Remembering Muhammad Ali’s most shocking loss
Hardly anyone outside the boxing world knew Ken Norton when he stepped into the ring with Ali on March 31, 1973. That all changed in a hurry. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games
It’s the greatest: Ali’s training camp opens to the public
The rustic Pennsylvania training camp where Muhammad Ali prepared for some of his most famous fights has undergone an elaborate restoration, opening to the public Saturday as a shrine to the heavyweight icon's life and career. The famed Deer Lake camp was in disrepair when California real estate Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, […]
The inside story of Ali’s Olympic surprise
Only five people in the entire world knew the champ would be the final torchbearer during the Opening Ceremony of the 1996 Summer Games. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games
Ali’s boxing gloves, Fidel Castro cigars highlight sports auction (Reuters)
(Reuters) – Muhammad Ali’s fight gloves and a box of cigars signed by the Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro are among some of the highlights in an auction of memorabilia steeped in sporting history. Ali’s gloves from the 1970 match at Madison Square Gardens in which he defeated Oscar Bonavena are expected to fetch upwards […]
Ali’s gloves, Frazier’s jockstrap from famed 1971 fight go on sale (Reuters)
A jockstrap worn by boxer Joe Frazier when he defeated Muhammad Ali for the combined heavyweight title hit the auction block on Monday, along with the gloves Ali wore in that 1971 bout dubbed the “Fight of the Century.” The jockstrap – expected to sell for $ 10,000 – already met its minimum bid of […]
Ali’s wife thanks world for love, support since his death (The Associated Press)
Lonnie Ali was her husband’s greatest champion. The woman who was Muhammad Ali’s partner in promoting the humanitarian ideals that dominated his life after the boxing ring received a standing ovation Friday as she took the stage in an oversized hat that shielded her eyes. The tributes also came from other family members, including daughter […]
As Ali’s funeral nears, Louisville remembers the Lip (The Associated Press)
The most famous man in the world sat down in a busy airport terminal with a little girl he’d never met, and the pair played pat-a-cake for 10 minutes. Muhammad Ali was waiting for a flight in Charlotte, North Carolina, when he noticed the 3-year-old girl and offered a hug. The child’s father, Louisville Metro […]
Muhammad Ali’s boyhood home restored, to be open to public (The Associated Press)
As a boxer and humanitarian, Muhammad Ali stood out. The small frame residence where the former heavyweight boxing champ grew up will soon open to fans, allowing a glimpse into Ali’s life before the world came to know him. Entering the home is like stepping back in time when Ali – known then as Cassius […]
How Conor McGregor is following in Muhammad Ali’s footsteps (Yahoo Sports)
McGregor’s self-confidence is unparalleled, but he’s backed up his brash talk every step of the way. Yahoo Sports – Mixed Martial Arts News