Find out more about cookies ©BoxRec : data may be incomplete/inaccurate : Editors About BoxRec Contact Us Terms & Conditions Widgets BoxRec.com uses cookies to make the site simpler. It was released on DVD in 2002. Ali is confirmed to have had over 90 wins so the most likely record is 99-8 or somewhere around abouts. Six-time Kentucky State Golden Gloves Champion 1955 Find out more about cookies Following his TKO loss to Larry Holmes on October 2, 1980, Ali said, "I shall return." Boxing magazine The Ring named him number one in a 1998 ranking of greatest heavyweights from all eras. Rahman Ali is the brother of three-time World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali, the uncle of former WBC Female Super Middleweight Champion Laila Ali, and the father of former USBC Cruiserweight Champion Ibn Ali.
In the first round, Ali threw a total of 5 punches to Young's 74, and landed 0 punches to Young's 18. Joe Frazier 205 lbs beat Muhammad Ali 215 lbs by UD in round 15 of 15. Two of the three judges scored the round even. Ali was guaranteed $275,000 against 35% of all income from the fight, which was shown on closed circuit TV to 255 locations in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton (3rd meeting) Notes.
Date: 1971-03-08; Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA; Referee: Arthur Mercante 8-6; Judge: Artie Aidala 9-6; Judge: Bill Recht 11-4; WBC World Heavyweight Title (2nd … From BoxRec (Redirected from Fight of the century) Jump to:navigation, search. He converted to Islam and became a Muslim after 1961, and eventually took the name Muhammad Ali. The fight was released on VHS in 1997 as Muhammad Ali vs. Trevor Berbick - The Last Hurrah - Drama in Bahama. Ali was a 12 to 5 favorite. Norton was guaranteed $200,000 against 30%. Ali was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, and began training as an amateur boxer at age 12. ©BoxRec : data may be incomplete/inaccurate : Editors About BoxRec Contact Us Terms & Conditions Widgets BoxRec.com uses cookies to make the site simpler. Rahman's date of birth has been incorrectly listed as July 18, 1940. The partial record below shows 8 defeats along with 37 of his wins.

In the third round, Young threw 78 punches to Ali's 26, and landed 21 punches to Ali's 7. Two judges scored this round for Ali, and the third scored it even.

Muhammad Ali is widely regarded by boxing commentators and historians as the greatest professional boxer of all time.

In 1999, The Associated Press voted Ali … Ali's Health. At 18, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics, and turned professional later that year. Joe Frazier drops Muhammad Ali in the 15th round. It was a two-tape set that included the entire fight, a pre-fight press conference, and interview footage.

Norton was the #1 ranked contender and Ali was ranked #2.