Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay in 1942, was arguably the greatest boxer of all time. Ali passed away Saturday at the age of 74. Here we take a look back at some of the most powerful, memorable, fascinating photos of him ever captured.
1954, age 12.
1962, with trainer Angelo Dundee at City Parks Gym in New York.
1963, holding up three fingers to show his prediction for how many rounds his opponent Charlie Powell will fall in, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1963, in London, England.
1963, in London, England.
1963, shadowboxing in his family's home in Louisville, Kentucky.
1963, holding a pair of mini-boxing gloves at his family's home in Louisville, Kentucky.
1964, battling for heavyweight champion of the world against Sonny Liston in Miami, Florida.
1964, following his victory over Sonny Liston, which made him the new heavyweight champion of the world.
1964, celebrating in Miami, Florida following his defeat of Sonny Liston.
1964, from that same night post-heavyweight championship win with Malcom X (R) in Miami, Florida.
1964, joking around with the Beatles (from left to right, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and Paul McCartney) in Miami, Florida.
1965.
1965, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1965, with his family in Louisville, Kentucky.
1965, reading through fan mail with his mother, Odessa in Louisville, Kentucky.
1966, in London, England.
1966, ring training in London, England.
1966, with Henry Cooper and a corgi in London, England.
1966, Ali holds 3-year-old Mark Griffiths in London, England.
1966, Cleveland Williams lies on the canvas post-Ali takedown in Houston, Texas.
1967, receiving a check-up from Dr. Harry Kleinman at the New York Athletic Commission in New York City.
1967, with Wilt Chamberlain.
1967, with Johnny Carson, star of NBC-TV's
1967, greeting six-year-old Manuel de la Sierra of Mexico City, Mexico.
1967, with basketball players Bill Russell (L) and Kareem Abdul Jabbar (R) in Cleveland, Ohio.
1968, Ali as St. Sebastian, shot for the cover of Esquire Magazine.
1968, listening to Elijah Muhammad speak at a convention in Chicago, Illinois.
1969, wearing a wig and beard for his acting debut in the musical
1970, in Houston, Texas following the refusal of his draft determent appeal by the Houston Selective Service appeals board.
1971, training in Miami, Florida.
1971, having his photo taken by Andy Warhol in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania.
1971, with his daughters, training for a fight in Zurich, Switzerland.
1971, in Miami, Florida.
1971, taunting Joe Frazier at Frazier's training headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1972, training in the snow in Stateline, Nevada.
1973, riding a horse in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania.
1973, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
1974, training in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania.
1975, in a title fight against Joe Bugner at the Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.
1977, kissing his newborn daughter, Laila, in Miami, Florida.
1978, with daughters Laila (L) and Hana (R) in London, England.
1978, in Moscow, Russia.
1978, taking part in prayers at a mosque in Moscow, Russia.
1981, training in the Bahamas.
1984, signing autographs for a mob of fans in Birmingham, England.
1985, with Liberace and Hulk Hogan in New York City.
1996, lighting the Olympic Torch in Atlanta, Georgia.
1997, with Prince in Washington, D.C.
2012, with granddaughter, Sydney.
Strategic Visual Content Editor for Hearst Digital Media, Photo Editor of Esquire.com, and staff photographer at Hearst. Basically, I am a MadLib.
