CASSIUS X: BECOMING ALI

Smithsonian Channel • Factual, Biography, Sports • 90 minutes

Released: 2023

On March 6, 1964, just 10 days after becoming heavyweight champion of the world, Cassius Clay officially changed his name to Muhammed Ali. While the news came as a shock to many, Ali's interest in Islam began five years earlier, before his gold ...

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Executive Producers

Alan Clements, Mick Mcavoy, Mark Thomas and Dan Wolf