Clay won the 1960 Olympic gold medal in Rome as a light heavyweight, turned professional immediately, and tore through the heavyweight division. By February 1964, he had a 19-0 record and a title shot ...
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74. Born Cassius Clay in 1942, Ali took up boxing at the age of 12 in his hometown of Louisville, Ky. He would go on to earn the nickname "The ...
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 ...