Muhammad Ali

Beyoncé and Taylor Swift Join National Recording Registry
The collection at the Library of Congress also added works by Weezer and Vince Gill, and a radio broadcast of a fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
By Derrick Bryson Taylor
The Lives They Lived
Before George Foreman Was a Lovable Pitchman, He Was Just Plain Mean
After losing his title to Muhammad Ali, the boxer sank into a depression that ended only after he was born again.
By Devin Gordon
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The 25 Most Influential Magazine Covers of All Time
Four editors, a creative director and a visual artist met to debate and discuss the best of print media — and its enduring legacy.
By Kurt Soller, Liz Brown, Jason Chen, James Draney, Miguel Morales, Laura Regensdorf and Michael Snyder
Joe Bugner, 75, British Boxing Champ Who Slugged It Out With Ali, Dies
A European titleholder as well, he twice went the distance with Ali and once with Joe Frazier, losing those bouts but gaining respect.
By Jeré Longman
Don Elbaum, Audacious Boxing Promoter and Heavyweight Raconteur, Dies at 94
He briefly mentored Don King and promoted fighters both well-known (like Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson) and obscure.
By Michael S. Rosenwald
Rahaman Ali, Boxer Whose Brother Was ‘the Greatest,’ Dies at 82
Some said he had shown nearly as much promise in the ring as Muhammad Ali. But he gave up his own career to join the champ’s entourage.
By Alex Traub
Nino Benvenuti, Olympic Boxer Who Ruled the Ring in Italy, Dies at 87
Celebrated as much for his charisma as his boxing skill, he was a 1960 gold medalist in Rome, where he overshadowed a young Muhammad Ali.
By Jeré Longman
The Greatest Sports Photo Ever Made Turns 60
When Muhammad Ali knocked down Sonny Liston on May 25, 1965, a 22-year-old photographer named Neil Leifer was ringside. Decades later, the image he captured still has our attention.
By Bill Shapiro
The Foreman-Ali Rumble That Changed Their Careers, and Congo
Half a century ago, the “Rumble in the Jungle” became not just a fight between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali, but a cultural touchstone.
By John Eligon
George Kalinsky, 88, Madison Square Garden’s First Official Lensman, Dies
With camera in hand, he parlayed a chance encounter with Muhammad Ali into a photography career documenting the Knicks, the Rangers and Garden headliners like Elvis Presley.
By Harvey Araton