A smiling Muhammad Ali shows his fist to reporters during an impromptu press conference in Mexico City.
Muhammad Ali: 1942 – 2016
Muhammad Ali poses during the World Economic Forum in Davos, SwitzerlandFormer world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali watches his 21-year-old daughter Laila Ali in her debut as a professional boxer. Laila beat middleweight opponent April Fowler in a first round knockoutPresident George W. Bush awards Muhammad Ali with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, as Ali’s wife Lonnie watches Muhammad Ali puts himself jokingly on guard upon being greeted by boxing promoter Don KingMuhammad Ali, a Gold Medal winner in boxing in the 1960 Olympics when his name was Cassius Clay, holds up the torch during the opening ceremonies of the XXVI Centennial Olympic Games in AtlantaMuhammad Ali jabs at photographers while arriving at the Orpheum Theatre for the premiere of the film “Collateral” in Los AngelesMuhammad Ali and his wife Lonnie follow the super-middleweight fight of his daughter boxer Laila Ali against Asa Sandell of Sweden in BerlinMuhammad Ali and actor Denzel Washington pose for photographers at the ‘Boys & Girls Clubs of America’ annual President’s dinner, in New YorkMuhammad Ali poses with a copy of his book, The Greatest Of All Time, at the Frankfurt book fairMuhammad Ali watches during the first quarter of the 2009 NBA All-Star basketball game in PhoenixFormer world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali winces as his challenger, Henry Cooper, pretends to land a left hand punch to his jaw. The two, who fought for the world title during their careers, met prior to a charity dinner in celebration of the publication of Ali’s biographyPope John Paul II and former Muhammad Ali sign autographs for each other at the end of their meeting at the VaticanMuhammad Ali, along with his wife Lonnie, react to a story told by actor Kevin Costner at the Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight Night awards banquet in Phoenix. The event raised money for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center and other charitiesFormer President Bill Clinton hugs Muhammad Ali as his wife Lonnie Ali looks on during the grand opening gala celebration of the Muhammad Ali Center at the Kentucky Center for the Arts in Louisville, November 2005A smiling Muhammad Ali shows his fist to reporters during an impromptu press conference in Mexico City