On this day in 1942, Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky
Born on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, boxing legend Muhammad Ali was a highly recognizable figure in the world of sports.
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Born on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, boxing legend Muhammad Ali was a highly recognizable figure in the world of sports.
Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images In the ring, Ali was a tremendous boxer. He finished his career with 56 wins, 37 by KO, with only five losses. Two of those losses came at the end of his career when he arguably should have retired. He won three heavyweight titles and arguably fought in two or three of the all-time iconic boxing matches. They called him “The Greatest,” and you don’t earn that nickname flippantly. Outside of the ring, he was just as influential. He was an iconic talker, maybe the most-famous athlete interview ever. Ali was outspoken about matters he car...