The Greatest: Floating like a Butterfly, Stinging like a Bee!
I was never really into boxing. But when I was a kid, there was one iconic figure who stood out in boxing, even after he was no longer the heavyweight champion. And that was MUHAMMAD ALI. 1860s--Abe Grady immigrates to the Unites States from Ireland. He was the great grandfather of Cassius Clay. 1912--Birth of Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr., father of Cassius Clay. 1917--Birth of Odessa O'Grady Clay, mother of Cassius Clay. January 17, 1942--Birth of Cassius Clay. 1954--Cassius Clay begins training as a boxer. 1955--The death of Emmett Till leads Cassius Clay to vandalize a local railyard. 1958--Cassius Clay graduates from high school. Summer 1960--Cassius Clay wins a gold medal in the Olympics. October 29, 1960--Cassius Clay makes his professional debut. 1964-- DC: THE NEW FRONTIER--Ted Grant defends his heavyweight title against a young Cassius Clay. In the comic, this is set eight years earlier in 1956. Of course in the real world, it ...
