By: Aqeel Daniels Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay, started boxing at the age of 12 in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. He took up boxing because one day his bike was stolen.  After going to the cops, he told them he wanted to beat up whoever had taken his bike. The officer he was speaking to happened to run a boxing gym in the local neighborhood and told Cassius he should get involved. From then on his life was set. He was going to be the best boxer of all time.  As he honed his skills, Ali became one of the most talked about figures in sports history.  He loved to downplay his opponents in short poems that rhymed, although he was often frowned upon for it. After beating Sonny Liston for the Championship belt, the doubters were silent and his career took off.  Cassius began to get in touched with his religious side becoming a part of the Nation of Islam, influenced by his good...