Muhammad

Born as Cassius Clay on January 17, 1942 in Kentucky, the so-called "people's champion" came from a middle-class black family, at a time characterized by racial segregation carried out, above all, by the Ku Kux Klan. His father made a living painting portraits and religious representations for whites of the privileged classes. The first to see the enormous potential that Ali had as a boxer was a policeman, Joe Martin, who took advantage of him to vent his anger by hitting a punching bag. Seeing him in his first training sessions, Martin did not hesitate to become his first personal…