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For other uses, see Muhammad Ali (disambiguation).

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Muhammad Ali

Ali in 1975

Born

Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.

January 17, 1942

Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.

Died

June 3, 2016 (aged 74)

Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.

Resting place

Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville

Monuments

Citizenship

United States
Bangladesh (honorary)

Education

Central High School (1958)

Occupations

Spouses

Sonji Roi

(m. 1964; div. 1966)

Belinda Boyd

(m. 1967; div. 1976)

Veronica Porch\u00e9

(m. 1977; div. 1986)

Yolanda \"Lonnie\" Williams

(m. 1986)

Children

9, including Laila (see below)

Parents

Relatives

Rahaman Ali (brother)
Archer Alexander (great-great-great grandfather)
Nico Ali Walsh (grandson)

Awards

Full list

Boxing career

Other names

The Greatest
The People's Champion
The Louisville Lip

Statistics

Weight(s)

Heavyweight

Height

6 ft 3 in (191 cm)^[1]

Reach

78 in (198 cm)^[1]

Stance

Orthodox

Boxing record

Total fights

Wins

Wins by KO

Losses

Medal record

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Men's amateur boxing\n
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Representing $\"\"$ United States\n
Olympic Games\n
$\"Gold$	1960 Rome	Light-heavyweight\n
Intercity Golden Gloves\n
$\"Gold$	1959 Chicago	Light-heavyweight\n
$\"Gold$	1960 New York	Heavyweight\n
Chicago Golden Gloves\n
$\"Gold$	1959 Chicago	Light-heavyweight\n
$\"Gold$	1960 Chicago	Light-heavyweight\n
US National Championships\n
$\"Gold$	1959 Toledo	Light-heavyweight\n
$\"Gold$	1960 Toledo	Light-heavyweight\n

Website

muhammadali.com

Signature

Muhammad Ali (/\u0251\u02d0\u02c8li\u02d0/;^[2] born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 \u2013 June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and social activist.^[a] A global cultural icon, widely known by the epithet, \"the Greatest\", he is frequently cited as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the Ring magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970, was the undisputed champion from 1974 to 1978, and was the WBA and Ring heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1979. In 1999, he was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC.\n

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 joined the Nation of Islam in the early 1960s, but later disavowed it in the mid-1970s. He won the world heavyweight championship, defeating Sonny Liston in a major upset on February 25, 1964, at age 22. During that year, he denounced his birth name as a \"slave name\" and formally changed his name to Muhammad Ali. In 1967, Ali refused to be drafted into the military, owing 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. He did not fight for nearly four years 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 counterculture of the 1960s generation, and became a prominent, high-profile figure of racial pride for African Americans during the civil rights movement and throughout his career. \n

He fought in several historic boxing matches, including 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 famous for trash-talking, often free-styled with rhyme schemes and spoken word poetry, and has been recognized as a pioneer in hip hop. He often predicted in which round he would knock out his opponent. As a boxer, Ali was known for his unorthodox movement, fancy footwork, head movement, and rope-a-dope technique, among others.\n

Outside boxing, Ali attained success as a spoken word artist, releasing two studio albums: I Am the Greatest! (1963) and The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay (1976). Both albums received Grammy Award nominations. He also featured as an actor and writer, releasing two autobiographies. Ali retired from boxing in 1981 and focused on religion, philanthropy, and activism. In 1984, he made public his diagnosis of Parkinson's syndrome, which some reports attributed to boxing-related injuries, though he and his specialist physicians disputed this. He remained an active public figure globally, but in his later years made fewer public appearances as his condition worsened, and was cared for by his family.\n

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Date	Broadcast	Region(s)	Viewers	Source\n
October 17, 1971\n	Parkinson (series 1, episode 14)\n	United Kingdom\n	12,000,000\n	^{[citation needed]}\n
January 25, 1974\n	Parkinson (series 3, episode 18)\n	United Kingdom\n	12,000,000\n	^{[citation needed]}\n
December 7, 1974\n	Parkinson\n	United Kingdom\n	12,000,000\n	^{[citation needed]}\n
March 28, 1977\n	49th Academy Awards\n	United States\n	39,719,000\n	^[232]\n
December 25, 1978\n	This Is Your Life (\"Muhammad Ali\")\n	United States\n	60,000,000\n	^[233]\n
October 24, 1979\n	Diff'rent Strokes (\"Arnold's Hero\")\n	United States\n	41,000,000\n	^[234]\n
January 17, 1981\n	Parkinson (series 10, episode 32)\n	United Kingdom\n	12,000,000\n	^{[citation needed]}\n
July 19, 1996\n	Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony\n	Worldwide\n	3,500,000,000\n	^[235]\n
United States\n	209,000,000\n	^[236]\n
September 21, 2001\n	America: A Tribute to Heroes\n	United States\n	60,000,000\n	^[237]\n
January 4, 2007\n	Michael Parkinson's Greatest Entertainers\n	United Kingdom\n	3,630,000\n	^[238]\n
June 9, 2016\n	Muhammad Ali memorial service\n	Worldwide\n	1,000,000,000\n	^[239]\n
\n	Total viewership\n	Worldwide\n	4,692,349,000\n	\n

No.\n	Result\n	Record\n	Opponent\n	Type\n	Round, time\n	Date\n	Age\n	Location\n	Notes\n
61\n	Loss\n	56\u20135\n	Trevor Berbick\n	UD\n	10\n	Dec 11, 1981\n	39 years, 328 days\n	Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, Nassau, Bahamas\n	\n
60\n	Loss\n	56\u20134\n	Larry Holmes\n	RTD\n	10 (15), 3:00\n	Oct 2, 1980\n	38 years, 259 days\n	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.\n	For WBC and vacant The Ring heavyweight titles\n
59\n	Win\n	56\u20133\n	Leon Spinks\n	UD\n	15\n	Sep 15, 1978\n	36 years, 241 days\n	Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.\n	Won WBA and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
58\n	Loss\n	55\u20133\n	Leon Spinks\n	SD\n	15\n	Feb 15, 1978\n	36 years, 29 days\n	Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.\n	Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
57\n	Win\n	55\u20132\n	Earnie Shavers\n	UD\n	15\n	Sep 29, 1977\n	35 years, 255 days\n	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.\n	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
56\n	Win\n	54\u20132\n	Alfredo Evangelista\n	UD\n	15\n	May 16, 1977\n	35 years, 119 days\n	Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland, U.S.\n	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
55\n	Win\n	53\u20132\n	Ken Norton\n	UD\n	15\n	Sep 28, 1976\n	34 years, 255 days\n	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.\n	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
54\n	Win\n	52\u20132\n	Richard Dunn\n	TKO\n	5 (15), 2:05\n	May 24, 1976\n	34 years, 128 days\n	Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germany\n	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
53\n	Win\n	51\u20132\n	Jimmy Young\n	UD\n	15\n	Apr 30, 1976\n	34 years, 104 days\n	Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland, U.S.\n	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
52\n	Win\n	50\u20132\n	Jean-Pierre Coopman\n	KO\n	5 (15), 2:46\n	Feb 20, 1976\n	34 years, 34 days\n	Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico\n	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
51\n	Win\n	49\u20132\n	Joe Frazier\n	RTD\n	14 (15), 3:00\n	Oct 1, 1975\n	33 years, 257 days\n	Philippine Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines\n	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
50\n	Win\n	48\u20132\n	Joe Bugner\n	UD\n	15\n	July 1, 1975^[382]\n	33 years, 164 days\n	Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia\n	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
49\n	Win\n	47\u20132\n	Ron Lyle\n	TKO\n	11 (15), 1:08\n	May 16, 1975\n	33 years, 119 days\n	Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.\n	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
48\n	Win\n	46\u20132\n	Chuck Wepner\n	TKO\n	15 (15), 2:41\n	Mar 24, 1975\n	33 years, 66 days\n	Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio, U.S.\n	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
47\n	Win\n	45\u20132\n	George Foreman\n	KO\n	8 (15), 2:58\n	Oct 30, 1974\n	32 years, 286 days\n	Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa, Zaire\n	Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
46\n	Win\n	44\u20132\n	Joe Frazier\n	UD\n	12\n	Jan 28, 1974\n	32 years, 11 days\n	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.\n	Retained NABF heavyweight title\n
45\n	Win\n	43\u20132\n	Rudie Lubbers\n	UD\n	12\n	Oct 20, 1973\n	31 years, 276 days\n	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia\n	\n
44\n	Win\n	42\u20132\n	Ken Norton\n	SD\n	12\n	Sep 10, 1973\n	31 years, 236 days\n	The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.\n	Won NABF heavyweight title\n
43\n	Loss\n	41\u20132\n	Ken Norton\n	SD\n	12\n	Mar 31, 1973\n	31 years, 73 days\n	Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.\n	Lost NABF heavyweight title\n
42\n	Win\n	41\u20131\n	Joe Bugner\n	UD\n	12\n	Feb 14, 1973\n	31 years, 28 days\n	Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.\n	\n
41\n	Win\n	40\u20131\n	Bob Foster\n	KO\n	8 (12), 0:40\n	Nov 21, 1972\n	30 years, 309 days\n	Sahara Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.\n	Retained NABF heavyweight title\n
40\n	Win\n	39\u20131\n	Floyd Patterson\n	RTD\n	7 (12), 3:00\n	Sep 20, 1972\n	30 years, 247 days\n	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.\n	Retained NABF heavyweight title\n
39\n	Win\n	38\u20131\n	Alvin Lewis\n	TKO\n	11 (12), 1:15\n	Jul 19, 1972\n	30 years, 184 days\n	Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland\n	\n
38\n	Win\n	37\u20131\n	Jerry Quarry\n	TKO\n	7 (12), 0:19\n	Jun 27, 1972\n	30 years, 162 days\n	Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.\n	Retained NABF heavyweight title\n
37\n	Win\n	36\u20131\n	George Chuvalo\n	UD\n	12\n	May 1, 1972\n	30 years, 105 days\n	Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada\n	Retained NABF heavyweight title\n
36\n	Win\n	35\u20131\n	Mac Foster\n	UD\n	15\n	Apr 1, 1972\n	30 years, 75 days\n	Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan\n	\n
35\n	Win\n	34\u20131\n	J\u00fcrgen Blin\n	KO\n	7 (12), 2:12\n	Dec 26, 1971\n	29 years, 343 days\n	Hallenstadion, Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland\n	\n
34\n	Win\n	33\u20131\n	Buster Mathis\n	UD\n	12\n	Nov 17, 1971\n	29 years, 304 days\n	Astrodome, Houston, Texas, U.S.\n	Retained NABF heavyweight title\n
33\n	Win\n	32\u20131\n	Jimmy Ellis\n	TKO\n	12 (12), 2:10\n	Jul 26, 1971\n	29 years, 190 days\n	Astrodome, Houston, Texas, U.S.\n	Won vacant NABF heavyweight title\n
32\n	Loss\n	31\u20131\n	Joe Frazier\n	UD\n	15\n	Mar 8, 1971\n	29 years, 50 days\n	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.\n	For WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
31\n	Win\n	31\u20130\n	Oscar Bonavena\n	TKO\n	15 (15), 2:03\n	Dec 7, 1970\n	28 years, 324 days\n	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.\n	Won vacant NABF heavyweight title\n
30\n	Win\n	30\u20130\n	Jerry Quarry\n	RTD\n	3 (15), 3:00\n	Oct 26, 1970\n	28 years, 282 days\n	Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.\n	\n
29\n	Win\n	29\u20130\n	Zora Folley\n	KO\n	7 (15), 1:48\n	Mar 22, 1967\n	25 years, 64 days\n	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.\n	Retained WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
28\n	Win\n	28\u20130\n	Ernie Terrell\n	UD\n	15\n	Feb 6, 1967\n	25 years, 20 days\n	Astrodome, Houston, Texas, U.S.\n	Retained WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles; Won WBA heavyweight title\n
27\n	Win\n	27\u20130\n	Cleveland Williams\n	TKO\n	3 (15), 1:08\n	Nov 14, 1966\n	24 years, 301 days\n	Astrodome, Houston, Texas, U.S.\n	Retained WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
26\n	Win\n	26\u20130\n	Karl Mildenberger\n	TKO\n	12 (15), 1:30\n	Sep 10, 1966\n	24 years, 236 days\n	Waldstadion, Frankfurt, West Germany\n	Retained WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
25\n	Win\n	25\u20130\n	Brian London\n	KO\n	3 (15), 1:40\n	Aug 6, 1966\n	24 years, 201 days\n	Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England\n	Retained WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
24\n	Win\n	24\u20130\n	Henry Cooper\n	TKO\n	6 (15), 1:38\n	May 21, 1966\n	24 years, 124 days\n	Arsenal Stadium, London, England\n	Retained WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
23\n	Win\n	23\u20130\n	George Chuvalo\n	UD\n	15\n	Mar 29, 1966\n	24 years, 71 days\n	Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada\n	Retained WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
22\n	Win\n	22\u20130\n	Floyd Patterson\n	TKO\n	12 (15), 2:18\n	Nov 22, 1965\n	23 years, 309 days\n	Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.\n	Retained WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
21\n	Win\n	21\u20130\n	Sonny Liston\n	KO\n	1 (15), 2:12\n	May 25, 1965\n	23 years, 128 days\n	Civic Center, Lewiston, Maine, U.S.\n	Retained WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
20\n	Win\n	20\u20130\n	Sonny Liston\n	RTD\n	6 (15), 3:00\n	Feb 25, 1964\n	22 years, 39 days\n	Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.\n	Won WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
19\n	Win\n	19\u20130\n	Henry Cooper\n	TKO\n	5 (10), 2:15\n	Jun 18, 1963\n	21 years, 152 days\n	Wembley Stadium, London, England\n	\n
18\n	Win\n	18\u20130\n	Doug Jones\n	UD\n	10\n	Mar 13, 1963\n	21 years, 55 days\n	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.\n	\n
17\n	Win\n	17\u20130\n	Charlie Powell\n	KO\n	3 (10), 2:04\n	Jan 24, 1963\n	21 years, 7 days\n	Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.\n	\n
16\n	Win\n	16\u20130\n	Archie Moore\n	TKO\n	4 (10), 1:35\n	Nov 15, 1962\n	20 years, 302 days\n	Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.\n	\n
15\n	Win\n	15\u20130\n	Alejandro Lavorante\n	KO\n	5 (10), 1:48\n	Jul 20, 1962\n	20 years, 184 days\n	Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.\n	\n
14\n	Win\n	14\u20130\n	Billy Daniels\n	TKO\n	7 (10), 2:21\n	May 19, 1962\n	20 years, 122 days\n	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.\n	\n
13\n	Win\n	13\u20130\n	George Logan\n	TKO\n	4 (10), 1:34\n	Apr 23, 1962\n	20 years, 96 days\n	Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.\n	\n
12\n	Win\n	12\u20130\n	Don Warner\n	TKO\n	4 (10), 0:34\n	Feb 28, 1962\n	20 years, 70 days\n	Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.\n	\n
11\n	Win\n	11\u20130\n	Sonny Banks\n	TKO\n	4 (10), 0:26\n	Feb 10, 1962\n	20 years, 24 days\n	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.\n	\n
10\n	Win\n	10\u20130\n	Willi Besmanoff\n	TKO\n	7 (10), 1:55\n	Nov 29, 1961\n	19 years, 316 days\n	Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.\n	\n
9\n	Win\n	9\u20130\n	Alex Miteff\n	TKO\n	6 (10), 1:45\n	Oct 7, 1961\n	19 years, 263 days\n	Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.\n	\n
8\n	Win\n	8\u20130\n	Alonzo Johnson\n	UD\n	10\n	Jul 22, 1961\n	19 years, 186 days\n	Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.\n	\n
7\n	Win\n	7\u20130\n	Duke Sabedong\n	UD\n	10\n	Jun 26, 1961\n	19 years, 160 days\n	Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.\n	\n
6\n	Win\n	6\u20130\n	LaMar Clark\n	KO\n	2 (8), 1:27\n	Apr 19, 1961\n	19 years, 92 days\n	Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.\n	\n
5\n	Win\n	5\u20130\n	Donnie Fleeman\n	RTD\n	6 (8)\n	Feb 21, 1961\n	19 years, 35 days\n	Municipal Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.\n	\n
4\n	Win\n	4\u20130\n	Jim Robinson\n	KO\n	1 (8), 1:34\n	Feb 7, 1961\n	19 years, 21 days\n	Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.\n	\n
3\n	Win\n	3\u20130\n	Tony Esperti\n	TKO\n	3 (8), 1:30\n	Jan 17, 1961\n	19 years, 0 days\n	Municipal Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.\n	\n
2\n	Win\n	2\u20130\n	Herb Siler\n	TKO\n	4 (8), 1:00\n	Dec 27, 1960\n	18 years, 345 days\n	Municipal Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.\n	\n
1\n	Win\n	1\u20130\n	Tunney Hunsaker\n	UD\n	6\n	Oct 29, 1960\n	18 years, 286 days\n	Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.\n	\n

Olympic Games\n
Preceded by $\"Norway\"$ Haakon Magnus, Crown Prince of Norway \n	Final Olympic torchbearer Atlanta 1996\n	Succeeded by $\"Japan\"$ Midori Ito \n
Preceded by $\"Spain\"$ Antonio Rebollo \n	Final Summer Olympic torchbearer Atlanta 1996\n	Succeeded by $\"Australia\"$ Cathy Freeman \n

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61 fights\n	56 wins\n	5 losses\n
By knockout\n	37\n	1\n
By decision\n	19\n	4\n

Early life

Amateur career

Professional career

Early career

World heavyweight champion

Fights against Liston

Fight against Patterson

Main Bout

Draft resistance

Impact of Ali's draft refusal

NSA and FBI monitoring of Ali's communications

Exile and comeback

Protesting while exiled

The Super Fight

Return

Fight against Joe Frazier

After his loss

Chamberlain challenge and Ellis fight

Fights against Quarry, Patterson, Foster, Bugner and Norton

Second fight against Joe Frazier

World heavyweight champion (second reign)

The Rumble in the Jungle

Fights against Wepner, Lyle and Bugner

Third fight against Joe Frazier

Later career

Fight stoppage vs. Larry Holmes

Exhibition bouts

Ali vs Inoki

Ali vs Alzado

Ali vs Semenko

Personal life

Marriages and children

Paternity claims

Religion and beliefs

Affiliation with the Nation of Islam

Conversion to Sunni Islam

Health

Entertainment career

Acting

Spoken word poetry

Professional wrestling

Television appearances

Art

Later life

Philanthropy, humanitarianism and politics

Earnings

Declining health

Death

News coverage and tributes

Memorial

Legacy

In boxing

In hip-hop

In Ali's hometown

Around the US and world

20th-century superlatives

In media and popular culture

Professional boxing record

Discography

See also

Notes

References

Further reading

Online

External links

Muhammad Ali

Talks

Muhammad Ali's Talks