Celebrated as much for his charisma as his boxing skill, he was a 1960 gold medalist in Rome, where he overshadowed a young ...

Muhammad Ali’s influence on combat sports and the Muslim world remains unparalleled, as he transcended athletics to become a ...

Explore the legacy of Muhammad Ali, a champion and bold activist and global icon who redefined sports, culture and the fight ...

Muhammad Ali redefined heavyweight ... Footwork replaced frustration, jabs channeled his wit. By eighteen, he stood atop the Olympic podium in Rome, a gold medal around his neck.

Jim Lampley, the veteran sportscaster turned author, during his book signing ... the young gold medal-winning heavyweight Cassius Clay, soon known to the world as Muhammad Ali.

“The first thing you read in the book is about the 19-year-old me watching the 19-year-old George winning his gold medal in Mexico ... at the end loved Muhammad Ali; I know that Muhammad at ...

In the eyes of millions, Muhammad Ali ... a gold medal. He was 22-years-old when he defeated Sonny Liston to win the world heavyweight championship for the first time in 1964, going on to repeat this ...

Muhammad Ali has revealed the one fighter who he believes would have gotten the better of him, even at his formidable best. After capturing a gold medal at the 1960 Summer games in Rome, Ali made his ...

Foreman won his gold medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City and first won the heavyweight title in 1973 against Joe Frazier. He lost the crown against Muhammad Ali in the famous “Rumble in ...