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When Muhammad Ali knocked down Sonny Liston on May 25, 1965, a 22-year-old photographer named Neil Leifer was ringside.
A member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Neil Leifer has never forgotten his "lucky night" in Lewiston 60 years ago ...
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 ...
Corrections & clarifications: An earlier version of this story should have stated that Khalilah Camacho-Ali was Muhammad Ali's second wife. Also a statement from longtime Muhammad Ali family ...
Ali, who was born Cassius Clay in 1942 and became Muhammad Ali after joining the Nation of Islam in 1964, refused to be drafted into service during the Vietnam War, which effectively ended his ...
and his wife Odessa “Bird” Clay, respectively, parents of Muhammad Ali and Rudy Clay. Kai Parham plays Ali’s brother and fellow boxer Rudy. Amin Joseph will play Sonny Liston, Ali’s rival ...
Khabib Nurmagomedov will go down as one of the greatest combat sports athletes of all time, in the conversation with the likes of Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, and many more. Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s ...