Fight by fight: Muhammad Ali's legendary career. By the end of Muhammad Ali's legendary boxing career, he had become the first three- time heavyweight champion. See his most iconic moments from inside the ring. Miami Beach, Fla.(Photo: AP)A fight- by- fight breakdown of the boxing career of the legendary Muhammad Ali. Opponent. I tried every trick I knew to throw at him off balance, but he was just too good. Ali and Hunsaker became good friends and stayed in touch through the years. Hunsaker said he did not agree with Ali. Opponent: Herb Siler (1- 1)Site: Miami Beach (Fla.) Auditorium. Weight: 1. 93 pounds. The skinny: Siler became Clay. Twelve years later, Siler was convicted of manslaughter and served a seven- year prison sentence. He died in 2. 00. Miami. 3. 1. 7, 1. Opponent: Tony Esperti (9- 6- 2)Site: Miami Beach Auditorium. Ali Movie Sonny Liston FighterEditor’s note: As a kid reporter in Louisville, Ky., Dave Kindred began writing about Muhammad Ali in 1966. He covered 19 Ali fights. Weight: 1. 95 pounds. The skinny: On his 1. Clay knocked out Esperti in the third round of a scheduled eight- round fight. Ali's biggest match, his fight with the US government. A film about the politics and hubris surrounding the Vietnam War and the revenge exacted on America's greatest. A great documentary from HBO Sports, tells the behind the scenes story, the buildup, and finally a review of the 'Fight of The Century'. The two fights between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston for boxing's World Heavyweight Championship were among the most anticipated, watched and controversial fights in. Kids learn about the biography of Muhammad Ali. Also known as Cassius Clay, he was one of the world's greatest heavyweight boxers and an Olympic gold medal winner. Ali is a 2001 American biographical sports drama film written, produced and directed by Michael Mann. The film focuses on ten years in the life of the late boxer. Muhammad Ali funeral: Watch the memorial for boxing legend. The funeral for Muhammad Ali will be held Friday in Louisville, one week after the boxing. Sonny Liston, nome completo Charles L. Liston (Sand Slough, 1930 (incerto) – Las Vegas, 30 dicembre 1970), When his boxing career ended, Esperti found himself in trouble often. According to The. Sonny Liston’s death has long been attributed to an accidental heroin overdose. But now, a new book poses the theory that the death of the legendary boxer in 1971. Im Februar des Jahres 1964 bekam Clay einen Weltmeisterschaftskampf gegen Sonny Liston, nachdem er zuvor Doug Jones umstritten nach Punkten und Henry Cooper durch K.o. Miami Herald in 1. Esperti was arrested 1. According to newspaper reports, Altamura was waiting to be seated at the restaurant when Esperti allegedly walked up and shot him to death. Esperti died in 2. Opponent: Jimmy Robinson (1- 2- 0)Site: Miami Beach Convention Hall. Weight: 1. 93. 5. Clay knocked out Guelat. Opponent: Donnie Fleeman (3. Site: Miami Beach Auditorium. Weight: 1. 90 pounds. The skinny: Clay won by technical knockout in the seventh round of a scheduled eight- round fight. Fleeman plodded forward, and Clay picked him off at will. The fight took seven rounds mainly because Clay decided that seven was enough. Fleeman, 2. 8, retired after the fight. April 1. 9, 1. 96. Opponent: La. Mar Clark (4. Site: Freedom Hall State Fairground, Louisville. Weight: 1. 92. 5. Clay destroyed Clark, breaking his nose in the process. Clark, 2. 7, retired after the fight. June 2. 6, 1. 96. Opponent: Kolo . Sabedong, 3. Clay below the belt to try to provoke an upset. But he lacked the speed and skill to bother Clay, who blamed his sluggish showing on trainer Angelo Dundee. Sabedong died in 2. July 2. 2, 1. 96. Opponent: Alonzo Johnson (1. Site: Freedom Hall State Fairground, Louisville. Weight: 1. 92. 5 pounds. The skinny: Johnson was the first nationally ranked fighter to get in the ring with Clay. He was a seasoned veteran but had no real punching power. Johnson gave Clay a tough fight on a sweltering summer night. The bout went the distance, with Clay winning a unanimous decision. One judge, however, scored it 4. Clay, who was booed by the hometown fans for the first time for his less- than- inspired performance. Opponent: Alex Miteff (2. Site: Freedom Hall State Fairground, Louisville. Weight: 1. 88 pounds. The skinny: Miteff, a 2. Argentina, was a promising heavyweight contender known for his body attacks, but he was no match for Clay. Miteff retired after losing his next fight. He tried to come back five years later but retired for good after being KO. Miteff had a small part in the movie Requiem for a Heavyweight, which starred Anthony Quinn and Jackie Gleason. Opponent: Willi Besmanoff (4. Site: Freedom Hall State Fairground, Louisville. Weight: 1. 93 pounds. The skinny: Besmanoff, 2. German who had fought the likes of Sonny Liston, George Chuvalo, Zora Folley and Archie Moore before Clay. Before the fight, Clay told a TV interviewer, . Besmanoff must fall in seven! But Clay toyed with him for six rounds, then KO. Opponent: Sonny Banks (1. Site: Madison Square Garden, New York. Weight: 1. 94. 5. In fact, Banks must fall in four. Banks went down in Round. Three years later, Banks died from injuries suffered in a nine- round bout vs. March 2. 8, 1. 96. Opponent: Don Warner (1. Site: Miami Beach Convention Hall. Weight: 1. 95 pounds. The skinny: Warner was a two- handed puncher who had a good record of wins inside the distance. Clay said Warner, 2. But he sent a bloodied Warner through the ropes in Round. Asked why he had taken Warner in the fourth when he had predicted the fifth, Clay said he had to deduct a round because Warner neglected to shake hands at the weigh- in. April 2. 3, 1. 96. Opponent: George Logan (2. Site: Los Angeles Sports Arena. Weight: 1. 96. 5. But more significant for Clay was his chance meeting with budding photojournalist Howard Bingham, and the two formed a lifelong friendship. May 1. 9, 1. 96. 2 (1. Opponent: Billy Daniels (1. Site: St. Nicholas Arena, New York. Weight: 1. 96 pounds. The skinny: Daniels, from New York, was 6- 4 and an Air Force veteran. He was a good boxer with decent punching power and came into the fight undefeated and rated 1. Ring Magazine. He was featured on the cover with Clay as two young unbeaten contenders. Daniels was cut in the second round, and that caused the fight to be stopped in the seventh. July 2. 0, 1. 96. Opponent: Alejandro Lavorante (1. Site: Los Angeles Sports Arena. Weight: 1. 99 pounds. The skinny: Lavorante was another Argentine fighter who was discovered by Jack Dempsey. He was Hollywood handsome with a great knockout punch. But Clay knocked out Lavorante in the fifth round. John Riggins (not the football player), Lavorante was KO. Opponent: Archie Moore (1. Site: Los Angeles Sports Arena. Weight: 2. 04 pounds. The skinny: Moore was one of the greatest light heavyweights and most prolific fighters of all time (2. But he was 4. 5 when he fought Clay. Clay knocked him down three times in the fourth round and won by TKO in the fourth. Moore beat up on Di. Biase and won by TKO in the third round, ending his 2. Opponent: Charley Powell (2. Site: Civic Arena, Pittsburgh. Weight: 2. 05 pounds. The skinny: Powell was a former pro football player and the brother of American Football League receiving great Art Powell. Charley Powell was bigger than Clay and not intimidated by him. Powell started strong and caught Clay with a few body punches, but he soon realized the deceptiveness of Clay. At this point, Clay had predicted knockouts in 1. KO victories. 1. 8. March 1. 3, 1. 96. Opponent: Doug Jones (2. Site: Madison Square Garden, New York. Weight: 2. 02. 5. Joe Louis in 1. 95. Jones hurt Clay early and often, staggering him in the first round. By the middle rounds, Clay, realizing he was in a real fight, started using his powerful jab. While the ringside judges gave Clay a narrow victory, the crowd thought Jones had won and booed Clay unmercifully. The disputed bout was named Fight of the Year for 1. Ring Magazine. 1. June 1. 8, 1. 96. Opponent: Henry Cooper (2. Site: Wembley Stadium, London. Weight: 2. 07 pounds. The skinny: Cooper, 2. Europe and had a powerful left hook. But he was a big underdog against young and brash Clay and was outweighed by 2. Cooper came out strong and bloodied Clay. But by the third round, Clay had opened a bad gash over Cooper. Instead of finishing him, though, Clay danced around and taunted Cooper. Late in the fourth round, Cooper connected with a left hook that floored and hurt Clay. He got up as the round ended. Clay then opened the gash further in the fifth round, and the fight was stopped. Opponent: Sonny Liston (3. Site: Miami Beach Convention Hall. Weight: 2. 10. 5. Liston had won his title by knocking out champion Floyd Patterson in the first round. Clay came in as a 7- 1 underdog, yet taunted Liston before the fight, repeatedly calling the ex- convict, who had alleged ties to organized crime, a . Clay complained that his eyes were burning after the fourth round, and he couldn. Dundee rinsed his eyes out with a sponge and pushed him out for the fifth. Clay stayed away from Liston in the fifth, and by the sixth round his vision had cleared. He began connecting on combinations at will, and at the end of the sixth round Liston said he couldn. Clay ran around the ring shouting, . May 2. 5, 1. 96. 5 (2. Opponent: Sonny Liston (3. Site: St. Only 2,4. The end of the fight remains one of the most controversial in boxing history. Halfway through the first round, Liston fell to the canvas in what many have argued was not a legitimate knockdown. Ali did not retreat to his corner, but stood over Liston, yelling at him, . Referee Jersey Joe Walcott, a former heavyweight champion, appeared confused, and 2. By then Liston had gotten up and resumed boxing. But Nat Fleischer, publisher of The Ring, alerted Walcott that Liston had been down more than the requisite 1. Walcott stopped the fight, giving Ali a first- round knockout. Some claimed that Liston had bet against himself and took a dive because he owed money to the Mafia. Liston said years later in an interview that he feared for his safety from Nation of Islam extremists who supported Ali. Opponent: Floyd Patterson (4. Site: Las Vegas Convention Center. Weight: 2. 10 pounds. The skinny: Patterson, on the comeback trail after two losses to Liston, said in a pre- fight interview, . As a Catholic, I am fighting Clay (he persisted in calling Ali by his birth name) as a patriotic duty. I am going to return the crown to America. March 2. 9, 1. 96. Opponent: George Chuvalo (3. Site: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto. Weight: 2. 14. 5 pounds. The skinny: Chuvalo, a Canadian, is widely regarded as having the best chin in boxing history, having never been knocked down in 9. This fight would have been for Ali. Dundee said of Chuvalo: . May 2. 1, 1. 96. 6 (2. Opponent: Henry Cooper (3. Site: Arsenal Football Stadium, London. Weight: 2. 01. 5. Cooper, who had a tendency to suffer cuts, succumbed again to his weakness, and a bad cut over his left eye stopped the fight after six rounds. Opponent: Brian London (3. Site: Earls Court Arena, London. Weight: 2. 09 pounds. The skinny: London, known as the . Ali toyed with him for a couple rounds before knocking him unconscious in the third round at Dundee. Opponent: Karl Mildenberger (4. Site: Wald Stadium, Frankfurt, West Germany. Weight: 2. 03 pounds. The skinny: Ali continued his European tour. He was tired and stressed by a return to the USA to continue his fight against the military draft and was nowhere near his best.
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