Muhammad Ali was one of the most famous boxer alive, he brooke the record for longest winning streak. He was born on January 17,1942 he was born Cassius Clay named after his father and his grandfather. Muhammad Ali was born to fight, when he was only 6 montns old he stretched out his fist and socked his mom in the mouth  loosening her front tooth. when Cassius was 12 his bike was stolen a police man said why don't you take up boxing then  u can fight him for your bike. In 1960 he went to the Olympics in Rome, he was terrified to fly on the plane, but he got over it. When he was in the Rome, Olympics to win the gold medal he had to bet a Polish boxer, and he did it. He went to the championship in 1964 and fought Sonny Liston.