Ali vs. Terrell ​ ​#OTD in 1967, two years removed from his ‘Slave-name’ Cassius Clay, Ali displayed his darker side as he lay down a callous beat down on Ernie Terrell and taunted his rival for what he perceived to be disrespect shown in the build-up to the fight. He was incensed by Terrell’s refusal to address him by his chosen name ‘Muhammad Ali’ and his insistence to refer to him by his birth name ‘Cassius Clay’. Ali was already a villain in the public’s eye due to his draft evasion and relu