We speak with Director Muta’Ali about his new documentary, Cassius X: Becoming Ali, which explores Cassius Clay’s transformation into Muhammed Ali and the implications that changing his name and his ...
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — Director Muta’Ali joins Coast Live to discuss his latest film, "Cassius X: Becoming Ali," which explores the transformation of Cassius Clay into boxing icon Muhammed Ali. "Cassius ...
Muhammed Ali’s trainer and promoter met with FBI agents in 1964 to share information about the boxer’s ties to Nation of Islam, according to confidential documents obtained by The Smoking Gun. Two ...
When Sonny Liston failed to return to the ring after the seventh round, ceding the heavyweight boxing championship in 1964, the media—which had largely bet against his rival—was forced to deal with, ...
On March 6, 1964, Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad announced that the new heavyweight champion of the world would no longer be known as Cassius Clay. “This Clay name has no meaning,” he said in ...
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(Spoiler alert: Don’t read this if you don’t want to know anything about “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,” or who would win in a fight between Bruce Lee and Muhammad Ali, formerly known as Cassius ...