Did Muhammad Ali Change His Name?
When He Made His Way to the Top of the Heavyweight Division in 1964, He Took the Opportunity to Declare Freely: “Cassius Clay Is a Slave Name. I Didn't Choose...
When he made his way to the top of the heavyweight division in 1964, he took the opportunity to declare freely: “Cassius Clay is a slave name. I didn't choose it, and I don't want it. I am Muhammad Ali, a free name — it means beloved of God, and I insist people use it when people speak to me.”
When Muhammad Ali changed his name?
Soon after the Liston fight, Clay changed his name to Cassius X, and then later to Muhammad Ali upon converting to Islam and affiliating with the Nation of Islam.
Did Cassius Clay legally change his name to Muhammad Ali?
According to USA Today, Ali never formally changed his name, as a legal name change was not required in the 1960s. However, every official document issued to him was under his chosen name. Formally or informally, it's abundantly clear that the boxer would forever go down in history as the triumphant Muhammad Ali.
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