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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Nickname(s): The Greatest, The Champ, The Louisville Lip
Rated at: Heavyweight
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Nationality: American
Birth date: 17 January 1942 (age 68)
Birth place: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Stance: Orthodox , Boxing record
Total fights: 61, Wins 56, Wins by KO 37, Losses 5, Draws 0, No contests 0
Short Biography Muhammad Ali
Year | Awards |
| 1959 | National Golden Gloves Light Heavyweight Champion |
| 1959 | National Amateur Athletic Union champion |
| 1960 | National Golden Gloves Light Heavyweight Champion |
| 1960 | National Amateur Athletic Union champion |
| 1960 | Gold medal, Rome Olympics, light-heavyweight boxing |
| 1964-67 | World Heavyweight Champion |
| 1970 | Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Award |
| 1974 | Sportsman of the Year, Sports Illustrated |
| 1974 | Fighter of the Year, Boxing Writers Association |
| 1974-78 | World Heavyweight Champion |
| 1978-79 | World Heavyweight Champion |
| 1979 | Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Texas Southern Univesity |
| 1979 | Street named after him in Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1985 | Recognized for long, meritorious service, World Boxing Association |
| 1987 | Elected to Boxing Hall of Fame |
| 1990 | Inducted into International Boxing Hall of Fame |
| 1996 | Lights Olympic torch, Atlanta |
| 1997 | Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, ESPN |
| 1997 | Essence Living Legend Award |
