1960: Muhammad Ali Reveals Why He Started Boxing

On 2 September 1960, Cassius Clay – later Muhammad Ali – spoke to ITN's Tom Barry in the Olympic Village in Rome, where the 18-year-old Clay was competing in the light heavyweight boxing category in that year's Summer Olympics.*

Barry asked Clay about the origins of his name, and Clay revealed how an experience with an elusive bike thief started him down the road to greatness... 🚲 🥊  

* Three days after this interview, Clay won a gold medal... obviously.

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