Muhammad Ali
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
161
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-01-17
Day of death
2016-06-03 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Bambi
Wogan
The Merv Griffin Show
Touched by an Angel
The Dick Cavett Show
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Apostrophes
What's My Line?
Explained
American Made
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
WWE Hall of Fame 2024
Earnie Shavers
Africa Rising
Tyson
Facing Ali
Mid-South Wrestling
70 Jahre Annemarie Moser-Pröll – Ein Leben als Wintermärchen
The Greatest
Pelé Forever
Muhammad Ali The Whole Story
Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
Tribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky Balboa
Beatles '64
Muhammad and Larry
Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child
Soul Power
O.J.: Made in America
Champions Forever
O.J.: Made in America
Money Talks
Untold: Deal with the Devil
Doin' Time
Da 5 Bloods
I Am Ali
When We Were Kings
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Andre the Giant
Muhammad Ali
The Seventies
Best of Enemies
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Night of 100 Stars III
The Real Rocky
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Shut Up and Dribble
My Father Muhammad Ali
Black Rodeo
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Der Sport-Spiegel
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
Pelé
Black Is Beltza
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Body and Soul
Parkinson at 50
Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World
B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
Bill Russell: Legend
Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Black Power Salute
McEnroe
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
What's My Name | Muhammad Ali
Norman Mailer: The American
Champions Forever - World Heavyweight Champs!
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson II
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
The Documented Life and Times of Muhammad Ali - The Greatest
Mister Candid Camera
Kings of The Ring - History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Monday Night Mayhem
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70
A Life in Ten Pictures
Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson I
Kings of The Square Ring
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
WrestleMania
Fight of the Century
Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
The Best of ABC's Wide World of Sports: The 60's
The Century of Icons
Stand
Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
Thrilla in Manila
The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
Malcolm X
Les vendredis d'Apostrophes
Cassius X: Becoming Ali
a.k.a. Cassius Clay
The King of Miami Beach
Sticky: A (Self) Love Story
Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
In Search of Greatness
The Super Fight
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
Legends Never Die
Diana
Die Muhammad Ali Story
Muhammad and Larry
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier II
Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad - Opening Ceremony
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III
Ron Lyle
Freedom Road
The Fighters
The Fight
Muhammad Ali: The Greatest
Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Muhammad Ali: The Greatest
Jack Paar: Smart Television
The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
Ali's Dozen
Muhammad Ali: Fighting Spirit
Muhammad Ali - The Greatest Collection
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
Boxing's Greatest Champions
City of Ali
Muhammad Ali - Rumble in the Jungle
Ali's 65
Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston II
Ali Rap
Rumble in the Jungle
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
Something's Happening
Thrilla in Manila
Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali
Ali: The Mission
Naked Sport: Welcome to the Sewer
Black Soul
Out From Ali's Shadow: The Larry Holmes Story
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
When Ali Came to Britain
Cassius le grand
Leon Spinks vs Muhammad Ali II
Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones
Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I
Cassius Clay vs. Alonzo Johnson
When Ali Met Cathal
Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston I
The Champ and the King
Muhammad Ali vs. Trevor Berbick
Robbed
Wake Up and Apologise
