▁List on ▁in ▁ 8 ▁r ounds . ▁Although ▁Clay ' s ▁remarks ▁were ▁treated ▁ske pt ically ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁as ▁mere ▁prom ot ional ▁b rag ging , ▁when ▁the ▁List on ▁fight ▁was ▁held ▁the ▁following ▁February , ▁Clay ▁won ▁in ▁a ▁major ▁ups et ▁when ▁List on ▁gave ▁up ▁after ▁only ▁ 6 ▁r ounds . ▁Clay ▁had ▁proved ▁t ough er ▁than ▁expected ▁from ▁the ▁beginning , ▁and ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁domin ate ▁the ▁fight ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round . ▁Despite ▁being ▁nearly ▁blind ed ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁round ▁– ▁apparently ▁by ▁an ▁o int ment ▁used ▁on ▁a ▁cut ▁on ▁List on ' s ▁face ▁– ▁Clay ▁recovered , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁sixth ▁round ▁he ▁was ▁landing ▁blow - after - b low ▁in ▁combinations , ▁almost ▁at ▁will . ▁At ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁sevent h ▁round , ▁List on ▁sp at ▁out ▁his ▁mouth ▁guard ▁and ▁refused ▁to ▁rise ▁to ▁continue . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁fight , ▁it ▁was ▁dis closed ▁that ▁Clay ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁Nation ▁of ▁Islam ▁( which ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁Clay ▁himself ▁the ▁following ▁day ), ▁and ▁a ▁week ▁later ▁its ▁leader ▁E lij ah ▁Muhammad ▁announced ▁that ▁Clay ▁would ▁change ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁Muhammad ▁Ali . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁ups et ▁victory ▁and ▁other ▁major ▁news , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁sur ge ▁in ▁demand ▁for ▁the ▁LP ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁August . ▁To ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁moment , ▁the ▁title ▁track ▁" I