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20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.) Neil Leifer (born 1942) is one of the most significant boxing photographers of all time, having captured some of the twentieth century’s most iconic and memorable images of ...

From iconic quotes to legendary photos ... He converted shortly after beating Sonny Liston in 1964. The name, Muhammad Ali, was given to him by NOI leader, Elijah Muhammad. The name, Clay, has strong ...

Although it was boxing that gave Ali the platform he used to become the most famous athlete in history and one of the ... to Islam and his name change from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali, which was ...

Rocky Marciano, Joe Frazier, Buster Douglas, Liston, Foreman, Tyson and Ali are all some huge names who have also held all the available titles. Here, talkSPORT.com gives you a rundown of all ...

Late one Tuesday night, May 25, 1965, one of the Palermo brothers came knocking on Al’s Wharton Street door and slapped $600—big money then—in his hand, then apologized for what happened earlier that ...

first winning the title by defeating Sonny Liston in 1964. Clay's personality shone out in media appearances. He converted to Islam soon after his win and changed his name to Muhammad Ali.

Sonny Liston twice beat Floyd Patterson, Ali twice beat Liston, Foreman twice beat Joe Frazier, Ali twice beat Frazier and Ken Norton. Meanwhile, the biggest and richest fight of that period was a ...