Boxing legend Muhammad Ali
Tribute to the Greatest: January 17, 1942 to June 3, 2016
The boxing icon who inspired many champions, in sports and life, Muhammad Ali is widely regarded as one of the most significant and renowned sports figures of the 20th century.
Opinion: Playful pugilist with a purpose
Those who knew Ali only through his hyperbolic self-promotion would have found his mix of play and purpose strange but that was Ali. Beneath the bluster was a serious soul who thought deeply about race, responsibility and justice and how they shaped him into who he was.
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali to be laid to rest
Muhammad Ali will be laid to rest Friday, the culmination of a two-day farewell for the beloved boxing legend and civil rights hero who electrified crowds the world over.
PLEASURE IS ALL MINE / Muhammad Ali's 'true face of Islam' vs. terrorism
He wouldn't yield to pressures from sponsors, exerted twice before a heavyweight championship encounter to ostensibly distance himself from Islam. His association with Malcom X and hiring a Muslim woman cook for his camp miffed some potential sponsors threatening not to back Ali.
Ali to be mourned with traditional Muslim prayer service
Muslim prayers over the body of Muhammad Ali will be witnessed worldwide Thursday, offering a window into a religion many outsiders know little about, but have come to scorn.
'Like punching a mountain', Indian boxer recalls Ali bouts
Former Indian amateur boxer Haroon Khan bubbles with excitement and bravado as he recalls his two bouts with his hero, the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali, three decades ago.
Boxing great Muhammad Ali: 7 stories behind the man
Muhammad Ali is considered the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. Here seven stories about The Greatest are relieved.
How Ali risked it all when he opposed the Vietnam War
Muhammad Ali’s most famous act of social activism — one that would strip him of his best fighting years, cost him millions of dollars, forever alter his image and eventually send him into debt — began with one off-hand quote: “Man, I ain’t got no quarrel with them Viet Cong.”
Mohammad Giasuddin, the young boxer who 'knocked out' Ali in a mock fight, says he is deeply saddened by the legend's demise
Mohammad Giasuddin, the 12-year-old boy who had 'knocked out' Muhammad Ali during the boxer's maiden Bangladesh visit in 1978, says he is shocked and extremely saddened to hear the news of the legend's death.
Tribute to the Greatest: January 17, 1942 to June 3, 2016
The boxing icon who inspired many champions, in sports and life, Muhammad Ali is widely regarded as one of the most significant and renowned sports figures of the 20th century.
Opinion: Playful pugilist with a purpose
Those who knew Ali only through his hyperbolic self-promotion would have found his mix of play and purpose strange but that was Ali. Beneath the bluster was a serious soul who thought deeply about race, responsibility and justice and how they shaped him into who he was.
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali to be laid to rest
Muhammad Ali will be laid to rest Friday, the culmination of a two-day farewell for the beloved boxing legend and civil rights hero who electrified crowds the world over.
Muhammad Ali's 'true face of Islam' vs. terrorism
He wouldn't yield to pressures from sponsors, exerted twice before a heavyweight championship encounter to ostensibly distance himself from Islam. His association with Malcom X and hiring a Muslim woman cook for his camp miffed some potential sponsors threatening not to back Ali.
Ali to be mourned with traditional Muslim prayer service
Muslim prayers over the body of Muhammad Ali will be witnessed worldwide Thursday, offering a window into a religion many outsiders know little about, but have come to scorn.
'Like punching a mountain', Indian boxer recalls Ali bouts
Former Indian amateur boxer Haroon Khan bubbles with excitement and bravado as he recalls his two bouts with his hero, the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali, three decades ago.
Boxing great Muhammad Ali: 7 stories behind the man
Muhammad Ali is considered the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. Here seven stories about The Greatest are relieved.
How Ali risked it all when he opposed the Vietnam War
Muhammad Ali’s most famous act of social activism — one that would strip him of his best fighting years, cost him millions of dollars, forever alter his image and eventually send him into debt — began with one off-hand quote: “Man, I ain’t got no quarrel with them Viet Cong.”
Mohammad Giasuddin, the young boxer who 'knocked out' Ali in a mock fight, says he is deeply saddened by the legend's demise
Mohammad Giasuddin, the 12-year-old boy who had 'knocked out' Muhammad Ali during the boxer's maiden Bangladesh visit in 1978, says he is shocked and extremely saddened to hear the news of the legend's death.
Muhammad Ali: Boxing legend dies at age of 74
Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74, a family spokesman has said. The former world heavyweight boxing champion, one of the world's best-known sportsmen, had been in hospital in the US city of Phoenix in Arizona state.