Celebrated as much for his charisma as his boxing skill, he was a 1960 gold medalist in Rome, where he overshadowed a young ...

Explore the legacy of Muhammad Ali, a champion and bold activist and global icon who redefined sports, culture and the fight ...

The boy born Cassius Clay (not to be confused with Cassius Marcellus ... Frazier’s trainer finally threw the towel after 14 rounds, though Frazier himself begged to continue.

(Photo by Len Trievnor/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) – Credit: Photo Len Trievnor / Getty Images The boy born Cassius Clay (not to ... finally threw the towel after 14 rounds ...

Back then, Ali was still known as Cassius Clay, and at 22 ... with Ali earning a first round knockout win. The photo of Ali standing over a knocked out Liston is one of the most iconic images ...

1964 — Cassius Clay wins the world heavyweight title when Sonny Liston is unable to answer the bell for the seventh round at Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Fla. 1977 — Pete Maravich of the ...

"I've often thought that, when I kick the bucket, there'd be a story that said, 'Creator of towel, dead.'" Cope cracked during ... that Cope spent days traveling on a train with Cassius Clay in 1962 ...

Cassius was named in honor of the legendary boxer Cassius Clay, who later changed his name to Muhammad Ali. His immense size and strength made the name a fitting tribute. Professor Grahame Webb ...

During a visit to New York to see his gallerists, Neiman caught a fight at St. Nicks Arena on West 66th Street between Billy Daniels and an unknown, ascendant boxer named Cassius Clay, Muhammad ...

In 1964, at the age of 22, Ali changed his name from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali, shortly after converting to Islam and four years after winning the gold medal in light heavyweight boxing at the ...