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MUHAMMAD ALI. THE CHAMP IS HERE …THE CHAMP IS HERE! I AM THE GREATEST Teachers and fellow students from my opening statement a lot of you probably already know whom my speech is about. No the answer is not me but close its Muhammad Ali. He was born in Louisville, U.S.A on January 18th, 1942 and was christened as Cassius Clay. Clay was introduced to the boxing ring when he was 12 years old by a Louisville police officer that saw his potential after he whipped an older boy who had stolen his bicycle. He took to boxing like a duck to water and later commenced an amateur career in boxing. Soon after graduating from high school, Clay won the light heavyweight gold medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. He then decided to turn professional. In 1964 after only 20 professional fights he upset Sonny Liston and became world heavyweight champion. Claiming “I’m not only the greatest, I’m the double greatest. Not only do I knock em out, I pick the round.” After joining the Nation of Islam in the same