Boxing career 

      Muhammad Ali was rated at the heavy weight class in boxing.  He fought in a total of 61 fights, 56 of which he won, and 37 of which he won with a KO.  Ali was first introduced into boxing from a police officer/boxing coach that taught him how to box when he saw Ali getting into a rumble with a thief trying to steal his bike.  Winning 6 golden gloves and the Amateur Athletic Union title, Ali would soon move to the 1960 Greek olympics.  At the Olympics he had won the Light Heavyweight gold medal for boxing.  After he won the gold at the olympics he returned to Louisville, Kentucky where he entered in his first professional boxing fight.  He won that fight by a six-round decision over his opponent.  During the years of 1960-1963 he had won a total of 15 fights with a record of 19-0.  In the year 1963 Ali won the fight of the year in a 10-round decision.