Muhammad Ali took up boxing at the age of 12 after his bicycle was stolen, an incident that brought him to Louisville police officer Joe Martin, who went on to train the young fighter.

Muhammad Ali redefined heavyweight boxing—he broke every rule about how big men should fight. Across 21 years as a professional, Ali won 56 fights (37 by knockout) and lost only 5. Ali turned fights ...

The driven, charismatic young athlete lived up to his claim to be "The Greatest" Muhammad Ali's story took on moral complexity three years into his reign as champion. Norman Mailer wrote in 1975 that, ...

Visit of Muhammad Ali to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, March 17, 1976. During his visit he donated a pair of gloves and a ...

It was a fitting end to this country’s most famous Muslim life: Family and friends gathered around the bed of Muhammad Ali, the boxer whose conversion to Islam decades ago sent countless seekers and ...

PHOENIX, Arizona -- Three-time heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali, who charmed millions with his wit and confidence in the ring and inspired many more with his commitment to humanitarian causes died ...

After defeating Sonny Liston in 1964, an ecstatic Muhammad Ali declared: "I shook up the world." Thrusting his arms into the air, he treated the victory as if it had been a knockout. Never mind that ...

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 Ali by ...