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Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr was born on 17 January 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. He took up boxing at the age of 12 after a thief stole his bicycle. Long before his dazzling footwork and punching prowess made him a three-time world heavyweight boxing champion known as Muhammad Ali, a young Cassius Clay honed his skills by sparring with neighbourhood friends and running alongside the bus on the way to school. He is pictured below in 1954.


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Ali (left) as a young boy with his brother Rahman in Kentucky in 1946.

The boxer, known to many as The Greatest, poses for a photograph during a training session in 1970.

28 April 1967: Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali is pictured being escorted from the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station in Houston, Texas, after Ali refused Army induction. The New York State Athletic Commission suspended his boxing license and stripped him of his title.

Ali holding his two and half week old child in his hands for this rare tender moment of father and daughter. "

Muhammad Ali stands outside his house with his three children in March 1972.

R kelly world greatest was dedicated to mohammed alli.

Muhammad Ali about to punch Hungarian-born British boxer Joe Bugner, in their title fight at the Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, 1975.

Pele embraces Muhammad Ali during a ceremony honouring the Brazilian football star of the New York Cosmos at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J., on October 1, 1977.

South Africa's President Nelson Mandela lands a playful punch on the chinof former World Champion boxer Muhammad Ali in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, June 21, 2003. Mandela and Ali were in Dublin to attend the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games.

U.S. boxing legend Muhammad Ali (top) smiles as he stands behind his Daughter, Laila Ali, after her super-middleweight fight against Asa Sandell of Sweden in Berlin December 17, 2005.

After Muhammad Ali na me

Frazier misses this time as Ali ducks a left hook during the Fight of theCentury at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Chuck Wepner is almost knocked through the ropes as Ali retains his heavyweight titles in Richfield in 1975.

Tyson and Ali.

Ali with Obama.

World's Greatest.

Ali (left), dubbed The Greatest, speaks to reporters alongside civil rights activist Dr Martin Luther King (right) in March 1967.

Ali is pictured at his West End hotel during his stay in London prior to the Cooper fight in 1966.

Ali met The Beatles (from left) Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison.1964.

But this one from Frazier found its mark - knocking Ali to the canvas inthe 15th round as Smokin' Joe took the decision.

This song "When We Were Kings" was composed by Brian McKnight and Diana king for Muhammad Ali in 1997.

Its one of my favourite songs ever.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtaxdzmoVCk

Ali shares time with Zaire president Joseph Mobuto (right) during the build-up to the Rumble in the Jungle.

Away from the ring, Ali is seen enjoying a tender moment with two of his children, Laila (left) and Hana (right) at a hotel in London in 1978.

Ali kisses his daughter Laila after she was crowned WBC and WIBA super middleweight champion in June 2005.

Back in June 1963, Ali has his gloves tied before a bout with Britain's Henry Cooper, which he won inside five rounds at Wembley.

Ali knocks down Floyd Patterson in the 12th round to take his career record to 22-0.

A candid snap of the legendary boxer shows him looking at a picture of fellow boxer Liston, who he was training to fight in 1964.

Explorers always on point! RIP to The Greatest.......

A rare gem in the boxing world ..not Lloyd mayweather displaying cash and all..Rip

Ali and Sonji 1964.