Just like Ali, ‘Iron’ Mike is recognised as being one of the greatest heavyweights to ever lace up the gloves. He rose to ...

Despite Ali’s sensational accomplishments, there is one retired heavyweight who has spoken out and claimed he is actually the ...

Muhammad Ali (56-5 ... But on September 5 1960 at the Palazzo dello Sport stadium, Clay etched his name in Olympic history, claiming a historic gold medal and took the first significant step ...

Muhammad Ali’s visit to Cedar Rapids in 1982 came about six months after his final fight, a loss to Trevor Berbick.

A bipartisan effort is underway to posthumously award Muhammad ... a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics and securing the world heavyweight boxing title three times. However, Ali's influence ...

Thanks to Will Smith and Michael Mann, Muhammad Ali is the talk of ... the Polish boxer for a light heavyweight gold medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, a Soviet reporter asked Clay how it felt ...

Extraordinary Gold winner’s medal ... in 1960 Olympics. A boxer's son, McClure began sparring at thirteen, won two Golden Gloves, two AAUs, and caught the attention of young Muhammad Ali himself.

Maraniss says the 1960 Games did mark a turning point in Olympic ... gold medal, the world would come to know his bigger-than-life personality -- particularly after he became known as Muhammad Ali.