Fifty years ago, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier delivered one of the greatest fights boxing has ever seen. They went 14 rounds, trading bludgeonings for nearly 45 minutes before Ali emerged victorious.
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 fights ...
Mike Tyson has often credited Muhammad Ali as being his boxing hero but that hasn't stopped him conceding that there is another man he views as the greatest.
For many fights fans around the world, Muhammad Ali was the greatest boxer of all time! He had the speed, the power, the grace, and the agility of a champion. But apart from all of this, Ali had a ...
The air sat still and sticky. Body heat from some 28,000 spectators at the Philippine Coliseum brought Manila’s midmorning temperature to a boiling point. Breathing felt like sipping warm water. An ...
Christie’s is honoured to present an extraordinary historical artefact: Muhammad Ali’s draft card. Issued in early 1967, the card marks a pivotal moment in Ali’s public resistance to the Vietnam War, ...
Muhammad Ali taunted opponents with razor-sharp rhymes, comical one-liners and the type of boxing braggadocio that both endeared him to and angered the masses. Ali was a loudmouth threat to the ...