Muhammad Ali

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Age

Movies

146

Born: January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016
From: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Biography

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, entertainer and philanthropist. Nicknamed The Greatest, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time. Ali was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He began training as an amateur boxer at age 12. At 18, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics and turned professional later that year. He became a Muslim after 1961. He won the world heavyweight championship from Sonny Liston in a major upset on February 25, 1964, at age 22. On March 6, 1964, he announced that he no longer would be known as Cassius Clay but as Muhammad Ali. In 1966, Ali refused to be drafted into the military, citing his religious beliefs and ethical opposition to the Vietnam War. He was found guilty of draft evasion so he faced 5 years in prison and was stripped of his boxing titles. He stayed out of prison as he appealed the decision to the Supreme Court, which overturned his conviction in 1971, but he had not fought for nearly four years and lost a period of peak performance as an athlete. Ali's actions as a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War made him an icon for the larger counterculture generation, and he was a very high-profile figure of racial pride for African Americans during the civil rights movement and throughout his career. As a Muslim, Ali was initially affiliated with Elijah Muhammad's Nation of Islam (NOI). He later disavowed the NOI, adhering to Sunni Islam, and supporting racial integration like his former mentor Malcolm X. Ali was a leading heavyweight boxer of the 20th century, and he remains the only three-time lineal champion of that division. His joint records of beating 21 boxers for the world heavyweight title and winning 14 unified title bouts stood for 35 years. He is the only fighter to have been ranked as the world's best heavyweight by BoxRec twelve times. He has been ranked among BoxRec's ten best heavyweights seventeen times, the third most in history. He won 8 fights that were rated by BoxRec as 5-Star, the third most in the history of the heavyweight division. Ali is the only boxer to be named The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year six times. He has been ranked the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time, and as the greatest athlete of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated, the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC, and the third greatest athlete of the 20th century by ESPN SportsCentury. He was involved in several historic boxing matches and feuds, most notably his fights with Joe Frazier, such as the Fight of the Century and the Thrilla in Manila, and his fight with George Foreman, known as The Rumble in the Jungle, which has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century" and was watched by a record estimated television audience of 1 billion viewers worldwide, becoming the world's most-watched live television broadcast at the time. Ali thrived in the spotlight at a time when many fighters let their managers do the talking, and he was often provocative and outlandish. He was known for trash-talking, and often free-styled with rhyme schemes and spoken word poetry, anticipating elements of hip hop.

Works

146 films

American Made

20176.9

Da 5 Bloods

20206.4

Pelé

20217.3

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

20086.6

Untold: Deal with the Devil

20216.9

Boxing Barmy

1996

Beatles '64

20246.5

I Am Ali

20146.8

Andre the Giant

20187.3

Best of Enemies

20157.2

O.J.: Made in America

20168.4

The Greatest

19775.7

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

20018.0

Tyson

20086.8

Requiem for a Heavyweight

19627.2

When We Were Kings

19967.6

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

20136.4

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

20217.4

The Summer of Love

20177.2

Night of 100 Stars III

19904.0

James Bond: The First 21 Years

19836.7

WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

20128.8

Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child

20235.7

In Search of Greatness

20186.7

Facing Ali

20097.3

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

20216.2

Leon Spinks vs Muhammad Ali II

1978

Body and Soul

19814.0

Money Talks

19726.5

Les vendredis d'Apostrophes

20156.0

Black Rodeo

19729.0

Champions Forever

19898.3

United We Stand: The Ali Summit

2018

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali

20217.3

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

20067.9

Thrilla in Manila

20087.8

Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick

1986

Kings of the Square Ring

1978

Diana

1981

Mike Tyson Presents: The Heavyweights

1988

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

20045.3

Stand

20233.3

Doin' Time

19854.8

Boxing Crazy

1997

Jack Paar: Smart Television

20038.0

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

20086.9

Ali's Dozen

20067.0

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

20197.5

The Journey of the African-American Athlete

199610.0

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

19986.5

Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami

20081.0

Fight of the Century

1971

Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes

19889.0

Mister Candid Camera

20217.0

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

20226.0

Something's Happening

19674.8

The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali

20037.0

The Fighters

19748.0

Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston II

1965

Ali Rap

20066.0

McEnroe

20226.2

Parkinson at 50

202110.0

Sticky: A (Self) Love Story

20164.4

Pelé Forever

20047.2

Soul Power

20096.5

The Real Rocky

20116.1

Funny Girl to Funny Lady

19756.0

The Fight

1974

Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

20187.2

Ron Lyle

2021

Robbed

20147.0

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

20139.3

When Boxing Ruled The World

2001

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I

197110.0

The Making of 'Ali'

2001

Malcolm X

19726.7

Monday Night Mayhem

20026.2

The Trials of Muhammad Ali

20137.1

WrestleMania

19856.6

City of Ali

2021

Muhammad Ali, the Greatest

19746.0

Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston

20198.0

Black Is Beltza

20185.5

Muhammad Ali: The Greatest

201410.0

John Shearer: American Moments

2026

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

2022

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

20018.0

Africa Rising

20197.5

Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World

2006

Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston I

1964

WWE Hall of Fame 2024

20246.8

Goal!

19667.4

Black Power Salute

2008

Freedom Road

19795.2

Norman Mailer: The American

20127.0

Muhammad Ali - The Greatest Collection

1999

Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible

20008.0

Wake Up and Apologise

1972

WCW Halloween Havoc 1994

19947.0

Black Soul

1974

The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali

19748.0

Ali: The Mission

20137.0

Muhammad and Larry

20096.5

Muhammad and Larry

1980

Boxing's Greatest Champions

1995

Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones

1963

Thrilla in Manila

2019

Legends Never Die

2006

The Champ and the King

2018

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

20006.9

Rumble in the Jungle

2009

B.B. King: Live In Africa '74

19988.0

The Super Fight

197010.0

Cassius le grand

1964

Cassius Clay vs. Alonzo Johnson

1961

When Ali Met Cathal

2009

My Father Muhammad Ali

20232.0

Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story

20207.2

Boxing's Greatest Knockouts

1987

Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70

2023

Naked Sport: Welcome to the Sewer

1993

a.k.a. Cassius Clay

19707.3

Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad - Opening Ceremony

1996

Muhammad Ali vs. Trevor Berbick

1981

Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing

19958.0

Champions Forever - World Heavyweight Champs!

2000

Muhammad Ali: The Greatest

19913.0

Out From Ali's Shadow: The Larry Holmes Story

2006

Muhammad Ali The Whole Story

19968.0

Muhammad Ali - Rumble in the Jungle

2016

Kings of The Ring - History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990

19952.0

Tribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky Balboa

202310.0

The Best of ABC's Wide World of Sports: The 60's

1990

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier II

1974

Cassius X: Becoming Ali

202310.0

Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion

19988.0

The Documented Life and Times of Muhammad Ali - The Greatest

2002

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III

197510.0

Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson I

1965

Muhammad Ali, the Greatest

2001

When Ali Came to Britain

2012

Earnie Shavers

2021

Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson II

1972

70 Jahre Annemarie Moser-Pröll – Ein Leben als Wintermärchen

2023

The King of Miami Beach

2022

Muhammad Ali: Fighting Spirit

20096.0