Muhammad Ali
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
162
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
Wogan
The Merv Griffin Show
Touched by an Angel
Bambi
Apostrophes
Explained
The Dick Cavett Show
What's My Line?
American Made
Untold: Deal with the Devil
Andre the Giant
Mid-South Wrestling
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
O.J.: Made in America
Tyson
Pelé
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Africa Rising
Black Power Salute
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Facing Ali
The Seventies
Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child
Muhammad and Larry
Shut Up and Dribble
Earnie Shavers
Beatles '64
Der Sport-Spiegel
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Da 5 Bloods
WrestleMania
WrestleMania
Black Is Beltza
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
When We Were Kings
Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Parkinson at 50
Night of 100 Stars III
Ali's Dozen
WWE Hall of Fame 2024
The Fighters
Muhammad Ali
Kings of The Ring - History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
Freedom Road
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Fight of the Century
Bill Russell: Legend
What's My Name | Muhammad Ali
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
I Am Ali
Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson I
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Soul Power
The King of Miami Beach
Doin' Time
Pelé Forever
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
O.J.: Made in America
The Century of Icons
McEnroe
The Real Rocky
Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad - Opening Ceremony
70 Years of Youth Revolt
The Greatest
Champions Forever - World Heavyweight Champs!
Money Talks
Tribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky Balboa
Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion
Norman Mailer: The American
Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson II
a.k.a. Cassius Clay
Body and Soul
Muhammad Ali The Whole Story
Mister Candid Camera
Stand
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier II
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
A Life in Ten Pictures
Ron Lyle
Champions Forever
Thrilla in Manila
Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami
Malcolm X
Die Muhammad Ali Story
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston II
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Best of Enemies
Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
Cassius X: Becoming Ali
Black Rodeo
Sticky: A (Self) Love Story
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
The Super Fight
Diana
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
My Father Muhammad Ali
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I
When Ali Met Cathal
Muhammad Ali: The Greatest
Muhammad Ali: Fighting Spirit
The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali
Thrilla in Manila
Muhammad Ali - Rumble in the Jungle
Ali's 65
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
Leon Spinks vs Muhammad Ali II
The Documented Life and Times of Muhammad Ali - The Greatest
The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III
Black Soul
Out From Ali's Shadow: The Larry Holmes Story
Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones
Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
Wake Up and Apologise
Muhammad Ali: The Greatest
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
The Best of ABC's Wide World of Sports: The 60's
Ali Rap
Muhammad Ali vs. Trevor Berbick
Les vendredis d'Apostrophes
Monday Night Mayhem
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali
Muhammad and Larry
Something's Happening
When Ali Came to Britain
The Champ and the King
In Search of Greatness
Legends Never Die
Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
Muhammad Ali - The Greatest Collection
Naked Sport: Welcome to the Sewer
70 Jahre Annemarie Moser-Pröll – Ein Leben als Wintermärchen
Robbed
Boxing's Greatest Champions
City of Ali
The Fight
Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston I
Cassius le grand
Cassius Clay vs. Alonzo Johnson
Rumble in the Jungle
Ali: The Mission
Kings of The Square Ring
