Muhammad Ali was a professional boxer, activist, entertainer, and philanthropist from the United States.¹⁾

Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was born on January 17, 1942.²⁾

He passed away on June 3, 2016.³⁾

He was dubbed “The Greatest”.⁴⁾

Ali was raised in Louisville, Kentucky.⁵⁾

At the age of 18, he won gold in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Later that year, he became a professional.⁶⁾

He converted to Islam after 1961.⁷⁾

On February 25, 1964, at the age of 22, he won the world heavyweight championship from Sonny Liston in a major upset.⁸⁾