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- 1. Round One: The Greatest (1942-1964) Sep 19, 2021
- Cassius Clay wins Olympic gold in 1960 and becomes a contender for the heavyweight championship.
- 2. Round Two: What's My Name? (1964-1970) Sep 20, 2021
- Cassius Clay joins the Nation of Islam and takes on the name Muhammad Ali.
- 3. Round Three: The Rivalry (1970-1974) Sep 21, 2021
- Muhammad Ali battles Joe Frazier and the government as he attempts to regain the heavyweight title.
Muhammad Ali (/ ɑː ˈ l iː /; [2] born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "the Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century and is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.
Jul 28, 2024 · Muhammad Ali (born January 17, 1942, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.—died June 3, 2016, Scottsdale, Arizona) was an American professional boxer and social activist. Ali was the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship on three separate occasions; he successfully defended this title 19 times.
Dec 16, 2009 · Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) was an American former heavyweight champion boxer and one of the greatest sporting figures of the 20th century. An Olympic gold medalist and the first fighter to...
Apr 17, 2023 · Muhammad Ali was a boxer, philanthropist, and social activist who is universally regarded as one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century. Ali became an Olympic gold medalist in...
Jun 4, 2016 · Muhammad Ali, the lyrical heavyweight showman who thrilled the globe with his sublime boxing style, unpredictable wit, and gentle generosity – especially later in life – died on Friday. He was...
Jun 4, 2016 · Muhammad Ali, the three-time world heavyweight boxing champion who helped define his turbulent times as the most charismatic and controversial sports figure of the 20th century, died on Friday...
Jun 4, 2016 · Ali, the brash and ebullient heavyweight boxer whose brilliance in the ring and bravado outside it made his face one of the most recognizable in the world has died, according to a...
Jun 4, 2016 · Boxing legend Muhammad Ali - one of the world's greatest sporting figures - has died at the age of 74. The former world heavyweight champion died late on Friday at a hospital in the US city of...
Boxer, humanitarian, social activist: meet the People’s Champion. Explore the life of Muhammad Ali.
Jun 4, 2016 · By changing his name from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali just two days after claiming the world heavyweight crown, and by embracing the separatist teachings of the Nation of Islam, the boxer...