Johnson had a record of 79-8-12 and held the title from 1908-15. Muhammad Ali. Ali captured the crown three times and had a record of 56-5. Joe Louis.

Despite his success, legendary trainer Cus D’Amato once told Ali that there was just one heavyweight in particular that would ...

Muhammad Ali was a professional boxer and activist. ... a Texas-born professional boxer, was world heavyweight champion from 1973 until the following year, when he lost his title to Ali.

The expectation was always, ‘Can you fight?'” Biaggio Ali Walsh tells talkSPORT.com. The 26-year-old from Las Vegas is describing a unique time in his childhood when peers would ...

Muhammad Ali wipes his eye as he talks to his mother in Louisville from his Houston hotel room, after he refused induction into the Armed Forces, April 28, 1967. “Oh, they’ll pick up some dodo ...

Leon Spinks, who won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight title in only his eighth pro fight, has died. He was 67. Spinks, who lived his lat… ...

Ali later won rematch. Skip to Article. Set weather. ... Today in sports history: Leon Spinks stuns Muhammad Ali for world heavyweight title. Published: Feb. 15, 2015, 10:00 a.m. By .

Muhammad Ali has to conquer a fear of flying and older opponents to bring back his first big title as a 1960 gold medalist at the Rome Olympics.

Floating and stinging as it explores the boxing icon’s life inside the ring and out, “Muhammad Ali” is another epic Ken Burns-produced dive into the life of an influential 20th-century figure.

Muhammad Ali's boxing career was put on pause when he refused to be inducted into the U.S. Army 53 years ago today. ... Ali was stripped of his title and had his boxing license suspended, ...