Boxing legend Muhammad Ali

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali's son detained at US airport: 'Are you Muslim?'

A lawyer says the son of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali was detained by immigration officials at a Florida of the United States airport.

Tribute to the Greatest: January 17, 1942 to June 3, 2016

The boxing icon who inspired many champions, in sports and life, Muhammad Ali is widely regarded as one of the most significant and renowned sports figures of the 20th century.

Ali's gloves, Frazier's jockstrap from famed 1971 fight go on sale

The gloves Muhammad Ali wore in the 1971 bout dubbed the "Fight of the Century" and Joe Frazier’s jockstrap hit the auction block on Monday.

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali to be laid to rest

Muhammad Ali will be laid to rest Friday, the culmination of a two-day farewell for the beloved boxing legend and civil rights hero who electrified crowds the world over.

Ali’s funeral draws thousands

Muhammad Ali’s funeral on Thursday drew thousands of admirers to the boxer's hometown, where mourners prayed over the body of a man who battled in the ring and sought peace outside it.

'Like punching a mountain', Indian boxer recalls Ali bouts

Former Indian amateur boxer Haroon Khan bubbles with excitement and bravado as he recalls his two bouts with his hero, the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali, three decades ago.

Letter From America / Muhammad Ali, forever the Greatest

In eulogising a hero, as Muhammad Ali was to me, the danger is that one may get carried away and heap undeserved superlatives on the

How Ali's 'Thrilla' left its mark on Manila

A bustling shopping mall forms an unlikely monument to the "Thrilla in Manila", but Muhammad Ali's most brutal fight made its biggest impression on the minds of those who witnessed it and still speak of it with awe.

Paul Simon announces Ali's death, while performing 'The Boxer’

Paul Simon was nearly finished with the 1969 Simon & Garfunkel classic "The Boxer" at a concert in Berkeley, California, on Friday night when he paused the song to give a fitting tribute to Muhammad Ali, breaking it to the crowd that the "the Greatest" had died.

Hero, legend... villain? Ali's ugly feud with Frazier

A beloved icon. A fighter who transcended his sport. A symbol of heroism, courage and defiance. Muhammad Ali was all of these things and more to countless millions of admirers around the world during his remarkable life and times.

Obama pays tribute to Muhammad Ali

Boxing icon Muhammad passes away Friday night US time, leaving the world with one less legendary human being.

Muhammad Ali: Septic shock caused boxing legend's death

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali died of "septic shock due to unspecified natural causes", his family says.

Boxing great Muhammad Ali: 7 stories behind the man

Muhammad Ali is considered the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. Here seven stories about The Greatest are relieved.

30 best quotes from Muhammad Ali, the Heavyweight Champion

Here are 30 best quotes from the legend Muhammad Ali who dies at the age of 74.

Muhammad Ali: 'Greatest' boxer, showman, ambassador

More than 60 years ago, a bicycle thief in Louisville, Kentucky, unknowingly sets in motion one of the most amazing sports careers in history. An angry 12-year-old Cassius Clay goes to a policeman on that day in 1954, vowing he would find the thief who took his bike and have his revenge.

5 key fights in Muhammad Ali's career

The following is a quick look at five fights that defined the career of boxing legend Muhammad Ali.

How Ali risked it all when he opposed the Vietnam War

Muhammad Ali’s most famous act of social activism — one that would strip him of his best fighting years, cost him millions of dollars, forever alter his image and eventually send him into debt — began with one off-hand quote: “Man, I ain’t got no quarrel with them Viet Cong.”

Mohammad Giasuddin, the young boxer who 'knocked out' Ali in a mock fight, says he is deeply saddened by the legend's demise

Mohammad Giasuddin, the 12-year-old boy who had 'knocked out' Muhammad Ali during the boxer's maiden Bangladesh visit in 1978, says he is shocked and extremely saddened to hear the news of the legend's death.

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