Mitsunori Chigita/AP In 1975's "Thrilla in Manila" bout in the Philippines, Ali won but not before he and Joe Frazier went more than 14 grueling rounds. "It was like death,'' Ali said.

The previous April, Ali had declared himself a conscientious objector and refused induction into the U.S. Army, famously saying, “I ain’t got no quarrel with them Viet Cong.” By 1968, 19,560 ...

An emaciated older man named George Charchalis lightly touched Ali’s shoulder and said, “He’s our guy.” On Dec. 2, 1990, Ali and the hostages flew out of Baghdad, headed for JFK.

Muhammad Ali, the iconic three-time world heavyweight boxing champion who died Friday, had recently shunned the public spotlight he once seemed to revere. His last known appearance was at a ...

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — You'd literally need to float like a butterfly to walk on Muhammad Ali's Hollywood star. The engraved star, which was presented in 2002, is alone on a wall, while the nearby ...

Risk taker, sports figure and fearless social icon, Muhammad Ali, who died on June 4, is ever alive in the hearts of those who know him as the greatest boxer of the 20th century. His quotes and ...

Ali said of the grueling fight, "It was like death. Closest thing to dyin' that I know of." 'Most of Them [Other Boxers] … Can Fight Almost as Good as I Can. I'm Just Saying You Never Heard of Them.

Muhammad Ali‘s public conversion to Islam, in 1964, was among the most defining moments of his remarkable life. The decision enraged his critics — his hometown newspaper continued to refer to ...

Don’t keep your chin up. Don’t drop your hands. Don’t get pinned in the corner. Muhammad Ali’s boxing style defied all these conventions. And yet, he was the greatest.

Ali famously told reporters that year, “I ain’t got nothing against them Viet Cong,” and he was influenced by his mentor, Elijah Muhammad of the Nation of Islam, who had conscientiously ...