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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.
Muhammad Ali was a boxer who mastered the rope-a-dope fighting technique. He is widely regarded by many boxing commentators and historians as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. Boxing magazine The Ring named him number one in a 1998 ranking of greatest heavyweights from all eras. [ 3 ]
Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as The Fight of the Century or simply The Fight, [2] was an undisputed heavyweight championship boxing match between WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight champion Joe Frazier and Lineal champion Muhammad Ali, on Monday, March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Ali's boxing rebirth was a big night for Atlanta and the beginning of a special relationship between the city and the legendary boxer. This culminated with the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, where ...
Muhammad Ali, one of the world's greatest boxers, died at the age of 74 on Friday night after suffering from respiratory issues apparently related to his Parkinson's disease. As the world mourns ...
Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry II, billed as Double Jeopardy, was a professional boxing match contested on June 27, 1972, for the NABF heavyweight championship. [1] Ali won on a TKO after the referee stopped the fight at Ali's request.
But Ali stunned Lyle with a right hand early in the 11th round, and pounced on the challenger with a flurry of punches, driving the 33-year old challenger across the ring to make the judges scorecards academic (Ali was behind on 2 of the 3 scorecards heading into this round as Judge Bill Kipp had Lyle ahead 49–43 on a 5-point must system ...
Muhammad Ali will join Donald Trump, Arnold Schwarzenegger, William Shatner, Mr. T and Pete Rose as a celebrity inductee into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame.