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1 day ago · Muhammad Ali was a charismatic and fearless boxing legend who fascinated the world with his unmatched skills in the ring and unwavering commitment to social justice.
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 converted to Islam after 1961.
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...
Jun 4, 2016 · He died on Friday aged 74, after a decades-long struggle with Parkinson’s disease – a slowly worsening brain disorder that never wholly subdued one of the sporting world’s biggest personalities. As...
Risk taker, sports figure and fearless social icon, Muhammad Ali, who died on June 4, is ever alive in the hearts of those who know him as the greatest boxer of the 20th century. His quotes and observations, like the one above, are legion.
Jun 4, 2016 · Muhammad Ali died Friday at the age of 74. While he's remembered as one of the best heavyweight champions the world has ever seen, boxing was only one aspect of his life.
Dec 30, 2016 · Muhammad Ali was among the great lives that ended in 2016. The self-proclaimed "greatest" boxer-turned-activist left a profound social and political legacy. Accessibility links
Ali began boxing at the age of 12. His bike had been stolen and he wanted to train so he could give the thieves a good beating one day. He quit school when he was 16 to concentrate solely on boxing. He created a completely new playful and fleet-footed style of fighting.
Jun 3, 2016 · Muhammad Ali was a charismatic and fearless boxing legend who fascinated the world with his unmatched skills in the ring and unwavering commitment to social justice.
Jun 4, 2016 · Ali announces his retirement — prematurely, it turns out. Obama: What Muhammad Ali meant to me. 1980. Ali, 38, comes out of retirement to face champion Larry Holmes on Oct. 2 in Las Vegas.
