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<\/div>\nThis iconic image celebrates his victory as the light heavyweight champion. Besides, it revealed how the 18-year-old would soon be ruling the world of boxing. However, amidst the acclaim and admiration for this iconic victory photo, controversy simmers beneath the surface. Some argue that the image fails to capture the full context of Ali\u2019s triumph. While many mention it overshadows the contributions of his fellow competitors and the complexities of his journey to the top.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\nMuhammad Ali\u2019s journey to glory: dissecting the story behind the historic photo of Rome 1960<\/b><\/h2>\n\nA recent Reddit post has posted the age-old iconic picture of Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, standing alone on the podium after winning the gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics. However, the story behind the image is often misunderstood. The image was captured at the moment while Ali stepped on the podium after emerging as the light heavyweight boxing champion. Defeating his competitors, he stepped on the highest pedestal. And that was when he was clicked before the other medallists joined him on the podium. Later, Cassius Clay was clicked with all the medallists of the 1960 Rome Olympics.<\/p>\n
Jonathan Eig, who\u2019s the author of the biography of\u00a0Ali: A Life<\/i>\u00a0referring to the same image\u00a0stated,\u00a0\u201cIt reminds me of what a great turning point that was for Cassius Clay and for the sporting world in general\u201d<\/strong>.<\/i>\u00a0He mentioned how this photograph captures a fleeting moment of innocence. As it was captured before Ali\u2019s\u00a0meteoric rise\u00a0to global fame and the complexities of his role as a public figure.<\/p>\nThe image captures young Ali, defeating seasoned opponents with his remarkable speed and strength for his first international victory. It was the beginning of an era in the boxing realm. But netizens perceived the matter in a different light and shared their mixed reaction on the Reddit post.<\/p>\n
Netizens misconceptions surrounding Muhammad Ali\u2019s Rome Olympics victory snap<\/b><\/h2>\n
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\nThe post was captioned,\u00a0\u201c18-year-old Muhammad Ali stands alone at the 1960 Rome Olympics\u201d<\/i><\/strong>\u00a0and it received more than 1.6k reactions. The comment section was also flooded with reactions. One fan sharing an opinion commented,\u00a0\u201cHe had to kill his competitors to get on that top step\u201d\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>while another Reddit user tried to solve the misunderstanding. They commented,\u00a0\u201c<\/strong>Actually, you can see quite a few people standing in the background, so this caption is inaccurate.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cHe got up on the podium first, and the photographer snapped the pic. Soon afterward, he\u2019s joined by the other competitors\u201d<\/strong>,<\/i>\u00a0said another netizen sharing the actual story.<\/i><\/p>\n\u201cWas gonna say, at 18 he\u2019d still be known as Cassius Clay\u201d<\/i><\/strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0commented another fan. To clear the misconceptions surrounding the picture another user shared an opinion. Stating that the post lacks facts, they commented,\u00a0\u201cAli did not have to stand alone in the Rome Olympics. This picture does not represent what the title says (I know the same picture has been shared with the same title elsewhere also, but it is always lacking context)<\/strong>\u201d<\/i>.\u00a0Irrespective of all the discussions and debates surrounding the image, it will continue to captivate the whole world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Muhammad Ali\u2019s early triumphs had led to a seismic shift not only in the realms of sport but also in politics and society. And one photograph has… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1295"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1297,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1295\/revisions\/1297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
A recent Reddit post has posted the age-old iconic picture of Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, standing alone on the podium after winning the gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics. However, the story behind the image is often misunderstood. The image was captured at the moment while Ali stepped on the podium after emerging as the light heavyweight boxing champion. Defeating his competitors, he stepped on the highest pedestal. And that was when he was clicked before the other medallists joined him on the podium. Later, Cassius Clay was clicked with all the medallists of the 1960 Rome Olympics.<\/p>\n
Jonathan Eig, who\u2019s the author of the biography of\u00a0Ali: A Life<\/i>\u00a0referring to the same image\u00a0stated,\u00a0\u201cIt reminds me of what a great turning point that was for Cassius Clay and for the sporting world in general\u201d<\/strong>.<\/i>\u00a0He mentioned how this photograph captures a fleeting moment of innocence. As it was captured before Ali\u2019s\u00a0meteoric rise\u00a0to global fame and the complexities of his role as a public figure.<\/p>\n The image captures young Ali, defeating seasoned opponents with his remarkable speed and strength for his first international victory. It was the beginning of an era in the boxing realm. But netizens perceived the matter in a different light and shared their mixed reaction on the Reddit post.<\/p>\n The post was captioned,\u00a0\u201c18-year-old Muhammad Ali stands alone at the 1960 Rome Olympics\u201d<\/i><\/strong>\u00a0and it received more than 1.6k reactions. The comment section was also flooded with reactions. One fan sharing an opinion commented,\u00a0\u201cHe had to kill his competitors to get on that top step\u201d\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>while another Reddit user tried to solve the misunderstanding. They commented,\u00a0\u201c<\/strong>Actually, you can see quite a few people standing in the background, so this caption is inaccurate.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cHe got up on the podium first, and the photographer snapped the pic. Soon afterward, he\u2019s joined by the other competitors\u201d<\/strong>,<\/i>\u00a0said another netizen sharing the actual story.<\/i><\/p>\n \u201cWas gonna say, at 18 he\u2019d still be known as Cassius Clay\u201d<\/i><\/strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0commented another fan. To clear the misconceptions surrounding the picture another user shared an opinion. Stating that the post lacks facts, they commented,\u00a0\u201cAli did not have to stand alone in the Rome Olympics. This picture does not represent what the title says (I know the same picture has been shared with the same title elsewhere also, but it is always lacking context)<\/strong>\u201d<\/i>.\u00a0Irrespective of all the discussions and debates surrounding the image, it will continue to captivate the whole world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Muhammad Ali\u2019s early triumphs had led to a seismic shift not only in the realms of sport but also in politics and society. And one photograph has… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1295"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1297,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1295\/revisions\/1297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Netizens misconceptions surrounding Muhammad Ali\u2019s Rome Olympics victory snap<\/b><\/h2>\n
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