to the 1960 Olympics in Rome, where he won a gold medal as a light heavyweight.

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