Friday 4 December 2009

King of the world

"He changed the world of sports and went on to change the world.... He would become the most recognized face on the planet"

During a famous fight he kept asking his oponent, and I quote, "What's my name, Uncle Tom ... What's my name?"

Who is he? What did he want his opponent to call him and what had the opponent called him?

11 comments:

Ankur said...

He = Muhammad Ali

Ali wanted his opponent to call him by his real name Cassius Clay..

I guess his opponent might have called him by some nickname or surname which Ali clearly dint appreciate...

anuj said...

Muhammad Ali ...opponent called him Cassius Clay

Gaurav Kane said...

Muhammad Ali..

Opponent was Ernie Terrel..

He wanted to be called Muhammad Ali instead of Cassius Clay

Rahul said...

He is the incomparable Ali, Muhammad Ali! His opponent insisted on calling him Cassius Clay, Ali's original and in his view, slave name. He obviously wanted his opponent to call him Ali.

shiv said...

Muhammad Ali... I am guessing the opponent called him Cassius clay and he wanted to be called Muhammad.

AJ said...

Muhammad Ali. They called him Cassius Clay but he wanted them to call him Muhammad Ali

misfit said...

This has to be Cassius Clay wanted to be called Muhammad Ali

Gaurav said...

Muhammad Ali. Maybe his opponent was Joe Fraiser. No idea about the other questions

Nikhil said...

Muhammed Ali? The opponent called him Cassius Clay, his birth name.

Dev said...

My guess is Muhammad Ali. In one bout, his opponent insisted on calling him by his original name (Cassius Clay, i think). Ali beat him and kept asking him this question...

SKK said...

Ali it is! He didn't want to be called Cassius Clay. The opponent was Ernie Terrel.