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BBC History Magazine

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March 2022

Actor, comedian and BBC DJ Craig Charles chooses

- Craig Charles

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Muhammad Ali 1942-2016

IN PROFILE

Muhammad Ali was an American boxer, activist and poet. Born Cassius Clay, he changed his name after converting to Islam. Nicknamed The Greatest, he won a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics and became the heavyweight champion of the world. In the mid-1980s he made public his diagnosis with Parkinson's disease, a condition that may have been linked to head blows sustained during bouts.

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