Muhammad Ali redefined heavyweight boxing—he broke every rule about how big men should fight. Across 21 years as a professional, Ali won 56 fights (37 by knockout) and lost only 5. Ali turned fights ...

Laverne and Shirley was America’s highest rated show. Grease was the word at the box office. Muhammad Ali was between reigns as heavyweight champion of the world...and the world was about to find out ...

There has never been anybody in the history of boxing quite like Muhammad Ali. To earn nicknames like “The Greatest” and “The People’s Champion”, you have to be something special, and Ali was.

Heavyweight champion boxer Muhammad Ali poses with his World Championship medals at his home in 1985 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mark Sennet/Getty Images) (Mark Sennet, Mark Sennet, 1985) ...

Muhammad Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, died Friday of septic shock due to unspecified natural ...

Ali once calculated he had taken 29,000 punches to the head and made $57 million in his pro career, but the effect of the punches lingered long after most of the money was gone. That didn't stop him ...