Muhammad Ali or Cassius Clay as he was then known defeated these opponents at the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960.
30th Aug,1960.Defeated Yvon Becot of Belgium.Referee stopped contest at 2:55 Rd2.
1St Sep,1960. Defeated Guennadiy of Russia decision.5-0 Quarter final.
3rd Sep,1960.Defeated Tony Madigan of Australia decision.5-0 Semi-final.
5th Sep,1960.Defeated Zbigniew(Zigzy)Pietrzykowski of Poland.decision 5-0 Final.
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Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome.
1960 Summer Games in Rome. He won the gold medal in light-heavyweight class boxing.
18 years old ... Ali was born January 17, 1942 and competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.