'Rocky' actor Bellew wins title, turns fantasy into reality
British boxer Tony Bellew turned a Hollywood fantasy into reality by becoming a world champion for the first time on Sunday.
View ArticleAP PHOTOS: Spanish boxing coach, 84, vows to keep going
At 84, Manolo del Rio is something of a legend in Spanish boxing, having spent more than 65 years training some of the country's best fighters and still pledging to keep on until he drops.
View ArticlePovetkin's promoter aims for Wilder fight this year
The promoter for Russian heavyweight boxer Alexander Povetkin said Tuesday he wants the title fight against WBC champion Deontay Wilder rescheduled for later this year and that new testing proves...
View ArticleAP sources: Muhammad Ali hospitalized in Phoenix area
Boxing great Muhammad Ali is hospitalized in the Phoenix area with what two people familiar with his condition say may be more serious problems than his previous hospital stays.
View ArticleQ&A: Parkinson's disease
Muhammad Ali is in the hospital with respiratory problems, and while officials haven't given details about his condition, the boxing great's health in general is complicated by advanced Parkinson's -...
View ArticleA fight-by-fight look at Muhammad Ali's career milestones
Muhammad Ali's prolific 61-fight career featured bouts that are considered the greatest in history: a trilogy with Joe Frazier that produced ''The Fight of the Century'' and the ''Thrilla in Manila,''...
View ArticleIn his words: Muhammad Ali's most famous quotes
Muhammad Ali taunted opponents with razor-sharp rhymes, comical one-liners and the type of boxing braggadocio that both endeared him to and angered the masses.
View ArticleThe Greatest, The Poet: A look at Muhammad Ali's verse
Muhammad Ali enlivened many of his news conference and training sessions with poems. They caused many people to laugh, some to cringe.
View ArticleMuhammad Ali was the subject of many films and star of a few
Muhammad Ali would almost seem unbelievable if he was created as a work of fiction for a movie script.
View ArticleMuhammad Ali, who riveted the world as 'The Greatest,' dies
lip, too - a heavyweight champion who promised to shock the world and did. He floated. He stung. Mostly he thrilled, even after the punches had taken their toll and his voice barely rose above a...
View ArticleReaction to the death of 'The Greatest' Muhammad Ali
Quotes from around the world about the death of three-time heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali:
View ArticleThe Latest: Obama says Ali 'shook up the world'
The Latest on the death of Muhammad Ali (all times EDT):
View ArticleKinshasa, Manila and beyond, Ali enraptured fans everywhere
Muhammad Ali rumbled in the African jungle, put on a thriller in Manila, charmed them in London and taunted them in Tokyo.
View ArticleGoodbye to The Greatest: Even weak, Ali had imposing stature
It was 1980 and Muhammad Ali had no business being in the ring against a younger and stronger Larry Holmes, no matter how much his entourage kept telling him how good he looked in training.
View ArticleAli's death rekindles memories of epic 'Thrilla in Manila'
From Manny Pacquiao to left-wing activists, Filipinos in this boxing-crazy nation on Saturday grieved the death of Muhammad Ali, which brought back fond memories of the epic 1975 ''Thrilla in Manila''...
View ArticleThe day Muhammad Ali met the Beatles
It's hard to imagine now: barely having a clue who the Beatles were, or the man who would become Muhammad Ali.
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Inside ropes, Ali was a furious, loud fighter
Muhammad Ali beat the invincible Sonny Liston, fought a string of thrilling fights with Joe Frazier and stopped George Foreman in the ''Rumble in the Jungle'' in Zaire.
View ArticleObama says Ali shook up the world and left it better off
President Barack Obama, who keeps a pair of boxing gloves worn by Muhammad Ali in his private study off the Oval Office, said Saturday that Ali ''shook up the world and the world is better for it.''
View ArticleBeing close to Ali built careers in boxing and broadcasting
Don King was trying desperately to get on the Muhammad Ali gravy train when he helped put together the fight that would live in boxing lore.
View ArticleAli found icon status in blending politics, activism, sports
During the Beatles' first visit to the United States in 1964, clever publicity agents arranged a meeting with Cassius Clay, then training for the bout that would make him heavyweight champion. The...
View ArticleFor final farewell, Ali will draw the world to his hometown
Muhammad Ali crafted the plan for his final tribute years ago, long before he died. On Friday, his family will honor him just like he planned, with a global celebration in his hometown.
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Ali remembered at venues around the globe
There was a moment of silence before Game 3 of the Stanley Cup. At baseball stadiums across America, fans fell quiet and players bowed their heads.
View ArticleBrotherly bond: Ali and Jim Brown shared passion, purpose
When Muhammad Ali fought against the Vietnam War in the 1960s, Jim Brown was in his corner.
View ArticleAli remembered in Muslim world as champ, voice of change
Of all Muhammad Ali's travels in the Muslim world, his 1964 trip to Egypt was perhaps the most symbolic, a visit remembered mostly by an iconic photo of the boxing great happily shaking hands with a...
View ArticleA sad day for George Foreman with his friend now gone
They were young then and, oh, so proud. Three magnificent gladiators on a collision course with history, they fought fearlessly, battling each other on the biggest stages and in the oddest places.
View ArticleAli became world citizen but never forgot his hometown roots
Muhammad Ali traveled the world as a fighter and humanitarian, but he always came home to Louisville.
View Article'The Greatest Love of All' among songs inspired by Ali
Before he was even heavyweight champion or had changed his name from Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali was a force in the music world. He had befriended Sam Cooke and released an album featuring his comic...
View ArticleUS Muslims draw inspiration from Ali's fight for his faith
Even in his final months, Muhammad Ali was speaking out on behalf of Islam, the religion he so famously embraced in the 1960s by changing his name and refusing to fight in the Vietnam War.
View ArticleFor Ali, there were times even The Greatest wasn't so great
He was The Greatest, and of that there is little dispute.
View ArticleThe Latest: Mourners say Ali's death tough given US politics
The Latest on the death of Muhammad Ali (all times EDT):
View ArticleAli transformed Parkinson's awareness, inspired patients
One of the most enduring images of Muhammad Ali is him lighting the torch, his arm shaking, at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. It was a telltale sign of his Parkinson's disease, and he didn't try to...
View ArticlePresident of Turkey, king of Jordan to speak at Ali funeral
The president of Turkey and king of Jordan joined the long line of world leaders, religious figures and superstars set to speak at Muhammad Ali's funeral Friday.
View ArticleAli's confidence, cockiness made him symbol of black pride
For Muhammad Ali, the idea of being a humble athlete - someone pre-packaged and palatable for white America - was never an option.
View ArticleThe Latest: Ali to have traditional Muslim funeral Thursday
The Latest on the plans for Muhammad Ali's funeral in Louisville this week (all times local):
View ArticleLaila Ali: My father is 'not suffering anymore'
Laila Ali says she'll miss her legendary father deeply, but doesn't feel alone in her grief because ''the whole world is sad.''
View ArticleTheft of his bike spurred Muhammad Ali to learn how to box
In ''Muhammad Ali: Athlete of the Century,'' a collection of Associated Press stories and visuals, AP reporters and photographers captured the life of the boxing champion as he made news in the sports...
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