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Muhammad Ali

Boxing· United States· 1960s

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist.

Overall rating
1662
±569
Overall rank
provisional
Boxing rating
1500
0 same-sport
Record
1–0
1 matchups

Rating history

1500
07-2607-2707-28

The record book

Beaten most

Opponents this athlete has taken the most votes from.

Nemesis

Ranked by how far below expectation the results fell, not by raw losses — losing to a clear favourite says less than losing to someone the ratings said you should beat.

No losses yet.

Signature win

The victory the ratings least expected, scored from the state at the moment of the vote.

No win so far went against the ratings. Every one was at even odds or better, which is a result, not an upset.

The crowd's verdict

How this athlete performs against what the ratings expected, and whether the crowd treats them differently outside their own sport.

As favourite
never favoured
As underdog
never an underdog
In sport
00
Cross-sport
10

Achievements

  • Presidential Citizens Medal
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • Philadelphia Liberty Medal
  • Arthur Ashe Courage Award
  • Otto Hahn Peace Medal
  • Library of Congress Living Legend
  • Associated Press Athlete of the Year
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Background

Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "the Greatest", he is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the Ring magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970, was the undisputed champion from 1974 to 1978, and was the WBA and Ring heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1979. In 1999, he was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC.

Source: Wikipedia. Quoted, not paraphrased — if a fact is not sourced, it is not here.