Muhammad Ali redefined heavyweight boxing—he broke every rule about how big men should fight. Across 21 years as a professional, Ali won 56 fights (37 by knockout) and lost only 5. Ali turned fights ...
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea — When Muhammad Ali arrived in Africa in 1974, he had already suffered two losses. Many boxing writers and much of the public thought his career was all but over. Now, over ...
Muhammad Ali built his legend on bravado. He called himself “The Greatest”, said it loudly and often, and backed it up in an ...
With today marking the shared birthday of Oleksandr Usyk and Muhammad Ali, Boxing News posed a simple but irresistible ...
Muhammad Ali hit the canvas during a dramatic fight. In his career, ‘The Greatest’ proved himself to be one of the best athletes to have ever walked the face of the Earth. Even Brock Lesnar was in awe ...
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Oct. 1, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Oct. 1, 1975, Muhammad Ali took on Joe Frazier in ...
Of the 1,340 who voted, almost half selected Ali, giving the late boxing legend a landslide victory. Falling way short of his ...
A remarkable boxing collection of 34 lots is up for auction, including pieces from Muhammad Ali's non-title fight with Rudi Lubbers in Indonesia in 1973, William Oxberry's Pancratia (1812) - the first ...
Christie’s is honoured to present an extraordinary historical artefact: Muhammad Ali’s draft card. Issued in early 1967, the card marks a pivotal moment in Ali’s public resistance to the Vietnam War, ...