However, when Ali returned to find out it wasn't anything like he had expected. Once back home in Louisville, he made sure to show everyone in that town his gold medal whether or not they wanted to see it. During his time of showing off he attempted to enter a restaurant and grab some food but was denied because they do not serve black people. After that scenario, Ali was so furious he wandered around threw his Gold medal in the river. Ali then decided if he was going to become someone famous he might as well use that fame to bring equality to the black community. .
Muhammad Ali, made it big. After a 19-0 loss with 15 knockouts, Cassius Clay, known at the time, finally got the chance to go up against the man who held the World Title belt, Sonny Liston. Sonny Liston was one of the toughest boxer out there rated to have the hardest punch out there, but did that let Cassius stop him? No it did not. He chanted for weeks "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" which has become recognizable by all of Ali's fans. February 25th 1964, the date set for the ultimate fight was one fight that landed its way in history, boy what a fight that was. Ali dominated his way through the rounds until finally took the belt during the 7th round. Ali finally got the fame he wanted. What happened next would change everything for Ali.
Cassius Clay officially announced that he had become the member of the Muslim faith and was changing his name to Muhammad Ali. That was when I realized he converted to Muslim and chose a beautiful name. I was so intrigued with this movie and just wanted to know more. His name was given to him by a Muslim Sheikh figure Elijah Muhammad, which holds the meaning or beloved of Allah. Malcom X, a human rights activists first introduced the Muslim faith to Ali several years prior. Over the next couple years, Ali defeated his title 9 times, he defeated Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, and Ernie Terrell.
