Another of Ali?s famous rivals, George Foreman, has paid tribute to the man against whom he fought the ?Rumble in the Jungle?. ?A part of me slipped away,? he says. Facebook Twitter Google plus
5m ago 06:17
Was there any sportsperson as photogenic as Muhammad Ali? Our photo editor Jonny Weeks had a tough task on his hands picking 25 great photographs of The Champ but there?s some beautiful ones in here. Muhammad Ali ? 25 of the best photographs of the legendary boxer
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In particular, this one from 1971 in which he?s goading Joe Frazier in patented style is just magnificent. Of course in this instance at least, Frazier had the last laugh. Muhammad Ali (taunts rival boxer Joe Frazier at Frazier?s training headquarters, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early 1971. Photograph: John Shearer/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image Facebook Twitter Google plus Advertisement
11m ago 06:11
Now a tribute from another former heavyweight champion of the world, Mike Tyson, who says ?God came for his champion.? Facebook Twitter Google plus
13m ago 06:09
If you?d like to re-live Ali at his greatest, our own Sean Ingle has compiled a list of the 20 moments that made him ?The Greatest?. The photograph therein of Malcolm X snapping a quick pic of Ali after he?d beaten Sonny Liston to become heavyweight champion of the world is a gem. Muhammad Ali: the 20 best moments that made him The Greatest
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15m ago 06:06
An early tribute from another legend of the fight game, boxing promoter Bob Arum: Facebook Twitter Google plus
17m ago 06:05
It feels right to start this appreciation of Ali?s life with one of his most emotional non-Boxing moments ? when the champ lit the flame at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics: Muhammad Ali lights the 1996 Olympic flame. Facebook Twitter Google plus
28m ago 05:54
Welcome readers on what is a sad day as the world mourns the loss of Muhammad Ali, who has died at the age of 74 in a Phoenix-area hospital. We will bringing you live updates and reactions to the passing of a sporting icon.
