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Muhammad Ali

Global ID

180

sex

male

birthdate

1942-01-17

division

heavyweight

stance

orthodox

height

6′ 3″ / 191cm

reach

78″ / 198cm

alias

The Greatest

country

USA

residence

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

birth place

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

birth name

Cassius Marcellus Clay

won 56 (KO 37) + lost 5 (KO 1) + drawn 0 = 61
rounds boxed 549 KO% 60.66

biography

date opponent W-L-D last 6 location
1981-12-11 Trevor Berbick 19-2-1
Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, Nassau, Bahamas L UD 10 10
referee: Zach Clayton | judge: Alonzo Butler 94-97 | judge: Jay Edson 94-99 | judge: Clyde Gray 94-99
1980-10-02 Larry Holmes 35-0-0
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA L RTD 10 15
time: 3:00 | referee: Richard Greene | judge: Chuck Minker 90-100 | judge: Duane Ford 89-100 | judge: Richard Steele 90-100
WBC heavyweight title
1978-09-15 Leon Spinks 7-0-1
Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA W UD 15 15
referee: Lucien Joubert 10-4 | judge: Ernie Cojoe 10-4 | judge: Herman Preis 11-4
WBA World heavyweight title
Attendance: 63,350.
On September 6, 1979 Ali announced his retirement, and the WBA title was declared vacant.
1978-02-15 Leon Spinks 6-0-1
Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA L SD 15 15
referee: Davey Pearl | judge: Lou Tabat 140-145 | judge: Harold Buck 141-144 | judge: Art Lurie 143-142
WBC heavyweight title
WBA World heavyweight title
Spinks was stripped of the WBC title as he chose to defend against Muhammad Ali instead of Ken Norton, who was their #1 contender
1978 Fight of the Year - Ring Magazine
1977-09-29 Earnie Shavers 54-5-1
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA W UD 15 15
referee: Johnny LoBianco 9-5 | judge: Eva Shain 9-6 | judge: Tony Castellano 9-6
WBC heavyweight title
WBA World heavyweight title
1977-05-16 Alfredo Evangelista 14-1-1
Capitol Centre, Landover, Maryland, USA W UD 15 15
referee: Harry Cecchini | judge: Terry Moore 72-64 | judge: Ray Klingmeyer 72-64 | judge: Harry Cecchini 71-65
WBC heavyweight title
WBA World heavyweight title
1976-09-28 Ken Norton 37-3-0
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, USA W UD 15 15
referee: Arthur Mercante 8-6 | judge: Harold Lederman 8-7 | judge: Barney Smith 8-7
WBC heavyweight title
WBA World heavyweight title
1976-05-24 Richard Dunn 33-9-0
Olympiahalle, Munich, Bayern, Germany W TKO 5 15
time: 2:05 | referee: Herbert Tomser
WBC heavyweight title
WBA World heavyweight title
1976-04-30 Jimmy Young 17-4-2
Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland, USA W UD 15 15
referee: Tom Kelly 72-65 | judge: Larry Barrett 70-68 | judge: Terry Moore 71-64
WBC heavyweight title
WBA World heavyweight title
1976-02-20 Jean-Pierre Coopman 24-3-0
Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico W KO 5 15
time: 2:46 | referee: Ismael Quinones Falu | judge: Ismael W. Fernandez | judge: Roberto Ramirez Sr.
WBC heavyweight title
WBA World heavyweight title
1975-10-01 Joe Frazier 32-2-0
Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines W RTD 14 15
time: 3:00 | referee: Carlos Padilla 66-60 | judge: Larry Nadayag 66-62 | judge: Alfredo Quiazon 67-62
WBC heavyweight title
WBA World heavyweight title
Fight known as "The Thrilla in Manila" -- weigh-in was 5 days in advance of bout
1975 Fight of the Year - Ring Magazine
1975-06-30 Joe Bugner 51-6-1
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia W UD 15 15
referee: Takeo Ugo 73-67 | judge: Ken Brady 72-65 | judge: Suthee Prom Jara 73-65
WBC heavyweight title
WBA World heavyweight title
1975-05-16 Ron Lyle 30-2-1
Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA W TKO 11 15
time: 1:08 | referee: Ferd Hernandez | judge: Bill Kipp 43-49 | judge: Art Lurie 45-46 | judge: John Mangriciana 46-46
WBC heavyweight title
WBA World heavyweight title
1975-03-24 Chuck Wepner 30-9-2
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio, USA W TKO 15 15
time: 2:41 | referee: Tony Perez | judge: Jackie Keough 136-129 | judge: Sam Taormina 138-129
WBC heavyweight title
WBA World heavyweight title
Ali down in the 9th.
1974-10-30 George Foreman 40-0-0
Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic Of The) W KO 8 15
time: 2:58 | referee: Zach Clayton 68-66 | judge: Nourridine Adalla 70-67 | judge: James Taylor 69-66
WBC heavyweight title
WBA World heavyweight title
Scorecards in rounds: Zach Clayton 4-2-1 Ali, Nourridine Adalla 3-0-4 Ali, and James Taylor 4-1-2 Ali
1974-01-28 Joe Frazier 30-1-0
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA W UD 12 12
referee: Tony Perez 6-5 | judge: Tony Castellano 7-4 | judge: Jack Gordon 8-4
NABF heavyweight title
1973-10-20 Rudi Lubbers 21-1-0
Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia W UD 12 12
referee: Enrique Jimenez | judge: Lim Kee Chan 60-45 | judge: Leon Johannes 59-52 | judge: Chris Scinneder 60-40
1973-09-10 Ken Norton 30-1-0
Forum, Inglewood, California, USA W SD 12 12
referee: Dick Young 7-5 | judge: John Thomas 6-5 | judge: George Latka 5-6
NABF heavyweight title
1973-03-31 Ken Norton 29-1-0
Sports Arena, San Diego, California, USA L SD 12 12
referee: Frank Rustich 4-7 | judge: Hal Rickards 4-5 | judge: Fred Hayes 6-5
NABF heavyweight title
Ali suffered a broken jaw during this bout.
1973-02-14 Joe Bugner 43-4-1
Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA W UD 12 12
referee: Buddy Basilico | judge: Roland Dakin 57-54 | judge: Lou Tabat 56-53 | judge: Ralph Mosa 57-52
1972-11-21 Bob Foster 49-5-0
Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada, USA W KO 8 12
time: 0:40 | referee: Mills Lane | judge: Wally Rusk | judge: Anthony Smercina | judge: Bill Stremmell
NABF heavyweight title
Foster was knocked down four times in the 5th, twice in the 7th, and for the count in the 8th.
1972-09-20 Floyd Patterson 55-7-1
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA W RTD 7 15
time: 3:00 | referee: Arthur Mercante 6-1 | judge: Jack Gordon 4-2 | judge: Tony Castellano 3-3
NABF heavyweight title
Fight stopped on cuts and swelling around Patterson's eyes
1972-07-19 Alvin Lewis 27-3-0
Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland W TKO 11 12
time: 1:15 | referee: Lew Eskin
Lewis was floored in round 5
1972-06-27 Jerry Quarry 43-5-4
Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA W TKO 7 12
time: 0:19 | referee: Mike Kaplan | judge: Art Lurie 30-25 | judge: Ralph Mosa 30-25 | judge: Bill Kipp 30-24
NABF heavyweight title
1972-05-01 George Chuvalo 66-17-2
Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada W UD 12 12
referee: Dave Brown 59-51 | judge: Tommy Paonessa 60-46 | judge: Tommy Keyes 58-51
NABF heavyweight title
1972-04-01 Mac Foster 28-1-0
Nihon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan W UD 15 15
referee: J.E. Crowder 73-65 | judge: Takeo Ugo 75-67 | judge: Hiroyuki Tezaki 74-66
1971-12-26 Juergen Blin 27-9-6
Hallenstadion Arena, Zurich, Switzerland W KO 7 12
time: 2:12 | referee: Sepp Suter | judge: Teddy Waltham
1971-11-17 Buster Mathis 29-2-0
Astrodome, Houston, Texas, USA W UD 12 12
referee: Chris Jordan 118-105 | judge: Ernie Taylor 118-104 | judge: Earl Keel 119-108
NABF heavyweight title
Mathis was knocked down twice in the 11th, and twice more in the 12th.
1971-07-26 Jimmy Ellis 30-6-0
Astrodome, Houston, Texas, USA W TKO 12 12
time: 2:10 | referee: Jay Edson | judge: Earl Keel | judge: Ernie Taylor
vacant NABF heavyweight title
1971-03-08 Joe Frazier 26-0-0
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA L UD 15 15
referee: Arthur Mercante | judge: Artie Aidala 6-9 | judge: Bill Recht 4-11 | judge: Arthur Mercante 6-8
WBC heavyweight title
WBA World heavyweight title
1970-12-07 Oscar Bonavena 46-6-1
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA W TKO 15 15
time: 2:03 | referee: Mark Conn | judge: Joe Eppy | judge: Jack Bloom
NABF heavyweight title
Bonavena knocked down three times in the 15th, forcing an automatic stoppage. Scoring at the time of the stoppage: 12-2, 10-3-1, 8-5-1 all for Ali.
1970-10-26 Jerry Quarry 37-4-4
City Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, USA W TKO 3 15
referee: Tony Perez | judge: Lew Eskin | judge: Bill Graham
Fight stopped due to Quarry cut.
1967-03-22 Zora Folley 74-7-4
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA W KO 7 15
time: 1:48 | referee: Johnny LoBianco | judge: Frank Forbes | judge: Tony Castellano
WBA World heavyweight title
Due to legal troubles, Ali would not fight for the next three years.
He officially retired on 1970-02-01 to allow the winner of the upcoming Joe Frazier-Jimmy Ellis unification bout to be considered the undisputed champion
1967-02-06 Ernie Terrell 39-4-0
Astrodome, Houston, Texas, USA W UD 15 15
referee: Harry Kessler 148-137 | judge: Jimmy Webb 148-133 | judge: Ernie Taylor 148-137
WBA World heavyweight title
1966-11-14 Cleveland Williams 65-5-1
Astrodome, Houston, Texas, USA W TKO 3 15
time: 1:08 | referee: Harry Kessler
World Heavyweight Title
1966-09-10 Karl Mildenberger 49-2-3
Waldstadion/Radrennbahn, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany W TKO 12 15
time: 1:30 | referee: Teddy Waltham | judge: Herr Olert | judge: Nat Fleischer
World Heavyweight Title
1966-08-06 Brian London 35-13-0
Earls Court Arena, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W KO 3 15x3
time: 1:40 | referee: Harry Gibbs
World Heavyweight Title
1966-05-21 Henry Cooper 33-11-1
Arsenal Football Stadium, Highbury, London, United Kingdom W TKO 6 15x3
time: 1:38 | referee: George Smith
World Heavyweight Title
A bad cut over Cooper's left eye forced stoppage.
1966-03-29 George Chuvalo 34-11-2
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada W UD 15 15
referee: Jackie Silvers 73-65 | judge: Tony Canzano 74-63 | judge: Jackie Johnstone 74-62
World Heavyweight Title
1965-11-22 Floyd Patterson 43-4-0
Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA W TKO 12 15
time: 2:18 | referee: Harold Krause 53-46 | judge: Harold Buck 54-45 | judge: Bill Stremmell 53-43
World Heavyweight Title
1965-05-25 Sonny Liston 35-2-0
St. Dominic's Hall, Lewiston, Maine, USA W KO 1 15
time: 2:12 | referee: Jersey Joe Walcott | judge: Coley Wallace | judge: Russ Leonard | judge: Joe Colvin
World Heavyweight Title
Attendance: 2,434
1964-02-25 Sonny Liston 35-1-0
Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA W RTD 6 15
referee: Barney Felix 57-57 | judge: Bernie Lovett 56-58 | judge: Gus Jacobson 58-56
World Heavyweight Title
Liston retired on his stool citing an injured shoulder
After this fight Cassius Clay changed his name to Cassius X and then to Muhammad Ali.
1964 Fight of the Year - Ring Magazine
1963-06-18 Henry Cooper 27-8-1
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, United Kingdom W TKO 5 10x3
time: 2:15 | referee: Tommy Little
Clay was knocked down in the 4th round. Cooper was stopped on cuts the following round.
1963-03-13 Doug Jones 21-3-1
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA W UD 10 10
referee: Joe LoScalzo 8-1 | judge: Frank Forbes 5-4 | judge: Artie Aidala 5-4
1963-01-24 Charlie Powell 23-6-3
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA W KO 3 10
time: 2:04 | referee: Ernie Sesto
1962-11-15 Archie Moore 184-22-10
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA W TKO 4 12
time: 1:35 | referee: Tommy Hart
~ Moore was knocked down three times in the 4th. ~
1962-07-20 Alejandro Lavorante 19-3-0
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA W KO 5 10
time: 1:48 | referee: Tommy Hart
1962-05-19 Billy Daniels 16-0-0
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA W TKO 7 10
time: 2:21 | referee: Mark Conn
Daniels got cut in the second round which eventually stopped the fight.
1962-04-23 George Logan 22-7-1
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA W TKO 4 10
time: 1:34 | referee: Lee Grossman
1962-02-28 Don Warner 12-6-2
Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA W TKO 4 10
time: 0:34 | referee: Cy Gottfried
1962-02-10 Sonny Banks 10-2-0
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA W TKO 4 10
time: 0:26 | referee: Ruby Goldstein | judge: Frank Forbes | judge: Joe Agnello
~ Clay was knocked down in the 1st round, Banks was knocked down in the 2nd. ~
1961-11-29 Willi Besmanoff 44-27-7
Freedom Hall State Fairground, Louisville, Kentucky, USA W TKO 7 10
time: 1:55 | referee: Don Asbury
~ Besmanoff was knocked down twice in the 7th. ~
1961-10-07 Alex Miteff 24-10-1
Freedom Hall State Fairground, Louisville, Kentucky, USA W TKO 6 10
time: 1:45 | referee: Don Asbury
1961-07-22 Alonzo Johnson 18-7-0
Freedom Hall State Fairground, Louisville, Kentucky, USA W UD 10 10
referee: Don Asbury 50-44 | judge: Warwick Edwards 48-45 | judge: Walter Beck 48-47
1961-06-26 Duke Sabedong 15-11-1
Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA W UD 10 10
referee: Harold Krause 50-34 | judge: John Romero 50-38 | judge: Dick Kanellis 49-43
Sabedong penalized 2 points for hitting on the break.
1961-04-19 LaMar Clark 43-2-0
Freedom Hall State Fairground, Louisville, Kentucky, USA W KO 2 10
time: 1:27
1961-02-21 Donnie Fleeman 35-11-1
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA W TKO 7 8
referee: Bill Regan 60-49 | judge: Stuart Winston 60-52 | judge: Barry Pearlman 60-50
Fight stopped due to Fleeman rib injury after Round 6.
1961-02-07 Jimmy Robinson 1-2-0
Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA W KO 1 8
time: 1:34
Robinson was a last minute substitute for Willie Gulatt, who failed to appear.
1961-01-17 Tony Esperti 9-5-2
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA W TKO 3 8
time: 1:30 | referee: Mike Kaplan
1960-12-27 Herb Siler 1-1-0
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA W TKO 4 8
1960-10-29 Tunney Hunsaker 15-9-1
Freedom Hall State Fairground, Louisville, Kentucky, USA W UD 6 6
referee: Paul Matchuny 30-19 | judge: Sidney Baer 30-24 | judge: Walter Beck 30-23
Pro debut for Olympic Light Heavyweight Goldmedallist Cassius Clay.

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