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| | Cassius Clay Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-08) |
 | | A low-achiever academically, Clay won six Kentucky Golden Gloves while at high school, and was allowed to graduate, despite his poor grades. |
 | | At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Clay won a gold medal as a light heavyweight boxer. |
 | | In the opening rounds, Clay's speed, greater even than his idols, Sugar Ray Robinson and Archie Moore, kept him away from Liston's powerful head and body shots, as he used his height and reach advantage to effectively counter-punch with the jab. |
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