✦ Legacy Profile
Muhammad Ali
also known as Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay
3x World Heavyweight Champion; 'The Greatest'; cultural icon; civil rights figure
📍 USA⌛ Pre-1600 (Ancient/Medieval)⧖ Jan 17, 1942 – Jun 3, 2016
Boxing
Affiliated ·Muhammad Ali Center
Born Louisville, Kentucky. Olympic gold 1960. Refused Vietnam draft. Fought Frazier, Foreman, Liston. Parkinson's disease. Cultural transcendence beyond sport.
Notable Achievements
'The Greatest'; 3x World Heavyweight Champion; Olympic Gold Medal (1960); Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year (6x); BBC Sports Personality of the Century; Presidential Medal of Freedom
Documented Students
Influenced all of modern boxing