Muhammad Ali

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Age

Movies

146

Born: January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016
From: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Biography

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, entertainer and philanthropist. Nicknamed The Greatest, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time. Ali was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He began training as an amateur boxer at age 12. At 18, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics and turned professional later that year. He became a Muslim after 1961. He won the world heavyweight championship from Sonny Liston in a major upset on February 25, 1964, at age 22. On March 6, 1964, he announced that he no longer would be known as Cassius Clay but as Muhammad Ali. In 1966, Ali refused to be drafted into the military, citing his religious beliefs and ethical opposition to the Vietnam War. He was found guilty of draft evasion so he faced 5 years in prison and was stripped of his boxing titles. He stayed out of prison as he appealed the decision to the Supreme Court, which overturned his conviction in 1971, but he had not fought for nearly four years and lost a period of peak performance as an athlete. Ali's actions as a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War made him an icon for the larger counterculture generation, and he was a very high-profile figure of racial pride for African Americans during the civil rights movement and throughout his career. As a Muslim, Ali was initially affiliated with Elijah Muhammad's Nation of Islam (NOI). He later disavowed the NOI, adhering to Sunni Islam, and supporting racial integration like his former mentor Malcolm X. Ali was a leading heavyweight boxer of the 20th century, and he remains the only three-time lineal champion of that division. His joint records of beating 21 boxers for the world heavyweight title and winning 14 unified title bouts stood for 35 years. He is the only fighter to have been ranked as the world's best heavyweight by BoxRec twelve times. He has been ranked among BoxRec's ten best heavyweights seventeen times, the third most in history. He won 8 fights that were rated by BoxRec as 5-Star, the third most in the history of the heavyweight division. Ali is the only boxer to be named The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year six times. He has been ranked the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time, and as the greatest athlete of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated, the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC, and the third greatest athlete of the 20th century by ESPN SportsCentury. He was involved in several historic boxing matches and feuds, most notably his fights with Joe Frazier, such as the Fight of the Century and the Thrilla in Manila, and his fight with George Foreman, known as The Rumble in the Jungle, which has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century" and was watched by a record estimated television audience of 1 billion viewers worldwide, becoming the world's most-watched live television broadcast at the time. Ali thrived in the spotlight at a time when many fighters let their managers do the talking, and he was often provocative and outlandish. He was known for trash-talking, and often free-styled with rhyme schemes and spoken word poetry, anticipating elements of hip hop.

Works

146 films

American Made

20176.9

Da 5 Bloods

20206.4

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

20086.6

Pelé

20217.3

Untold: Deal with the Devil

20216.9

I Am Ali

20146.8

O.J.: Made in America

20168.4

Beatles '64

20246.5

Andre the Giant

20187.3

Boxing Barmy

1996

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

20018.0

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

20136.4

James Bond: The First 21 Years

19836.7

Tyson

20086.8

Requiem for a Heavyweight

19627.2

Best of Enemies

20157.2

The Greatest

19775.7

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

20217.4

Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child

20235.7

When We Were Kings

19967.6

Leon Spinks vs Muhammad Ali II

1978

Night of 100 Stars III

19904.0

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

20216.2

Facing Ali

20097.3

The Summer of Love

20177.2

Champions Forever

19898.3

In Search of Greatness

20186.7

Thrilla in Manila

20087.8

Black Rodeo

19729.0

Diana

1981

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

20067.9

Money Talks

19726.5

Jack Paar: Smart Television

20038.0

WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

20128.8

Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick

1986

Body and Soul

19814.0

Les vendredis d'Apostrophes

20156.0

Kings of the Square Ring

1978

Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes

19889.0

The Fighters

19748.0

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

20045.3

McEnroe

20226.2

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali

20217.3

United We Stand: The Ali Summit

2018

Sticky: A (Self) Love Story

20164.4

Doin' Time

19854.8

The Journey of the African-American Athlete

199610.0

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

20226.0

Ali Rap

20066.0

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

20086.9

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

20197.5

Ali's Dozen

20067.0

WrestleMania

19856.6

Parkinson at 50

202110.0

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

19986.5

Boxing Crazy

1997

Mike Tyson Presents: The Heavyweights

1988

Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

20187.2

Monday Night Mayhem

20026.2

Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston

20198.0

Pelé Forever

20047.2

Something's Happening

19674.8

Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston II

1965

The Fight

1974

Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami

20081.0

When Boxing Ruled The World

2001

Stand

20233.3

Soul Power

20096.5

Funny Girl to Funny Lady

19756.0

Ron Lyle

2021

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

20139.3

The Making of 'Ali'

2001

The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali

20037.0

Robbed

20147.0

Black Is Beltza

20185.5

The Real Rocky

20116.1

Muhammad Ali: The Greatest

201410.0

Freedom Road

19795.2

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I

197110.0

The Trials of Muhammad Ali

20137.1

Mister Candid Camera

20217.0

WWE Hall of Fame 2024

20246.8

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

20018.0

Muhammad and Larry

20096.5

Muhammad Ali, the Greatest

19746.0

Goal!

19667.4

Malcolm X

19726.7

WCW Halloween Havoc 1994

19947.0

Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston I

1964

The Super Fight

197010.0

Muhammad Ali - The Greatest Collection

1999

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

20006.9

Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World

2006

City of Ali

2021

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

2022

When Ali Met Cathal

2009

Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible

20008.0

Legends Never Die

2006

Africa Rising

20197.5

Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing

19958.0

John Shearer: American Moments

2026

Ali: The Mission

20137.0

Fight of the Century

1971

a.k.a. Cassius Clay

19707.3

Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones

1963

Boxing's Greatest Knockouts

1987

Black Power Salute

2008

Norman Mailer: The American

20127.0

Cassius le grand

1964

Muhammad and Larry

1980

Boxing's Greatest Champions

1995

The Champ and the King

2018

Cassius X: Becoming Ali

202310.0

Black Soul

1974

Thrilla in Manila

2019

Muhammad Ali The Whole Story

19968.0

My Father Muhammad Ali

20232.0

Wake Up and Apologise

1972

Naked Sport: Welcome to the Sewer

1993

Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70

2023

Rumble in the Jungle

2009

Tribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky Balboa

202310.0

Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad - Opening Ceremony

1996

Champions Forever - World Heavyweight Champs!

2000

Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story

20207.2

Muhammad Ali vs. Trevor Berbick

1981

Cassius Clay vs. Alonzo Johnson

1961

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier II

1974

B.B. King: Live In Africa '74

19988.0

Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion

19988.0

Out From Ali's Shadow: The Larry Holmes Story

2006

The Best of ABC's Wide World of Sports: The 60's

1990

Kings of The Ring - History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990

19952.0

Muhammad Ali - Rumble in the Jungle

2016

Muhammad Ali: The Greatest

19913.0

The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali

19748.0

When Ali Came to Britain

2012

The Documented Life and Times of Muhammad Ali - The Greatest

2002

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III

197510.0

Muhammad Ali, the Greatest

2001

Earnie Shavers

2021

The King of Miami Beach

2022

Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson II

1972

Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson I

1965

Muhammad Ali: Fighting Spirit

20096.0

70 Jahre Annemarie Moser-Pröll – Ein Leben als Wintermärchen

2023