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MUHAMMAD ALI Muhammad Ali, formally known as Cassius Marcellus Clay, became one the best sport role model of all time. At the tender age of twelve, he and his friends went to the Columbia Auditorium to visit the bazaar. When he and friends decided to leave, he then realized his new bike was stolen. He was in a tearing rage, and he went down to the gym basement, because he had heard there was a police officer down there. Ali told the police what had happened, and was demanding a search. The officer, Joe Martin, then asked him if he could fight, and Ali said no, so Martin invited him to come to the gym and learn how to box. 1 Sadly the bike was never found. Cassius decided to have Joe Martin teach him how to box. One night at dinner he said to his mom, “I want to be a boxer” His mother approved. She thought it would be better than roaming the streets. Cassius went to the gym every spare moment. He learned how to throw punches, how to jump rope, and how to hit the heavy b