In a career spanning 21 years and one month, Muhammad Ali fought 61 times with 56 wins and 5 losses. He retired from professional boxing with a record of 56-5 (37 KO wins, 1 KO loss). Ali was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.
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Muhammad Ali (The Greatest) was an American professional boxer. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. on January 17, 1942. Ali made his professional boxing debut at the age of 18, on October 29, 1960. He was a heavyweight world champion. He died on June 3, 2016 at the age of 74 years. Ali is a Hall of Famer.
Total Fights | 61 |
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Wins | 56 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 0 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 37 |
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Total Title Wins | 9 |
Title Defenses | 19 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 14 |
Losses via KO | 1 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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61 | Dec 11, 1981 | 39 | Trevor Berbick | Loss | UD |
60 | Oct 2, 1980 | 38 | Larry Holmes | Loss * | RTD10 |
59 | Sep 15, 1978 | 36 | Leon Spinks | Win * | UD |
58 | Feb 15, 1978 | 36 | Leon Spinks | Loss * | SD |
57 | Sep 29, 1977 | 35 | Earnie Shavers | Win * | UD |
56 | May 16, 1977 | 35 | Alfredo Evangelista | Win * | UD |
55 | Sep 28, 1976 | 34 | Ken Norton | Win * | UD |
54 | May 24, 1976 | 34 | Richard Dunn | Win * | TKO5 |
53 | Apr 30, 1976 | 34 | Jimmy Young | Win * | UD |
52 | Feb 20, 1976 | 34 | Jean-Pierre Coopman | Win * | KO5 |
51 | Oct 1, 1975 | 33 | Joe Frazier | Win * | RTD14 |
50 | Jun 30, 1975 | 33 | Joe Bugner | Win * | UD |
49 | May 16, 1975 | 33 | Ron Lyle | Win * | TKO11 |
48 | Mar 24, 1975 | 33 | Chuck Wepner | Win * | TKO15 |
47 | Oct 30, 1974 | 32 | George Foreman | Win * | KO8 |
46 | Jan 28, 1974 | 32 | Joe Frazier | Win | UD |
45 | Oct 20, 1973 | 31 | Rudie Lubbers | Win | UD |
44 | Sep 10, 1973 | 31 | Ken Norton | Win | SD |
43 | Mar 31, 1973 | 31 | Ken Norton | Loss | SD |
42 | Feb 14, 1973 | 31 | Joe Bugner | Win | UD |
41 | Nov 21, 1972 | 30 | Bob Foster | Win | KO8 |
40 | Sep 20, 1972 | 30 | Floyd Patterson | Win | RTD7 |
39 | Jul 19, 1972 | 30 | Alvin Lewis | Win | TKO11 |
38 | Jun 27, 1972 | 30 | Jerry Quarry | Win | TKO7 |
37 | May 1, 1972 | 30 | George Chuvalo | Win | UD |
36 | Apr 1, 1972 | 30 | Mac Foster | Win | UD |
35 | Dec 26, 1971 | 29 | Jürgen Blin | Win | KO7 |
34 | Nov 17, 1971 | 29 | Buster Mathis | Win | UD |
33 | Jul 26, 1971 | 29 | Jimmy Ellis | Win | TKO12 |
32 | Mar 8, 1971 | 29 | Joe Frazier | Loss * | UD |
31 | Dec 7, 1970 | 28 | Oscar Bonavena | Win | TKO15 |
30 | Oct 26, 1970 | 28 | Jerry Quarry | Win | RTD3 |
29 | Mar 22, 1967 | 25 | Zora Folley | Win * | KO7 |
28 | Feb 6, 1967 | 25 | Ernie Terrell | Win * | UD |
27 | Nov 14, 1966 | 24 | Cleveland Williams | Win * | TKO3 |
26 | Sep 10, 1966 | 24 | Karl Mildenberger | Win * | TKO12 |
25 | Aug 6, 1966 | 24 | Brian London | Win * | KO3 |
24 | May 21, 1966 | 24 | Henry Cooper | Win * | TKO6 |
23 | Mar 29, 1966 | 24 | George Chuvalo | Win * | UD |
22 | Nov 22, 1965 | 23 | Floyd Patterson | Win * | TKO12 |
21 | May 25, 1965 | 23 | Sonny Liston | Win * | KO1 |
20 | Feb 25, 1964 | 22 | Sonny Liston | Win * | RTD6 |
19 | Jun 18, 1963 | 21 | Henry Cooper | Win | TKO5 |
18 | Mar 13, 1963 | 21 | Doug Jones | Win | UD |
17 | Jan 24, 1963 | 21 | Charlie Powell | Win | KO3 |
16 | Nov 15, 1962 | 20 | Archie Moore | Win | TKO4 |
15 | Jul 20, 1962 | 20 | Alejandro Lavorante | Win | KO5 |
14 | May 19, 1962 | 20 | Billy Daniels | Win | TKO7 |
13 | Apr 23, 1962 | 20 | George Logan | Win | TKO4 |
12 | Feb 28, 1962 | 20 | Don Warner | Win | TKO4 |
11 | Feb 10, 1962 | 20 | Sonny Banks | Win | TKO4 |
10 | Nov 29, 1961 | 19 | Willi Besmanoff | Win | TKO7 |
9 | Oct 7, 1961 | 19 | Alex Miteff | Win | TKO6 |
8 | Jul 22, 1961 | 19 | Alonzo Johnson | Win | UD |
7 | Jun 26, 1961 | 19 | Duke Sabedong | Win | UD |
6 | Apr 19, 1961 | 19 | LaMar Clark | Win | KO2 |
5 | Feb 21, 1961 | 19 | Donnie Fleeman | Win | RTD6 |
4 | Feb 7, 1961 | 19 | Jim Robinson | Win | KO1 |
3 | Jan 17, 1961 | 19 | Tony Esperti | Win | TKO3 |
2 | Dec 27, 1960 | 18 | Herb Siler | Win | TKO4 |
1 | Oct 29, 1960 | 18 | Tunney Hunsaker | Win | UD |
* World-title fight
Ali was a heavyweight world champion. He held eight world titles at the heavyweight weight division, all eight of which were lineal championship wins.
Weight Division | World Titles Held |
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Heavyweight | WBA 3x, WBC 2x, The Ring 3x |
Muhammad Ali was 191 cm tall (6' 3.20") with a reach of 198 cm (6' 5.95"). He used to fight out of the orthodox stance and presented an ape-index of 7 cm (2.76").
Ali had a 60.7% KO rate. Of his total 37 KO wins, 13 were in the early rounds, 16 in the mid rounds, and eight in the later rounds. He had two first-round KO wins.
Muhammad Ali's professional boxing career spanned more than 21 years — from 1960 to 1981.
Ali made his professional boxing debut against Tunney Hunsaker at the age of 18 on October 29, 1960, defeating Hunsaker via 6 round unanimous decision. He went on to win 30 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 25 wins via stoppage.
Ali had his first world title fight at the age of 22 on February 25, 1964 after 19 professional fights, against Sonny Liston for the heavyweight NYSAC, WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles. He defeated Liston via 6th round RTD to become the heavyweight champion of the world.
He was a two-time undisputed heavyweight world champion, and won eight world titles at heavyweight. For all the details about Ali's world title wins and defenses refer to "Muhammad Ali World Titles".
Some of Ali's best fights and notable victories include wins over seven Hall-of-Famers (Ken Norton, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Bob Foster, Floyd Patterson, Sonny Liston, and Archie Moore), Henry Cooper, Leon Spinks, and Ernie Terrell.
Ali had a total of five losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Jamaican boxer Trevor Berbick at 39 years of age, on December 11, 1981. Ali lost the fight via 10 round unanimous decision.
Ali fought a total of 61 times during his professional career, which includes 25 world-title fights at the heavyweight division. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some incredible performances in his fights. These nine fights are the highlight of his career.
June 18, 1963: Muhammad Ali puts on the first remarkable performance of his career, defeating Henry Cooper via 5th round TKO.
February 25, 1964: Ali becomes the undisputed heavyweight world champion in his first world-title fight by beating Sonny Liston via 6th round RTD. He now holds the NYSAC, WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight world-champion belts.
May 25, 1965: Ali successfully defends the NYSAC, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles against Sonny Liston, winning the fight via 1st round KO.
May 21, 1966: Ali successfully defends the NYSAC, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles against Henry Cooper, winning the fight via 6th round TKO.
February 6, 1967: Ali successfully defends the NYSAC, WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles against Ernie Terrell, winning the fight via 15 round unanimous decision.
November 21, 1972: Muhammad Ali beats Bob Foster via 8th round KO.
January 28, 1974: Muhammad Ali beats Joe Frazier via 12th round unanimous decision.
October 30, 1974: Ali becomes the undisputed heavyweight world champion by defeating George Foreman via 8th round KO. He now holds the WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight world-champion belts.
September 15, 1978: Ali wins the WBA and The Ring heavyweight titles from Leon Spinks, by beating Spinks via 15 round unanimous decision.
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Ali's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his last fight against Trevor Berbick, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
On December 11, 1981, a 39-year old Muhammad Ali (56-4, 37 KO) fought Jamaican boxer Trevor Berbick, who was 27 years old with a record of 19-2-1. Berbick was on a one-fight win streak with 17 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 3 cms but both had the same reach. Coming into this fight, Berbick had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Ali lost to Berbick via 10 round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight losing streak. This was the last professional fight of his boxing career.
On October 2, 1980, a 38-year old Muhammad Ali (56-3, 37 KO) faced an undefeated fellow American boxer Larry Holmes, who was 30 years old with a record of 35-0. Ali was challenging Holmes' WBC and Ring Magazine (vacant) heavyweight titles. Holmes was on a 35-fight win streak with 26 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Holmes had a 8 cm reach advantage over Ali.
Ali lost to Holmes via 10th round RTD.
On September 15, 1978, in their 2nd fight, which was an immediate rematch, a 36-year old Muhammad Ali (55-3, 37 KO) faced an undefeated Leon Spinks again, who was now 25 years old with a record of 7-0-1 for Spinks' WBA and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. Ali had lost to Spinks in their last fight. Ali was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage.
Ali defeated Spinks via 15 round unanimous decision to win the WBA and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He handed Spinks the first loss of his career, and put an end to Spinks' 2-fight win streak, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
On February 15, 1978, a 36-year old Muhammad Ali (55-2, 37 KO) faced an undefeated fellow American boxer Leon Spinks for the first time, who was 24 years old with a record of 6-0-1 in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Spinks was on a one-fight win streak with 5 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage.
Ali lost to Spinks via 15 round split-decision and lost the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. His 14-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
On September 29, 1977, a 35-year old Muhammad Ali (54-2, 37 KO) faced fellow American boxer Earnie Shavers, who was 33 years old with a record of 54-5-1 in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Shavers was on a five-fight win streak with 52 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 8 cms but Shavers had a 3 cm reach advantage over Ali. Coming into this fight, Shavers had five losses, three of which were via stoppage.
Ali defeated Shavers via 15 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak.
On May 16, 1977, a 35-year old Muhammad Ali (53-2, 37 KO) faced Uruguayan boxer Alfredo Evangelista, who was 22 years old with a record of 14-1-1 in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Evangelista was on a one-fight losing streak. Ali was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Evangelista had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Ali defeated Evangelista via 15 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak.
On September 28, 1976, in their 3rd fight, a 34-year old Muhammad Ali (52-2, 37 KO) faced Ken Norton again, who was now 33 years old with a record of 37-3 in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Norton was on a seven-fight win streak with 30 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Norton had a 5 cm reach advantage over Ali. Coming into this fight, Norton had three losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Ali defeated Norton via 15 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak.
On May 24, 1976, a 34-year old Muhammad Ali (51-2, 36 KO) faced Richard Dunn in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. He defeated Dunn via 5th round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak.
On April 30, 1976, a 34-year old Muhammad Ali (50-2, 36 KO) faced fellow American boxer Jimmy Young, who was 27 years old with a record of 17-4-2 in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Young was on a four-fight win streak with 5 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Young had four losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Ali defeated Young via 15 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
On February 20, 1976, a 34-year old Muhammad Ali (49-2, 35 KO) faced Jean-Pierre Coopman in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. He defeated Coopman via 5th round KO to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On October 1, 1975, in their 3rd fight, a 33-year old Muhammad Ali (48-2, 34 KO) faced Joe Frazier again, who was now 31 years old with a record of 32-2 in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Frazier was on a two-fight win streak with 27 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 9 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Frazier had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Ali defeated Frazier via 14th round RTD to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
On June 30, 1975, in their 2nd fight, a 33-year old Muhammad Ali (47-2, 34 KO) faced Joe Bugner again, who was now 25 years old with a record of 51-6-1 in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Bugner was on a eight-fight win streak with 31 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 12 cm reach advantage over Ali. Coming into this fight, Bugner had six losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Ali defeated Bugner via 15 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On May 16, 1975, a 33-year old Muhammad Ali (46-2, 33 KO) faced fellow American boxer Ron Lyle, who was 34 years old with a record of 30-2-1 in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Lyle was on a one-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm but Ali had a 5 cm reach advantage over Lyle. Coming into this fight, Lyle had two losses, but had never been stopped.
Ali defeated Lyle via 11th round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On March 24, 1975, a 33-year old Muhammad Ali (45-2, 32 KO) faced fellow American boxer Chuck Wepner, who was 36 years old with a record of 31-9-2 in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Wepner was on a eight-fight win streak with 12 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms but Ali had a 2 cm reach advantage over Wepner. Coming into this fight, Wepner had nine losses, six of which were via stoppage.
Ali defeated Wepner via 15th round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On October 30, 1974, a 32-year old Muhammad Ali (44-2, 31 KO) faced an undefeated fellow American boxer George Foreman, who was 25 years old with a record of 40-0 in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Foreman was on a 40-fight win streak with 37 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Foreman had a 1 cm reach advantage over Ali.
Ali defeated Foreman via 8th round KO to win the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He handed Foreman the first loss of his career, and put an end to Foreman's 40-fight win streak. Ali is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On January 28, 1974, in their 2nd fight, a a 32-year old Muhammad Ali (43-2, 31 KO) fought Joe Frazier again, who was now 30 years old with a record of 30-1. Frazier was on a one-fight win streak with 25 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 9 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Frazier had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Ali defeated Frazier via 12 round unanimous decision. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On October 20, 1973, a 31-year old Muhammad Ali (42-2, 31 KO) fought Rudie Lubbers in his 45th professional fight. He defeated Lubbers via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On September 10, 1973, in their 2nd fight, a a 31-year old Muhammad Ali (41-2, 31 KO) fought Ken Norton again, who was now 30 years old with a record of 30-1. Ali had lost to Norton in their last fight. Both the boxers were of the same height but Norton had a 5 cm reach advantage over Ali. Coming into this fight, Norton had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Ali defeated Norton via 12 round split-decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
On March 31, 1973, a 31-year old Muhammad Ali (41-1, 31 KO) fought fellow American boxer Ken Norton for the first time, who was 29 years old with a record of 29-1. Norton was on a 13-fight win streak with 23 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Norton had a 5 cm reach advantage over Ali. Coming into this fight, Norton had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Ali lost to Norton via 12 round split-decision. His 10-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
On February 14, 1973, a 31-year old Muhammad Ali (40-1, 31 KO) fought Hungarian boxer Joe Bugner for the first time, who was 22 years old with a record of 43-4-1. Bugner was on a nine-fight win streak with 27 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 12 cm reach advantage over Ali. Coming into this fight, Bugner had four losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Ali defeated Bugner via 12 round unanimous decision. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
On November 21, 1972, a 30-year old Muhammad Ali (39-1, 30 KO) fought fellow American boxer Bob Foster, who was 30 years old with a record of 49-5. Foster was on a eight-fight win streak with 42 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 1 cm but Foster had a 2 cm reach advantage over Ali. Coming into this fight, Foster had five losses, three of which were via stoppage.
Ali defeated Foster via 8th round KO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On September 20, 1972, in their 2nd fight, a a 30-year old Muhammad Ali (38-1, 29 KO) fought Floyd Patterson again, who was now 37 years old with a record of 55-7-1. Patterson was on a nine-fight win streak with 40 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 18 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Patterson had seven losses, four of which were via stoppage.
Ali defeated Patterson via 7th round RTD. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On July 19, 1972, a 30-year old Muhammad Ali (37-1, 28 KO) fought Alvin Lewis in his 39th professional fight. He defeated Lewis via 11th round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On June 27, 1972, in their 2nd fight, a a 30-year old Muhammad Ali (36-1, 27 KO) fought Jerry Quarry again, who was now 27 years old with a record of 43-5-4. Quarry was on a six-fight win streak with 25 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Quarry had five losses, three of which were via stoppage.
Ali defeated Quarry via 7th round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On May 1, 1972, in their 2nd fight, a a 30-year old Muhammad Ali (35-1, 27 KO) fought George Chuvalo again, who was now 34 years old with a record of 66-17-2. Chuvalo was on a three-fight win streak with 57 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 18 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Chuvalo had 17 losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Ali defeated Chuvalo via 12 round unanimous decision. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On April 1, 1972, a 30-year old Muhammad Ali (34-1, 27 KO) fought Mac Foster in his 36th professional fight. He defeated Foster via 15th round unanimous decision. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On December 26, 1971, a 29-year old Muhammad Ali (33-1, 26 KO) fought Jürgen Blin in his 35th professional fight. He defeated Blin via 7th round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On November 17, 1971, a 29-year old Muhammad Ali (32-1, 26 KO) fought Buster Mathis in his 34th professional fight. He defeated Mathis via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On July 26, 1971, a 29-year old Muhammad Ali (31-1, 25 KO) fought fellow American boxer Jimmy Ellis, who was 31 years old with a record of 30-6. Ellis was on a three-fight win streak with 14 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Ellis had six losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Ali defeated Ellis via 12th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
On March 8, 1971, a 29-year old Muhammad Ali (31-0, 25 KO) faced an undefeated fellow American boxer Joe Frazier for the first time, who was 27 years old with a record of 26-0 in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Frazier was on a 26-fight win streak with 23 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 9 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage.
Ali lost to Frazier via 15 round unanimous decision. He suffers the first loss of his career, and his 31-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
On December 7, 1970, a 28-year old Muhammad Ali (30-0, 24 KO) fought Argentinian boxer Oscar Bonavena, who was 28 years old with a record of 46-6-1. Bonavena was on a five-fight win streak with 37 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 12 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Bonavena had six losses, but had never been stopped.
Ali defeated Bonavena via 15th round TKO. He is now on a 31-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On October 26, 1970, a 28-year old Muhammad Ali (29-0, 23 KO) fought fellow American boxer Jerry Quarry for the first time, who was 25 years old with a record of 37-4-4. Quarry was on a four-fight win streak with 23 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Quarry had four losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Ali defeated Quarry via 3rd round RTD. He is now on a 30-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On March 22, 1967, a 25-year old Muhammad Ali (28-0, 22 KO) faced Zora Folley in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. He defeated Folley via 7th round KO to retain the NYSAC, WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a 29-fight winning streak.
On February 6, 1967, a 25-year old Muhammad Ali (27-0, 22 KO) faced fellow American boxer Ernie Terrell, who was 27 years old with a record of 39-4 in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Terrell was on a 15-fight win streak with 18 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage over Ali. Coming into this fight, Terrell had four losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Ali defeated Terrell via 15 round unanimous decision to retain the NYSAC, WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a 28-fight winning streak.
On November 14, 1966, a 24-year old Muhammad Ali (26-0, 21 KO) faced fellow American boxer Cleveland Williams, who was 33 years old with a record of 65-5-1 in a heavyweight title-defense fight. Williams was on a nine-fight win streak with 51 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 3 cms but Williams had a 5 cm reach advantage over Ali. Coming into this fight, Williams had five losses, three of which were via stoppage.
Ali defeated Williams via 3rd round TKO to retain the NYSAC, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a 27-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On September 10, 1966, a 24-year old Muhammad Ali (25-0, 20 KO) faced Karl Mildenberger in a heavyweight title-defense fight. He defeated Mildenberger via 12th round TKO to retain the NYSAC, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a 26-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On August 6, 1966, a 24-year old Muhammad Ali (24-0, 19 KO) faced Brian London in a heavyweight title-defense fight. He defeated London via 3rd round KO to retain the NYSAC, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a 25-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On May 21, 1966, in their 2nd fight, a 24-year old Muhammad Ali (23-0, 18 KO) faced Henry Cooper again, who was now 32 years old with a record of 33-11-1 in a heavyweight title-defense fight. Cooper was on a two-fight win streak with 23 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 4 cms and also had a 7 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Cooper had 11 losses, six of which were via stoppage.
Ali defeated Cooper via 6th round TKO to retain the NYSAC, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a 24-fight winning streak.
On March 29, 1966, a 24-year old Muhammad Ali (22-0, 18 KO) faced Canadian boxer George Chuvalo for the first time, who was 28 years old with a record of 34-11-2 in a heavyweight title-defense fight. Chuvalo was on a one-fight losing streak. Ali was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 18 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Chuvalo had 11 losses, but had never been stopped.
Ali defeated Chuvalo via 15 round unanimous decision to retain the NYSAC, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a 23-fight winning streak.
On November 22, 1965, a 23-year old Muhammad Ali (21-0, 17 KO) faced fellow American boxer Floyd Patterson for the first time, who was 30 years old with a record of 43-4 in a heavyweight title-defense fight. Patterson was on a five-fight win streak with 32 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 18 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Patterson had four losses, three of which were via stoppage.
Ali defeated Patterson via 12th round TKO to retain the NYSAC, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On May 25, 1965, in their 2nd fight, which was an immediate rematch, a 23-year old Muhammad Ali (20-0, 16 KO) faced Sonny Liston again, who was now 33 years old with a record of 35-2 in a heavyweight title-defense fight. Liston had lost to Ali in their last fight. Ali was the taller of the two by 6 cms but Liston had a 15 cm reach advantage over Ali. Coming into this fight, Liston had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Ali defeated Liston via 1st round KO to retain the NYSAC, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On February 25, 1964, in his 20th professional fight, a 22-year old Muhammad Ali (19-0, 15 KO) had his first world title fight against fellow American boxer Sonny Liston for Liston's NYSAC, WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight belts. Liston was 31 years old with a record of 35-1. Liston was on a 28-fight win streak with 25 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 6 cms but Liston had a 15 cm reach advantage over Ali. Coming into this fight, Liston had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Ali defeated Liston via 6th round RTD to win the NYSAC, WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On June 18, 1963, a 21-year old Muhammad Ali (18-0, 14 KO) fought English boxer Henry Cooper for the first time, who was 29 years old with a record of 27-8-1. Cooper was on a four-fight win streak with 18 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 4 cms and also had a 7 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Cooper had eight losses, five of which were via stoppage.
Ali defeated Cooper via 5th round TKO. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak.
On March 13, 1963, a 21-year old Muhammad Ali (17-0, 14 KO) fought Doug Jones in his 18th professional fight. He defeated Jones via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak.
On January 24, 1963, a 21-year old Muhammad Ali (16-0, 13 KO) fought Charlie Powell in his 17th professional fight. He defeated Powell via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with nine back-to-back KO wins.
On November 15, 1962, a 20-year old Muhammad Ali (15-0, 12 KO) fought fellow American boxer Archie Moore, who was 48 years old with a record of 185-22-10. Moore was coming off a draw against Willie Pastrano in his last fight. Ali was the taller of the two by 11 cms and also had a 7 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Moore had 22 losses, six of which were via stoppage.
Ali defeated Moore via 4th round TKO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
On July 20, 1962, a 20-year old Muhammad Ali (14-0, 11 KO) fought Alejandro Lavorante in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Lavorante via 5th round KO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
On May 19, 1962, a 20-year old Muhammad Ali (13-0, 10 KO) fought Billy Daniels in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Daniels via 7th round TKO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On April 23, 1962, a 20-year old Muhammad Ali (12-0, 9 KO) fought George Logan in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Logan via 4th round TKO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On February 28, 1962, a 20-year old Muhammad Ali (11-0, 8 KO) fought Don Warner in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Warner via 4th round TKO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On February 10, 1962, a 20-year old Muhammad Ali (10-0, 7 KO) fought Sonny Banks in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Banks via 4th round TKO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On November 29, 1961, a 19-year old Muhammad Ali (9-0, 6 KO) fought Willi Besmanoff in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Besmanoff via 7th round TKO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On October 7, 1961, a 19-year old Muhammad Ali (8-0, 5 KO) fought Alex Miteff in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Miteff via 6th round TKO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
On July 22, 1961, a 19-year old Muhammad Ali (7-0, 5 KO) fought Alonzo Johnson in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Johnson via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
On June 26, 1961, a 19-year old Muhammad Ali (6-0, 5 KO) fought Duke Sabedong in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Sabedong via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On April 19, 1961, a 19-year old Muhammad Ali (5-0, 4 KO) fought LaMar Clark in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Clark via 2nd round KO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On February 21, 1961, a 19-year old Muhammad Ali (4-0, 3 KO) fought Donnie Fleeman in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Fleeman via 6th round RTD. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On February 7, 1961, a 19-year old Muhammad Ali (3-0, 2 KO) fought Jim Robinson in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Robinson via 1st round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On January 17, 1961, a 19-year old Muhammad Ali (2-0, 1 KO) fought Tony Esperti in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Esperti via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On December 27, 1960, an 18-year old Muhammad Ali (1-0) fought Herb Siler in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Siler via 4th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On October 29, 1960, an 18-year old Muhammad Ali successfully debuted against Tunney Hunsaker. He defeated Hunsaker via 6th round unanimous decision.
Ali knocked out 37 of his 61 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 60.7%. Of his total 56 wins, 37 of them were via KO (66.1%).