Muhammad Ali, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion, entered the combative ring of politics and culture by refusing to serve in the United States military at the height of the Vietnam War on ...

Young Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, knocked out opponent Sonny Liston for his first world title in boxing on this day in history, Feb. 25, 1964. Twenty-two-year-old Clay achieved the ...

In the annals of American sport, has there been a more transcendent figure than Muhammad Ali? Ali, widely considered among the greatest boxers in history, changed attitudes, hearts and minds — ...