: Pause, rewind, play: The Olympic gold that set Muhammad Ali on the path to greatness #IndiaNEWS We remember Muhammad Ali for his famous bouts, the ‘Rumble in the Jungle, ‘The Thrilla in Manila’

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Pause, rewind, play: The Olympic gold that set Muhammad Ali on the path to greatness #IndiaNEWS
We remember Muhammad Ali for his famous bouts, the ‘Rumble in the Jungle, ‘The Thrilla in Manila’ and his various rivalries which elevated the profile of the sport of boxing. However, his boxing journey began not as a professional, but instead as an 18-year-old who had a fear of flying. As Olympics.com recounts, for a the 12-year-old Muhammad Ali – who was then known as Cassius Clay – learning boxing was a way to get even with a thief who stole his bicycle.Cassius Clay went to a fair at the Columbia Gym in his hometown of Louisville back in 1955, his pride and joy - a red and white Schwinn bicycle - went missing.Having quickly gone from two wheels to no wheels, the boy Ali was incandescent with rage, promising to “whoop� the thief if he ever laid hands on him.Muhammad Ali’s angry outburst caught the attention of a local police officer, Joe Martin, who invited him to channel his fury by taking boxing classes at his gym. That chance encounter set Clay on the path to future greatness. Within six months, he had won his first bout and six years later, at the age of 18, he was selected to represent his country in the Light Heavyweight...Read more

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