Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is mentioned in 440 articles and has appeared on 2 TIME covers
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Oliver Wendell Holmes once observed that every profession is great that is greatly pursued. Boxing in the early '60s, largely controlled by the Mob, was in a moribund state until Muhammad Ali—Cassius Clay, in those days—appeared on the scene. "Just when the sweet science appears to lie like a painted ship upon a painted ocean," ... Read More

Muhammad Ali Articles

Found: 440 Articles
  • Feb. 27, 1978
    An era ends as an aging Ali yields his crown
  • Mar. 8, 1971
    Ali-e-e-e! Ali-e-e-e! There I'll be wearing a sheet and whispering Ali-e-e-e. I'll be the ghost that haunts boxing, and people will say, "Ali is the real champ and everyone else is a fake." SO predicted Muhammad Ali three years ago, after the World Boxing Association, in a fit of moral fervor, stripped him of his ...
  • Sep. 23, 1974
    The money alone makes it a unique event. For trading punches next week, George Foreman and Muhammad Ali each stand to collect a minimum of $5 million—the biggest payday in the history of sport. If the fight goes 15 rounds, they will have earned $110,000 per minute per man. In addition to guaranteeing their wages, ...
  • Dec. 24, 2001 | By Jess Cagle
    MUHAMMAD ALI AND WILL SMITH TURN THE CHAMP'S LIFE INTO A MOVIE AS STIRRING--AND COMPLEX--AS THE MAN
  • Nov. 11, 1974
    Muhammad Ali was fantasying again. "I see myself in two years," he predicted during the long wait in Zaire. "Foreman's long beat and forgotten. There's a man on the telephone who's gonna give me $10 million to fight some great white hope who's got Governor Wallace workin' his corner." That vision seemed about as realistic ...
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Muhammad Ali Photo Essays & Graphics

  • Muhammad Ali: A Look Back in Photos: A new exhibit in New York City showcases the champ in some intimate shots, taken over the years by the photographers of the agency Magnum Photos The show runs from June 13 to July 29 at the 401 Projects Gallery
    A new exhibit in New York City showcases the champ in some intimate shots, taken over the years by the photographers of the agency Magnum Photos The show runs from June 13 to July 29 at the 401 Projects Gallery

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