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Cassius Clay, who later converted to Muslim and changed his name to Muhammad Ali
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What 1960 Olympic champion lit the torch to start Atlantas 1996 Olympic festivities?
Light heavyweight boxing gold medalist Muhammad Ali, known in 1960 as Cassius Clay.
Who is the oldest olympic boxing medalist?
Richard Gunn , featherweight he was 37 years old and the oldest man to win an Olympic boxing crown ever.
What are facts about boxing?
past olympic champion=tyrell biggs from USA
Whichsport is muhammed Ali a world champion?
Muhammad Ali has an Olympic Gold Medal in Boxing
Who is Jeffrey The Squasher Sun?
Van Damme will make a return to fighting and is scheduled to fight former boxing Olympic gold-medalist Somluck Kamsing in a regulated K-1 bout in March 2010. The winner of that match will face current world champion Jeffrey "The Squasher" Sun.
I was a African American boxer who became the champion of the world in boxing in 1908 who am i?
Jack Johnson
When did Champion Boxing happen?
Champion Boxing happened in 1000.
When was Champion Boxing created?
Champion Boxing was created in 1984.
Does laila ali have any olympic medals?
Laila Ali does not have any Olympic medals. She is a former professional boxer and the daughter of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, but she did not compete in the Olympics. Instead, she made her mark in professional boxing, where she became a world champion in multiple weight classes.
Most medals in olympic history?
The Olympic awards three medals. The first is a gold medal, he/she/they is the winner of that event they compete in. That athlete or athletes stand in the middle of the podium and hear his/her national anthem played during the medal ceremony. The second is a silver, He/she/they finish second directly or indirectly based on time, score, or agreement. He/she stands to the right of the gold medalist during the award ceremony. If the gold medalist is disqualified because of certain post event regulations (doping or underage regulations). The silver medalist will be the Olympic champion and accept the gold medal in the process. The last medal given is the bronze medal. This is for the athlete who finished third in a race or win the bronze medal match. They stand to the left of the gold medalist. In some sports (boxing), their are two bronzr because their is no bronze medal match or because of the rules of the sport. Some athletes find that winning an medal is an achievement, some will find that an achievement is winning as many as possible under rule regulations. Michael Phelps, argubly the greatest Olympic Champion of all times, won 8 gold medals in a single Olympic. Others less known atheltes, Chris Huffins, a decathlete, says "Their are as many gold medalist as their are bronze medalist." Althought it might sound true at first, it is a very radical statement and does not always apply to all sports (boxing). Also, a gold medalist can alos be bronze medalist, but is still titled as "Olympic gold medalist" in advertisements. Huffins won a bronze in the decathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Who was the world boxing champion in 1908?
In 1908, the world boxing champion in the heavyweight division was Marvin Hart. He won the title on September 3, 1906, and held it until he was defeated by Jack Johnson on December 26, 1908. Johnson's victory marked a significant moment in boxing history, as he became the first African American heavyweight champion.
Has there ever been a Chinese world champion in boxing?
In April 2006, female fighter Zhang Xiyan became China's first ever professional boxing champion by defeating America's Alicia Ashley for the WBC women's lightweight crown.
