Muhammad Ali boxer

Muhammad Ali boxer
bouts
61
won
56
lost
5
draw
0
Status
inactive
Division
heavyweight
Debut
1960-10-29
Height
6′ 3″/191cm
Reach
78″/198cm
Age
74
Born
1942-01-17
Death
2016-06-03
Nationality
USA

Muhammad Ali (/ɑːˈliː/; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, entertainer, poet and philanthropist. Nicknamed The Greatest, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century, and is frequently ranked as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. In 1999, he was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC.Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, he began training as an amateur boxer at age 12. At 18, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics and turned professional later that year. He became a Muslim after 1961. He won the world heavyweight championship from Sonny Liston in a major upset on February 25, 1964, at age 22. Also that year, he renounced his birth name as a "slave name", and formally became known as Muhammad Ali. In 1966, Ali refused to be drafted into the military due to his religious beliefs and ethical opposition to the Vietnam War, and was found guilty of draft evasion and stripped of his boxing titles. He stayed out of prison while appealing the decision to the Supreme Court, where his conviction was overturned in 1971. However, he had not fought for nearly four years by this point and lost a period of peak performance as an athlete. Ali's actions as a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War made him an icon for the larger 1960s counterculture generation, and he was a very high-profile figure of racial pride for African Americans during the civil rights movement and throughout his career. As a Muslim, Ali was initially affiliated with Elijah Muhammad's Nation of Islam (NOI). He later disavowed the NOI, adhering to Sunni Islam, and supported racial integration like his former mentor Malcolm X.He fought in several historic boxing matches and feuds, such as his highly publicized fights with Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier, including the Fight of the Century (the biggest boxing event up until then), the Thrilla in Manila, and his fight with George Foreman in The Rumble in the Jungle. Ali thrived in the spotlight at a time when many boxers let their managers do the talking, and he became renowned for his provocative and outlandish persona. He was known for trash-talking, and often free-styled with rhyme schemes and spoken word poetry incorporating elements of hip hop, and often predicted in which round he would knockout his opponent.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1981-12-11 Trevor Berbick WWWWLW Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, Nassau LOST
Unanimous decision
1980-10-02 Larry Holmes WWWWWW Caesars Palace, Las Vegas LOST
Corner retirement
1978-09-15 Leon Spinks WWWDWW Superdome, New Orleans WIN
Unanimous decision
1978-02-15 Leon Spinks WWWWDW Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas LOST
Split-decision
1977-09-29 Earnie Shavers LWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1977-05-16 Alfredo Evangelista WWWWWL Capitol Center, Landover WIN
Unanimous decision
1976-09-28 Ken Norton WWWWWW Yankee Stadium, Bronx WIN
Unanimous decision
1976-05-24 Richard Dunn WWWWWW Olympiahalle, Munich WIN
Technical knockout
1976-04-30 Jimmy Young WDWWWW Capitol Center, Landover WIN
Unanimous decision
1976-02-20 Jean-Pierre Coopman WWWWWW Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan WIN
KO
1975-10-01 Joe Frazier WLWLWW Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City WIN
Corner retirement
1975-06-30 Joe Bugner WWWWWW Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur WIN
Unanimous decision
1975-05-16 Ron Lyle DWWWWL Convention Center, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1975-03-24 Chuck Wepner WWWWWW Richfield Coliseum, Richfield WIN
Technical knockout
1974-10-30 George Foreman WWWWWW Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa WIN
KO
1974-01-28 Joe Frazier WWWWLW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1973-10-20 Rudi Lubbers WWWWWL Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta WIN
Unanimous decision
1973-09-10 Ken Norton WWWWWW Forum, Inglewood WIN
Split-decision
1973-03-31 Ken Norton WWWWWW Sports Arena, San Diego LOST
Split-decision
1973-02-14 Joe Bugner WWWWWW Convention Center, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
1972-11-21 Bob Foster WWWWWW Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline WIN
KO
1972-09-20 Floyd Patterson WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Corner retirement
1972-07-19 Alvin Blue Lewis WWWWWL Croke Park, Dublin WIN
Technical knockout
1972-06-27 Jerry Quarry WWWWWW Convention Center, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1972-05-01 George Chuvalo WWLWWW Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver WIN
Unanimous decision
1972-04-01 Mac Foster WLWWWW Nippon Budokan WIN
Unanimous decision
1971-12-26 Juergen Blin WWWWLW Hallenstadion, Zurich WIN
KO
1971-11-17 Buster Mathis WWWWWL Astrodome, Houston WIN
Unanimous decision
1971-07-26 Jimmy Ellis WWLWWW Astrodome, Houston WIN
Technical knockout
1971-03-08 Joe Frazier WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Unanimous decision
1970-12-07 Oscar Bonavena LWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1970-10-26 Jerry Quarry WLWWWW City Auditorium, Atlanta WIN
Corner retirement
1967-03-22 Zora Folley WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
KO
1967-02-06 Ernie Terrell WWWWWW Astrodome, Houston WIN
Unanimous decision
1966-11-14 Cleveland Williams WWWWWW Astrodome, Houston WIN
Technical knockout
1966-09-10 Karl Mildenberger WWWWWW Waldstadion/Radrennbahn, Frankfurt WIN
Technical knockout
1966-08-06 Brian London WWWWLW Earls Court Arena, Kensington WIN
KO
1966-05-21 Henry Cooper WWWLWW Arsenal Football Stadium, Highbury WIN
Technical knockout
1966-03-29 George Chuvalo WWWLWL Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto WIN
Unanimous decision
1965-11-22 Floyd Patterson LWWWWW Convention Center, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1965-05-25 Sonny Liston WWWWWL Central Maine Civic Center, Lewiston WIN
KO
1964-02-25 Sonny Liston WWWWWW Convention Center, Miami Beach WIN
Corner retirement
1963-06-18 Henry Cooper WLWWWW Wembley Stadium, Wembley WIN
Technical knockout
1963-03-13 Doug Jones LLLDWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1963-01-24 Charlie Powell LDWWLW Civic Arena, Pittsburgh WIN
KO
1962-11-15 Archie Moore WWWWWD Sports Arena, Los Angeles WIN
Technical knockout
1962-07-20 Alejandro Lavorante WWWLWL Sports Arena, Los Angeles WIN
KO
1962-05-19 Billy Daniels WWWWWW St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1962-04-23 George Logan LWWLWL Sports Arena, Los Angeles WIN
Technical knockout
1962-02-28 Don Warner LWLLLW Convention Center, Miami Beach WIN
Technical knockout
1962-02-10 Sonny Banks LWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1961-11-29 Willi Besmanoff WWLLLL Freedom Hall, Louisville WIN
Technical knockout
1961-10-07 Alex Miteff LWLLLW Freedom Hall, Louisville WIN
Technical knockout
1961-07-22 Alonzo Johnson LWLLWL Freedom Hall, Louisville WIN
Unanimous decision
1961-06-26 Duke Sabedong LLLWL Convention Center, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
1961-04-19 LaMar Clark WWWLLW Freedom Hall, Louisville WIN
KO
1961-02-21 Donnie Fleeman WLLLWL Auditorium, Miami Beach WIN
Corner retirement
1961-02-07 Jimmy Robinson WLWLLL Convention Center, Miami Beach WIN
KO
1961-01-17 Tony Esperti WWWLLL Auditorium, Miami Beach WIN
Technical knockout
1960-12-27 Herb Siler WWLWWW Auditorium, Miami Beach WIN
Technical knockout
1960-10-29 Tunney Hunsaker LLLLLL Freedom Hall, Louisville WIN
Unanimous decision