The Rome Olympics, Summer 1960: Light-heavyweight gold.
vs. Tunney Hunsaker, Oct. 29, 1960: The pro debut.
vs. Lamar Clark,
April 19, 1961: Clay said he'd fall in two. He did.
vs. Alonzo Johnson,
July 22, 1961: The veteran goes the distance.
vs. Willie Besmanoff, Nov. 29, 1961: Clay's 10th victory.
vs. Sonny Banks,
Feb. 11, 1962: Clay survives his first knockdown.
vs. Archie Moore, Nov. 15, 1962: Moore fell in four.
vs. Doug Jones,
March 13, 1963: A long night in the Big Apple.
vs. Henry Cooper, June 18, 1963: A scare, then a bloodbath.
vs. Sonny Liston, Feb. 25, 1964: The championship.
vs. Sonny Liston, May 25, 1965: Was there a punch?.
vs. Floyd Patterson, Nov. 22, 1965: No contest.
vs. George Chuvalo, March 29, 1966: A punching bag goes the distance.
vs. Henry Cooper,
May 21, 1966: No knockdown, just more blood.
vs. Brian London,
Aug. 6, 1966: Another Brit, an easy defense.
vs. Karl Mildenberger, Sept. 10, 1966: His toughest fight yet?.
vs. Cleveland Williams, Nov. 14, 1966: The champion's finest hour.
vs. Ernie Terrell, Feb. 6, 1967: So much for the WBA champ.
vs. Zora Folley, March 22, 1967: An easy workout, then plenty of rest.
vs. Jerry Quarry, Oct. 26, 1970: Back in action.
vs. Oscar Bonavena, Dec. 7, 1970: A rough night at the Garden, in preparation for another.
vs. Joe Frazier, March 8, 1971: Fight of the century.
vs. Jimmy Ellis, July 26, 1971: Back to the grind.
vs. Buster Mathis, Nov. 17, 1971: Not such a jumbo challenge.
vs. Jurgen Blin, Dec. 26, 1971: Boxing Day in Zurich.
vs. George Chuvalo, May 1, 1972: Another workout in the Great White North.
vs. Jerry Quarry, June 27, 1972: The Great White Hope gets another shot.
vs. Floyd Patterson, Sept. 20, 1972: The old guy's still tough.
vs. Al "Blue" Lewis,
July 19, 1972: Ali beats "Blue" in the land o' the green.
vs. Bob Foster, Nov. 21, 1972: An opponent draws blood.
vs. Ken Norton, March 31, 1973: The jaw stops flapping.
vs. Ken Norton, Sept. 10, 1973: It's close, but the loss is avenged.
vs. Joe Frazier, Jan. 28, 1974: The other loss is avenged.
vs. George Foreman, Oct. 30, 1974: A champion once more.
vs. Joe Bugner, June 30, 1975: Fifteen rounds in Kuala Lumpur.
vs. Joe Frazier, Sept. 30, 1975: The trilogy is complete.
vs. Ken Norton, Sept. 28, 1976: A close call.
vs. Leon Spinks, Feb. 15, 1978: The fall.
vs. Leon Spinks, Sept. 15, 1978: Three times a champion.
vs. Larry Holmes, Oct. 2, 1980: Nothing left.
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