He change his name to moniker after his amateur boxing title in 1959
2006-09-18 04:50:15 · 13 answers · asked by ulsmith 1 in Sports ➔ Boxing
He announced that he changed his name to Mohammad Ali the day after he won the championship from Sonny Liston in 1964..
2006-09-18 04:57:02 · answer #1 · answered by hbsizzwell 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He was born Cassius Clay, and under that name he won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. After claiming his first title by defeating Sonny Liston in 1964, Clay joined the Nation of Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali.
Why? Because he wanted his name to be more in line with his new faith in Islam.
2006-09-18 12:06:31 · answer #2 · answered by north79004487 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but it was well after 1959 when he changed his name to Muhammed Ali. He won the heavyweight championship in 1964 as Cassius Clay.
2006-09-18 11:52:47 · answer #3 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
He changed his name to Cassius X. in1964 the day after after he beat Sonny Liston. The national response was immediate, negative and intense. Cassius X, soon to be given the name Muhammad Ali, by NOI founder, "The Messenger," the Honorable Elijah Muhammad,
2006-09-18 12:06:01 · answer #4 · answered by Bammer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muhamad Ali
2006-09-18 13:30:50 · answer #5 · answered by koko J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mohammad Ali
2006-09-18 11:57:21 · answer #6 · answered by sassiest_princess 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Muhammed Ali
2006-09-18 11:53:06 · answer #7 · answered by TFIFIELD 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
1964 was the year he changed from Clay to Ali.
2006-09-18 12:50:56 · answer #8 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He became Muhammed Ali, but not until he became Muslim. Later then 59
2006-09-18 11:58:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He became a Black Muslim and changed his name to a Muslim name. That's why Lew Alcindor became Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
2006-09-18 11:58:30 · answer #10 · answered by cool_breeze_2444 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋