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Muhammad Ali (/ ɑː ˈ l iː /; [2] born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and social activist. [a] A global cultural icon, widely known by the epithet, "the Greatest", he is frequently cited as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.
The Greatest: My Own Story is a 1975 autobiography of heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali, who was three times World Heavyweight Champion and has been called the greatest heavyweight from all eras. [ 2 ] It is written in collaboration with Richard Durham and edited by Nobel Prize -winning novelist Toni Morrison . [ 1 ]
In 2006, Moore was inducted into the California Boxing Hall of Fame. The Ring ranked Moore #4 on its "Best Punchers of all time" list in 2003 and #14 on its list of the "80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years." Moore was ranked as the #1 light heavyweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization in 2005. [20]
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Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as Sugar Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and actor.Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he competed professionally between 1977 and 1997, winning world titles in five weight classes; the lineal championship in three weight classes; [3] as well as the undisputed welterweight ...
The International Boxing Research Organization rates Frazier among the ten greatest heavyweights of all time. [ 3 ] The Ring magazine named him Fighter of the Year in 1967, 1970, and 1971, and the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) named him Fighter of the Year in 1969, 1971, and 1975.
Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, during which he participated in 26 championship fights, defeated 21 fighters, [ 119 ] [ 120 ] made 25 defenses and was a world champion for 11 years and 10 months.
Boxing experts Freddie Roach, Stephen Edwards and Sean Gibbons believe Canelo Alvarez is a top-100 fighter of all time. Hall of Famer Teddy Atlas vehemendly disagrees, though. (Hector Vivas/Getty ...