There is no way Cassius Clay should be called "The Greatest," in any category except being a professional thug. He was a draft dodger because he claimed his religion forbade ...

Black leather gym bag used by Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali). The detailing and piping of the gym bag are made of light brown leather. Two vertical stripes of brown leather run down the front and back of ...

“It was actually very culminating to be wearing a Cassius Clay shirt, in Indianapolis, headquarters of the NCAA. It just felt right. It felt like the stars were aligned for that.

Boxing was another front for the Cold War—and the FBI believed that George Foreman could be a weapon against foreign and domestic enemies, recently released files show.

MSU historian’s book explores complex legacy of Cassius Marcellus Clay Contact: Sarah Nicholas STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State University administrator and faculty member reckons with the ...

KEVIN CULLEN After 60 years, Lewiston’s place in boxing lore will be cast in bronze The 1965 heavyweight championship bout between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston in Lewiston is a metaphor for a ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Sixty years ago today, a 23-year-old named Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, ...

Celebrated as much for his charisma as his boxing skill, he was a 1960 gold medalist in Rome, where he overshadowed a young Muhammad Ali. By Jeré Longman Nino Benvenuti, an Italian boxer who won ...

When Muhammad Ali knocked down Sonny Liston on May 25, 1965, a 22-year-old photographer named Neil Leifer was ringside. Decades later, the image he captured still has our attention.

Italian boxer Giovanni 'Nino' Benvenuti, who won Olympic gold in Rome in 1960, died on Tuesday at the age of 87, the Italian Olympic Committee (IOC) said in a statement.

Ali, who was born Cassius Clay in 1942 and became Muhammad Ali after joining the Nation of Islam in 1964, refused to be drafted into service during the Vietnam War, which effectively ended his ...

Muhammad Ali after defeating Ernie Terrell on Feb. 6, 1967, in the Astrodome. A couple of months later, on April 28, 1967, Ali refused to be drafted into the U.S. Army at an induction ceremony in ...