Muhammad Ali told his trainer that fighting Joe Frazier in the Philippines was ‘the closest I've ever been to dying’ (Getty) Some 9,000 miles away in Vero Beach, Florida, it was still the evening of ...

Photos from the night Cassius Clay -- soon to be Muhammad Ali -- beat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight boxing crown, and ...

When Muhammad Ali floored Sonny Liston on May 25, 1965, a legend was born. Or, more accurately, a legendary boxing ...

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 ...

Ali competed for the final time in 1981, hanging up the gloves with a record of 56 wins from 61 fights. He became world ...

A remarkable boxing collection of 34 lots is up for auction, including pieces from Muhammad Ali's non-title fight with Rudi Lubbers in Indonesia in 1973, William Oxberry's Pancratia (1812) - the first ...