Muhammad Ali
Biography
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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-01-17
Place of birth
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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When We Were Kings
1996
7.70
City of Ali
2021
0.00
Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story
2020
7.20
Soul Power
2009
6.40
Black Soul
1974
0.00
Ron Lyle
2021
0.00
Earnie Shavers
2021
0.00
The King of Miami Beach
2022
0.00
Untold: Deal with the Devil
2021
6.90
Stand
2023
8.00
Muhammad and Larry
1980
0.00
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
1969
6.00
Black Power Salute
2008
0.00
In Search of Greatness
2018
6.70
Be Water
2020
6.76
The Fighters
1974
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Ali the Man: Ali the Fighter
1975
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Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000
6.91
Fight of the Century
1971
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The Greatest
1977
5.70
Doin' Time
1985
4.50
Malcolm X
1972
6.40
Muhammad and Larry
2009
6.50
Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones
1963
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Cassius Clay vs. Alonzo Johnson
1961
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Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I
1971
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Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier II
1974
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Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali
1980
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Say Hey, Willie Mays!
2022
6.00
Ali Rap
2006
6.00
a.k.a. Cassius Clay
1970
7.50
Norman Mailer: The American
2012
7.00
Cassius le grand
1964
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The Super Fight
1970
10.00
Black Rodeo
1972
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O.J.: Made in America
2016
8.40
Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
1988
9.00
Muhammad Ali vs. Trevor Berbick
1981
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Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
1986
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Body and Soul
1981
3.90
Parkinson at 50
2021
10.00
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013
6.30
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
2013
7.10
Rumble in the Jungle
2009
0.00
Thrilla in Manila
2019
0.00
Larry Holmes vs. David Bey
1985
0.00
Cassius X: Becoming Ali
2023
10.00
Pelé
2021
7.31
The Real Rocky
2011
5.90
McEnroe
2022
6.00
Diana
1981
0.00
I Am Ali
2014
6.80
Muhammad Ali The Whole Story
1996
8.50
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
4.00
Mister Candid Camera
2021
7.00
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1962
7.23
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
2019
7.50
Muhammad Ali: The Greatest
1991
3.00
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III
1975
10.00
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
9.30
My Father Muhammad Ali
2023
2.00
Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston II
1965
0.00
Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston I
1964
0.00
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
5.00
Andre the Giant
2018
7.34
Thrilla in Manila
2008
7.80
WWE Hall of Fame 2024
2024
6.80
Sticky: A (Self) Love Story
2016
5.25
Something's Happening
1967
4.20
Freedom Road
1979
4.80
Money Talks
1972
3.00
When Ali Met Cathal
2009
0.00
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
1975
2.00
Facing Ali
2009
7.40
The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali
2003
0.00
Africa Rising
2019
7.50
Jack Paar: Smart Television
2003
0.00
Les vendredis d'Apostrophes
2015
6.00
Tyson
2008
6.90
Leon Spinks vs Muhammad Ali II
1978
0.00
Boxing's Greatest Champions
1995
0.00
Legends Never Die
2006
0.00
Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami
2008
1.00
Muhammad Ali: The Greatest
2014
10.00
Champions Forever
1989
8.00
B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
1998
7.00
Da 5 Bloods
2020
6.46
Ali's Dozen
2006
7.00
WrestleMania
1985
6.58
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
1994
0.00
The Fight
1974
0.00
The Champ and the King
2018
0.00
Black Is Beltza
2018
5.90
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
2001
0.00
Muhammad Ali: Fighting Spirit
2009
6.00
Biography: 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
2021
7.70
Beatles '64
2024
6.50
Wake Up and Apologise
1972
0.00
Monday Night Mayhem
2002
5.30
American Made
2017
6.89
WrestleMania
1985
0.00