One of the most iconic figures in sports history, the three-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion and Olympic gold medalist was known around the world for his charisma, his confidence, and his ...
Ali, who passed away Friday, was past his physical peak and admitted as much at the time, going as far as to acknowledge that he did no training to prepare for the 30-year-old, two-time Pro Bowl ...
Dr. Kevin Cosby of Louisville is a Protestant minister scheduled to speak at Muhammad Ali’s funeral today. Who is he and why was he important to Ali? Cosby has grown a powerful church from practically ...
Decades before NFL player Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to protest police treatment of African-Americans, boxer Muhammad Ali roiled white America with his 1967 resistance to ...
Across 61 fights and 56 wins in his storied boxing career, Muhammad Ali was knocked down four times. The first came in his 11th career fight, at Madison Square Garden in February 1962. An unknown ...
“If I was walking down the highway with a quarter in my pocket and a briefcase full of truth, I’d be so happy.” – Muhammad Ali, Sports Illustrated, Feb. 19, 1968 Colin Kaepernick made his truth known ...
Chuck Wepner wasn’t the worst fighter ever to be given a shot at a world championship. For all the accounts of his brave but failed challenge of Muhammad Ali 50 years ago, on March 24, 1975, that ...
Ali, a new musical about the life of heavyweight boxing champion and activist Muhammad Ali, has scheduled a world premiere staging. The musical will debut at the Kentucky Center for the Performing ...