Muhammad Ali, known as The Greatest, is regarded as
one of sport's true legends.In 1960, Ali won U.S. Olympic boxing team. Ali was
an imposing figure in the ring. He was known for his footwork, and for
possessing a powerful jab. After winning his first three bouts, Ali then win
the gold medal from Poland.

In 1964 Clay, now having changed his name to Muhammad
Ali following his Islam conversion, and Liston met up for their rematch in May
the following year. Midway through the first round, Liston was knocked down by
one of Ali's punches. Referee stopped the match shortly afterwards and Ali was
declared the winner around 1:52 of the first round. Rumors speculated that
Liston dropped to the ground purposely due to threats from NOI extremists, or
"threw" the fight to pay off debts, waiting to be counted out.
The film Freedom Road was made in 1978, featuring
Muhammad Ali, in a rare acting role, playing Gideon Jackson, an ex-slave in
1870's Virginia who gets elected to the U.S. Senate in Washington D.C. and
battles other former slaves and white sharecroppers to keep the land they
tended all their lives. Also starring Kris Kristofferson, Ron O'Neal, Edward
Herrmann, John McLiam, Ossie Davis, Barbarao, and Sonny Jim Gaines
For contributions to the entertainment industry, Ali
was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood
Boulevard. Ali recorded the song "Stand by Me" in 1964.
The Muhammad Ali Effect is a term used in psychology
that was named after him when he stated, "I only said I was the greatest,
not the smartest" in his autobiography The Greatest: My Own Story.According
to this effect, when people are asked to rate their intelligence and moral
behavior in comparison to others, people will rate themselves as more moral,
but not more intelligent than others.
Year
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Location
|
Res./Rd.
|
Title
|
1960
|
Oct. 29
|
Tunney Hunsaker
|
Louisville, KY
|
W/6
|
---
|
|
Dec. 27
|
Herbert Siler
|
Miami
|
KO/4
|
---
|
1961
|
Jan. 17
|
Anthony Sperti
|
Miami
|
TKO/3
|
---
|
|
Feb. 7
|
Jimmy Robinson
|
Miami
|
TKO/1
|
---
|
|
Feb. 21
|
Donnie Fleeman
|
Miami
|
TKO/7
|
---
|
|
Apr. 19
|
Lamar Clark
|
Louisville
|
KO/2
|
---
|
|
Jun. 26
|
Duke Sabwedong
|
Las Vegas
|
W/10
|
---
|
|
Jul. 22
|
Alonzo Johnson
|
Louisville
|
W/10
|
---
|
|
Oct. 7
|
Alex Miteff
|
Louisville
|
TKO/6
|
---
|
|
Nov. 29
|
Willi Besmanoff
|
Louisville
|
TKO/7
|
---
|
1962
|
Feb. 10
|
Lucian Banks
|
New York
|
TKO/4
|
---
|
|
Feb. 28
|
Jack Wagner
|
Miami
|
TKO/4
|
---
|
|
Apr. 23
|
George Logan
|
Miami
|
TKO/4
|
---
|
|
May 19
|
Billy Daniels
|
New York
|
TKO/7
|
---
|
|
Jul. 20
|
Alejandro Lavorante
|
Los Angeles
|
KO/5
|
---
|
|
Nov. 15
|
Archie Moore
|
Los Angeles
|
TKO/4
|
---
|
1963
|
Jan. 24
|
Charles Powell
|
Pittsburgh
|
KO/3
|
---
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jun. 18
|
Henry Cooper
|
London
|
TKO/5
|
---
|
1964
|
|
|
|
|
|
1965
|
May 25
|
Sonny Liston
|
Lewiston, ME
|
KO/1
|
Ret-World-H
|
|
Nov. 22
|
Floyd Patterson
|
Las Vegas
|
TKO/12
|
Ret-World-H
|
1966
|
Mar. 29
|
George Chuvalo
|
Toronto
|
W/15
|
Ret-World-H
|
|
May 21
|
Henry Cooper
|
London
|
TKO/6
|
Ret-World-H
|
|
Aug. 6
|
Brian London
|
London
|
TKO/3
|
Ret-World-H
|
|
Sep. 10
|
Karl Mildenberger
|
Frankfurt, Germany
|
TKO/12
|
Ret-World-H
|
|
Nov. 14
|
Cleveland Williams
|
Houston
|
TKO/3
|
Ret-World-H
|
1967
|
Feb. 6
|
Ernie Terrell
|
New York
|
W/15
|
Ret-World-H
|
|
Mar. 22
|
Zora Folley
|
New York
|
TKO/7
|
Ret-World-H
|
1970
|
Oct. 26
|
Jerry Quarry
|
Atlanta
|
TKO/3
|
---
|
|
Dec. 7
|
Oscar Bonavena
|
New York
|
TKO/15
|
---
|
1971
|
Mar. 8
|
Joe Frazier
|
New York
|
L/15
|
For-World-H
|
|
Jul. 26
|
Jimmy Ellis
|
Houston
|
TKO/12
|
Won-NABF-H
|
|
Nov. 17
|
Buster Mathis
|
Houston
|
W/12
|
Ret-NABF-H
|
|
Dec. 26
|
Jurgen Blin
|
Zurich, Switzerland
|
KO/7
|
---
|
1972
|
Apr. 1
|
McArthur Foster
|
Tokyo
|
W/15
|
---
|
|
May. 1
|
George Chuvalo
|
Vancouver, B.C.
|
W/12
|
Ret-NABF-H
|
|
Jun. 27
|
Jerry Quarry
|
Las Vegas
|
TKO/7
|
Ret-NABF-H
|
|
Jul 19
|
Alvin Lewis
|
Dublin
|
TKO/11
|
---
|
|
Sep. 20
|
Floyd Patterson
|
New York
|
TKO/7
|
Ret-NABF-H
|
|
Nov. 21
|
Bob Foster
|
Stateline, NV
|
KO/8
|
Ret-NABF-H
|
1973
|
Feb. 14
|
Joe Bugner
|
Las Vegas
|
W/12
|
---
|
|
Mar. 31
|
Ken Norton
|
San Diego
|
L/12
|
Lost-NABF-H
|
|
Sep. 10
|
Ken Norton
|
Inglewood, CA
|
W/12
|
Reg-NABF-H
|
|
Oct. 20
|
Rudy Lubbers
|
Jakarta, Indonesia
|
W/12
|
---
|
1974
|
Jan.28
|
Joe Frazier
|
New York
|
W/12
|
Ret-NABF-H
|
|
Oct. 30
|
George Foreman
|
Kinshasa, Zaire
|
KO/8
|
Reg-World-H
|
1975
|
Mar. 24
|
Chuck Wepner
|
Cleveland
|
TKO/15
|
Ret-World-H
|
|
May 16
|
Ron Lyle
|
Las Vegas
|
TKO/11
|
Ret-World-H
|
|
Jul. 1
|
Joe Bugner
|
Kuala Lampur, Malaysia
|
W/15
|
Ret-World-H
|
|
Oct. 1
|
Joe Frazier
|
Quezon, Phillippines
|
TKO/14
|
Ret-World-H
|
1976
|
Feb. 20
|
Jean Coopman
|
San Juan, P.R.
|
KO/5
|
Ret-World-H
|
|
Apr. 30
|
Jimmy Young
|
Landover, MD
|
W/15
|
Ret-World-H
|
|
May 24
|
Richard Dunn
|
Munich, Germany
|
TKO/5
|
Ret-World-H
|
|
Sep. 28
|
Ken Norton
|
New York
|
W/15
|
Ret-World-H
|
1977
|
May 16
|
Alfredo Evangelista
|
Landover
|
W/15
|
Ret-World-H
|
|
Sep. 29
|
Ernie Shavers
|
New York
|
W/15
|
Ret-World-H
|
1978
|
Feb. 15
|
Leon Spinks
|
Las Vegas
|
L/15
|
Lost-World-H
|
|
Sep. 15
|
Leon Spinks
|
New Orleans
|
W/15
|
Reg-World (WBA)-H
|
1980
|
Oct. 2
|
Larry Holmes
|
Las Vegas
|
TKO'd/11
|
For-World (WBC)-H
|
1981
|
Dec. 11
|
Trevor Berbick
|
Nassau, Bahamas
|
L/12
|
---
|
Short Summary Of
Muhammad Ali’s Fight Record
Total
Match
|
Won
|
Draw
|
Bouts
|
KO
|
W
|
WF
|
D
|
KO’d L
|
LF
|
61
|
56
|
0
|
37
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
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