Monday, 6 June 2016

Theft of his bike spurred Muhammad Ali to learn how to box (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this April 4, 1963, file photo, young heavyweight boxer Cassius Clay is seen with his mother, Odessa Grady Clay, in a car outside their home in Louisville, Ky. In Muhammad Ali: Athlete of the Century, a collection of Associated Press stories and visuals about of the boxing champion, AP reporters and photographers captured the life of Ali as he made news both professionally and personally over several decades. (AP Photo/H.B. Littell, File)

In ''Muhammad Ali: Athlete of the Century,'' a collection of Associated Press stories and visuals, AP reporters and photographers captured the life of the boxing champion as he made news in the sports world and far beyond. The following is an excerpt from the book, http://ift.tt/1Y46vAe , in which reporter Bruce Schreiner revisits the fighter's boyhood neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky, and describes how Ali's introduction to boxing was spurred by the theft of his bicycle. Long before his dazzling footwork and punching prowess made him a three-time world heavyweight boxing champion known as Muhammad Ali, a young Cassius Clay honed his skills by sparring with neighborhood friends and running alongside the bus on the way to school.



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