Muhammad Ali (56-5, 37 KOs); was born Cassius Clay on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, and rightfully earned the nickname “The Greatest”. During his prestigious career, there were memorable ...

Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay, emerged from humble beginnings in Louisville, Kentucky, where he began boxing at the age of 12. His journey to greatness began when he won a gold medal in ...

Back in the day, he was Cassius Clay, a handsome and sharp young boxer with a smart mouth and a knack for showmanship. He had won the light-heavyweight gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics, but he ...

*After winning the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship defeating Sonny Liston in 1964, Cassius Clay – influenced by the Nation of Islam teachings – changed his name to Muhammad Ali (meaning “beloved ...

Commemorations are being across Muhammad Ali's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan joins CBSN from outside the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville with more on the ...

MIAMI BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Fifty years ago, an upstart American boxer who later became known as Muhammad Ali "shook the world" when he dethroned Sonny Liston to claim the heavyweight ...

Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay, was a boxing legend and global icon. He won the heavyweight title at 22. Ali was known for ...

Francis D. Turley, the Billings native and former Roundup boxer who knocked Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) to the canvas in a Golden Gloves boxing match in 1958, has died. He was 77. Turley died on ...

Nino Benvenuti, an Italian boxer who won the welterweight title at the 1960 Rome Olympics and was named the outstanding fighter of those Games over a certain teenage light-heavyweight named Cassius ...

There was once a time, even upon returning from the 1960 Rome Olympics with a gold medal, that Muhammad Ali, formerly Cassius ...