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How Cassius Clay Got His Start in Boxing
Clip: Episode 1 | 2m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
Twelve-year-old Cassius Clay participated in his first amateur fight.
Cassius Clay got his start training with police officer Joe Martin. At 12 years old, he participated in his first amateur fight against Ronnie O'Keefe.
Corporate funding for MUHAMMAD ALI was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by David M. Rubenstein. Major funding was also provided by The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations,...
![Muhammad Ali](https://image.pbs.org/contentchannels/jyv9VvO-white-logo-41-7mSAiM4.png?format=webp&resize=200x)
How Cassius Clay Got His Start in Boxing
Clip: Episode 1 | 2m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
Cassius Clay got his start training with police officer Joe Martin. At 12 years old, he participated in his first amateur fight against Ronnie O'Keefe.
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