The winners of the light heavyweight boxing division pose during medal ceremony at the Summer Olympic Games in Rome, Italy, Sept. 14, 1960. Gold medal winner is Cassius Clay, 18-year-old from Louisville, Ky.; silver medal winner is Z Pietrzykowski of Poland, right; and the bronze medal winners are Tony Madigan of Australia and Giulio Saraudi of Italy, far left. (AP Photo)

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Ethiopian athlete Bikila Abebe runs barefoot for victory in the Rome 1960 Olympic Games marathon.

A trio of U.S. boxers wear gold medals at the Olympic village in Rome, September 6, 1960. From the left are: Wilbert McClure of Toledo, Ohio, light middleweight; Cassius Clay of Louisville, KY, light heavyweight; and Edward Crook of Fort Campbell, KY, middleweight. (AP Photo)

United States Olympic boxer Cassius Clay of Louisville, KY, right, is shown in action during the Olympic bout against Z. Pietrzykowski of Poland in Rome, Italy, September 5, 1960. Clay outpointed the Pole and won the gold medal in the light heavyweight class for the United States. (AP Photo)

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 1960, file photo, Cassius Clay, 18-year-old from Louisville, Ky., throws a right at Tony Madigan of Australia, left, during the light heavyweight boxing semi-finals at the Summer Olympic Games in Rome, Sept. 3, 1960. They were the Summer Games that ushered in the Olympics as we know them today. Starting 50 years ago on Wednesday, Rome hosted the first Summer Olympics to be commercially broadcast. They were the first games with a major doping scandal, as Danish cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen collapsed during his race under the influence of Roniacol and died the same day. (AP Photo/File)

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