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PHOTOS: The life and career of boxing legend Muhammad Ali

ByABC7.com staff KABC logo
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Muhammad Ali points to a sign he wrote on a chalk board in his dressing room before his fight against Archie Moore in Los Angeles on Nov. 15, 1962.
Spray flies from the head of challenger Joe Frazier as heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali connects with a right in Manila, Philippines, October 1, 1975.
Cleveland Williams is spreadeagled on the canvas as referee Harry Kessler sends Muhammad Ali to a neutral corner during their heavyweight bout in Houston on Nov. 14, 1966.
Muhammad Ali told an anti-war rally at the University of Chicago on May 11, 1967 that there is a difference between fighting in the ring and fighting in Vietnam.
The Beatles, from left, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison, take a fake blow from Muhammad Ali in Miami Beach, Fla. on Feb. 18, 1964.
President Bush presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to boxer Muhammad Ali in the East Room of the White House on Nov. 9, 2005.
Muhammad Ali stands over fallen challenger Sonny Liston, shouting and gesturing shortly after dropping Liston with a punch on May 25, 1965, in Lewiston, Maine.
PHOTOS: The life and career of boxing legend Muhammad AliMuhammad Ali points to a sign he wrote on a chalk board in his dressing room before his fight against Archie Moore in Los Angeles on Nov. 15, 1962.
Harold P. Matosian

Muhammad Ali, regarded as one of the greatest boxers in history, died on Friday. He was 74.

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Perhaps the most recognized person in the world, Ali will be remembered for iconic victories over Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman.

Ali had been battling respiratory issues that were complicated by Parkinson's disease. Ali was hospitalized in the Phoenix area as family members gathered by his bedside.

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