What happened with Cassius?

Cassius Clay, better known as Muhammad Ali, was an American professional boxer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time. He was born in 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky and rose to prominence in the 1960s after winning a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome.

Cassius Clay started his professional boxing career in 1960 and went on to become one of the most dominant fighters in history. He was the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship three times, and is considered by many to be the greatest boxer of all time. In 1966 he converted to Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. He was also an outspoken activist, speaking out against the Vietnam War and racism.

In the early 1980s, Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, a degenerative disorder of the brain. Although he continued to appear at public events and even engaged in a few exhibition matches, his health was in decline, and he eventually retired from boxing in 1981. In the years that followed, he continued to be active in the public eye, appearing at various sporting events and speaking engagements. He passed away in 2016 at the age of 74.