1. "I tried just about every trick i knew to throw him off balance, but he was just too good." Which boxer made this quote after Cassius Clay began his route to stardom in his first professional fight? Jim Robinson Herb Siler Tunney Hunsaker Tony Esperti

2. "If I can't beat this bum I better change my plans. He ain't even ranked." In February 1961, Clay fought this fifth pro bout in Florida, but which opponent did he use these chosen words on route to a seventh round TKO? Alonzo Johnson Lamar Clarke Donnie Fleeman Koko 'Duke' Sabedong

3. After which fighter got up (after being floored by Clay, to be floored again and victory to Clay), did these words come from the winner's mouth? "When I lay a man down, he's supposed to stay down. I should be champ before I'm 21. You write that in your notebooks!" Willi Besmanoff Sonny Banks Alex Miteff Don Warner

4. November 1962 saw Clay take on a former world champion and predict a fourth round knockout. After hearing this claim which fighter said: "The only way I'll fall in four is by toppling over Clay's prostrate form, even his contemporaries hope I beat the socks off him". George Logan Archie Moore Billy Daniels Alejandro Lavorante

5. Of whom did Clay say: "He hit me so hard it jarred my kinfolk in Africa". Charlie Powell Henry Cooper Doug Jones George Logan

6. No love was lost when Clay fought this fighter, as they both slammed each other and the hostilites became that of legend, but which fighter said the following rather eloquent statement? "I'm going to pull that big tongue out of your mouth and stick it up your ass". George Chuvalo Sonny Liston Brian London Karl Mildenberger

7. Clay was now Ali and his fight against which man had Muhammad say: "I'll make him pay for insulting my religion." ? Sonny Liston Cleveland Williams Henry Cooper Floyd Patterson

8. In all of Ali's 61 pro fights, his trainer Angelo Dundee said of this fight: "The greatest he ever looked as a fighter was against [name removed]". Zora Folley Cleveland Willams Ernie Terrell Brian London

9. Ali was banned from boxing in 1967 for dodging the Vietnam War draft. He came back in 1970 for his fight bout after gaining his license; who did he fight in his comeback bout? "I'm fighting a lot of men. Showing them there was one man they couldn't conquer". Buster Mathis Oscar Bonavena Jerry Quarry Jimmy Ellis

10. Now came the first loss in Ali's pro fight career, and one that would be the beginning of a trilogy of classics, but the war of words were pretty nasty with Ali saying of his opponent: "He is so ugly that when he cries, the tears turn around and go down the back of his head". Joe Frazier Leon Spinks Jimmy Ellis George Foreman