
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, entertainer and philanthropist. Nicknamed The Greatest, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time. Ali was 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. On March 6, 1964, he announced that he no longer would be known as Cassius Clay but as Muhammad Ali. In 1966, Ali refused to be drafted into the military, citing his religious beliefs and ethical opposition to the Vietnam War. He was found guilty of draft evasion so he faced 5 years in prison and was stripped of his boxing titles. He stayed out of prison as he appealed the decision to the Supreme Court, which overturned his conviction in 1971, but he had not fought 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 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 supporting racial integration like his former mentor Malcolm X. Ali was a leading heavyweight boxer of the 20th century, and he remains the only three-time lineal champion of that division. His joint records of beating 21 boxers for the world heavyweight title and winning 14 unified title bouts stood for 35 years. He is the only fighter to have been ranked as the world's best heavyweight by BoxRec twelve times. He has been ranked among BoxRec's ten best heavyweights seventeen times, the third most in history. He won 8 fights that were rated by BoxRec as 5-Star, the third most in the history of the heavyweight division. Ali is the only boxer to be named The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year six times. He has been ranked the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time, and as the greatest athlete of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated, the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC, and the third greatest athlete of the 20th century by ESPN SportsCentury. He was involved in several historic boxing matches and feuds, most notably his fights with Joe Frazier, such as the Fight of the Century and the Thrilla in Manila, and his fight with George Foreman, known as The Rumble in the Jungle, which has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century" and was watched by a record estimated television audience of 1 billion viewers worldwide, becoming the world's most-watched live television broadcast at the time. Ali thrived in the spotlight at a time when many fighters let their managers do the talking, and he was often provocative and outlandish. He was known for trash-talking, and often free-styled with rhyme schemes and spoken word poetry, anticipating elements of hip hop.

The Super Fight

Parkinson at 50

Cassius X: Becoming Ali

Tribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky Balboa

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III

Muhammad Ali: The Greatest

The Journey of the African-American Athlete

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes

Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion

Bambi

Apostrophes

WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

Muhammad Ali The Whole Story

O.J.: Made in America

Sonny Liston - La vera storia

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

Champions Forever

O.J.: Made in America

Muhammad Ali

A Life in Ten Pictures

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

Thrilla in Manila

1971:その年、音楽が全てを変えた

When We Were Kings

ストリートギャング ~セサミストリートにたどり着くまで~

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

Africa Rising

Explained

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Seventies

Facing Ali

What's My Name | Muhammad Ali

a.k.a. Cassius Clay

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

Andre the Giant

ブラッド・ブラザーズ: マルコムXとモハメド・アリ

Pelé

Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story

Requiem for a Heavyweight

Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

Pelé Eterno

The Summer of Love

Histoire bruyante de la jeunesse (1949-2020)

ビル・ラッセル: NBA伝説の男

Touched by an Angel

Best of Enemies

The Trials of Muhammad Ali

Norman Mailer: The American

Mister Candid Camera

B.B. King: Live In Africa '74

Ali's Dozen

Ali: The Mission

Robbed

What's My Line?

Le Siècle des icônes

Untold: Deal with the Devil

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

バリー・シール/アメリカをはめた男

The Dick Cavett Show

WWE Hall of Fame 2024

Tyson

I Am Ali

In Search of Greatness

WrestleMania

Malcolm X

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

ビートルズ '64

Muhammad and Larry

Soul Power

ザ・ファイブ・ブラッズ

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

The Merv Griffin Show

The Real Rocky

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child

McEnroe

Les vendredis d'Apostrophes

Muhammad Ali: Fighting Spirit

Muhammad Ali, the Greatest

Black Is Beltza

The Greatest

The Captain and Tennille

The Mike Douglas Show

Monday Night Mayhem

James Bond: The First 21 Years

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Freedom Road

Doin' Time

Wogan

Sticky: A (Self) Love Story

Night of 100 Stars III

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

Something's Happening

Body and Soul

Stand

Muhammad Ali: The Greatest

Money Talks

My Father Muhammad Ali

Kings of The Ring - History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990

Funny Girl to Funny Lady

Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami

Shut Up and Dribble

City of Ali

モハメッド・アリ 黒い魂 STAND UP LIKE A MAN

Ron Lyle

Earnie Shavers

The King of Miami Beach

Muhammad and Larry

Black Power Salute

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

The Fighters

Fight of the Century

Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson I

Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson II

Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones

The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier II

Champions Forever - World Heavyweight Champs!

Cassius le grand

The Best of ABC's Wide World of Sports: The 60's

Black Rodeo

Muhammad Ali vs. Trevor Berbick

Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick

Rumble in the Jungle

Thrilla in Manila

Diana

Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston II

Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston I

When Ali Met Cathal

The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali

Jack Paar: Smart Television

Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible

Leon Spinks vs Muhammad Ali II

Boxing's Greatest Champions

Muhammad Ali - Rumble in the Jungle

Naked Sport: Welcome to the Sewer

WCW Halloween Havoc 1994

The Fight

The Champ and the King

Wake Up and Apologise

When Ali Came to Britain

Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad - Opening Ceremony

United We Stand: The Ali Summit

格闘技世界一 四角いジャングル

Die Muhammad Ali Story

Mid-South Wrestling