Ali won gold in light-heavyweight class boxing at the 1960 Games in Rome. His opponents were ...
Preliminary Round: Yvon Becot of Belgium. Ali won when the referee stopped the contest in the second round.
Quarterfinals: Gennady Shatkov of the Soviet Union. Ali won by unanimous decision.
Semifinals: Tony Madigan of Australia. Ali won by unanimous decision.
Finals: Zbigniew Pietrzykowski of Poland. Ali won by unanimous decision.
Yes Muhammad ali won a gold medal in the light heavyweight in the 1960 olympics.
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Muhammad Ali.
he started a career and started boxing in the Olympics when he was 12
Muhammad Ali won the light Heavyweight gold medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome
Lit the Olympic Flame to open the Games.
He won a gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing.
He fought a man named Cassius Clay.
To go against the Vietname War, Muhammad Ali and applied for Conscientious Objector exemption status from the draft, claiming status as a religious minister.
Muhammad Ali Lit the the Olympic torch at the Olympics in 1996 IN Atlanta, Georgia. His real name is Cassius Clay. He changed his name because he changed his religion to Islam and the name Muhammad fit the religion more.
As a professional, he had 61 fights (56 wins, 37 by knockout. against 5 losses, one by knockout). As an amateur, he had 100 wins and 5 losses.
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