His father was Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr and his mother was Odessa Lee Clay.
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Clay/Ali fought in only one professional title fight as Cassius Clay. February 25, 1964 Clay beat Sonny Liston (Liston quit on his stool due to a shoulder injury in the 7th Rd)to become the World Heavyweight Champion. He then changed his name to "Muhammad X" and then Muhammad Ali before his rematch with Liston on May 25, 1964 (Ali won this fight with a 1st Rd KO).
because ali was the 1st African American to get the title of heavy waight champion of the world
a sister named Nicole and a brother named Robert.
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her parents worked in the feilds.