Brother of Rahaman Ali

Was photographed with American actor 'David J Silver' during his visit to Arizona. He attended a lavished dinner at the Palms Hotel in Paradise Valley for his famed 2004 Fight Night Celebrity charity at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix.

In 1962, Ali signed for Selective Service, but he failed the mental aptitude test, and was classified 1-Y (unfit for service). But, when the US armed forces required more soldiers for the Vietnam War, the pass-percentage marks for the tests were dropped to 15, meaning that Ali (and thousands of other men) was re-classified 1-A, now fit for service.

Suffers from Parkinson's Syndrome, caused by the numerous blows to the head during his boxing career.

Children: Daughters Rasheeda and Jamilla (twins) and Maryum (by Belinda Boyd); Miya, Khalilah, Hana, and Laila (by Verónica Porche Ali). Sons Muhammed, Jr. (by Boyd); Asaad (adopted with Yolanda Williams).

Inducted into the Sport in Society Hall of Fame, 1994.

Inactive for 3 and a half years while fighting his draft evasion case in court.

Is referenced in the song 'Powder Blue', by U.S. band 'Ween'.

Former heavyweight boxing champion

Recorded an album for Epic Records in 1964 titled "I Am The Greatest." Sam Cooke produced one of the songs from the LP, "The Gang's All Here."

In order to pay his legal fees (since he was barred from boxing), Ali hit the college lecture circuit and even starred in the Broadway Musical "Buck White".

Father-in-law of Curtis Conway.

Lit the torch at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, 1983 (charter member).

Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush on 9 November 2005. Other recipients were Frank Robinson, Gen. Richard Myers, Paul Rusesabagina, Carol Burnett, Andy Griffith, Aretha Franklin, Vint Cerf and his Internet co-developer Robert Kahn, Jack Nicklaus, Alan Greenspan, and former congressman G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery.

His bout with massive underdog Chuck Wepner inspired Sylvester Stallone to create Rocky Balboa, while the character Apollo Creed (played by Carl Weathers) was based on Ali himself.

Father of Laila Ali.

Legend has it that Ali threw his 1960 Olympic gold medal into the river, when in reality he just simply lost it at some point in time.

Received the Otto Hahn peace medal for his "life-long engagement in the American civil rights movement and the global cultural emancipation of blacks, as well as his work as a UN Goodwill ambassador". (December 2005)

Had an amateur boxing record of 127 wins and only 5 defeats.

Voted sports personality of the Century in England

Has a record of 56-5 with 37 KOs.

Light heavyweight boxing gold medalist, 1960 Olympics. World heavyweight boxing champion, 1964-67, 1974-78, 1978-79. Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1990.

Married second wife Khalilah 'Belinda' Ali when she was 17.

Son of Odessa Clay

As an amateur, Ali was only knocked-out once in over 110 fights, by Kent Green on a 3rd round technical knockout. Green went on to a 14-2 pro boxing record.

Trained by Joe Martin (1953-1959) as an amateur, Archie Moore (1960-1961) and Angelo Dundee (1961-1980).

Contrary to popular belief, he was stripped of his boxing license by the State of New York and his title by the World Boxing Association when he converted to Islam. The World Boxing Council, however, recognized him as champ throughout his battle with the US government over his refusal to be inducted into the Army.

In June, 1967, Ali was convicted of violating the Selective Service Act (knowingly and willfully refusing to report for and submit to induction into the armed forces), and was sentenced to five years in prison and fined $100,000. On appeal, Ali claimed he was denied due process because the ratio of blacks on draft boards did not reflect their ratio in the population. But, the three member Presidential Draft Board, formed by President Lyndon Johnson to prevent such scenarios (and included a black member) ruled his objection was invalid, and that he was not entitled to conscientious objector status as a minister of the Islamic Religion (what he stated as his profession). Morever, in an April, 1966 letter to his local draft board, Ali protested that two years of military service would cause him serious financial loss in being unable to pursue his livelihood as a boxer, NOT as a minister.

From 1963 to 1966 he successfully defended the heavyweight title 9 times.

In 62 pro boxing matches, Ali was only stopped once; by Larry Holmes on a technical knockout. Ali was never counted out, but was unable to come out for round 11 in their title fight.

Wanted the role of "Bilal" in The Message (1976) but director declined.

When Ali stopped Sonny Liston for the World Heavyweight Title, Liston had not lost a fight in over 10 years.

First man to knock down Sonny Liston, George Foreman, and Chuck Wepner.

Took in interest in boxing when his bike was stolen by local hoods.

Ali learned early from the outrageous bad-guy wrestler, Gorgeous George, that it could pay to be hated. Ali said "I saw fifteen thousand people coming to see this man get beat, and his talking did it. I said, this is a goo-o-o-d idea!" Then Ali refined that talking concept to what has been referred to as The Louisville Lip.

Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, 1986.

His maternal grandmother's paternal grandfather was of Anglo-Saxon descent, by whom he is still related, among other notable people, to Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor and Benjamin Harrison VI, Generals Robert Edward Lee, George Catlett Marshall and George Smith Patton Jr, actors Lee Marvin, Glenn Close, Laura Dern and Hilary Duff and to journalist Katie Couric and cyclist Lance Armstrong.

Was featured in a "Pizza Hut" Pizza, boxing commercial alongside David Bortolucci and real life trainer Angelo Dundee, which was meant to air during the 1998 "Super Bowl", and was pulled at the very last moment, for being to violent. The cost was set in the ten of millions.

His maternal great-grandfather was Abe Grady, a native of Ireland

In 62 pro boxing matches, he was only stopped once; by Larry Holmes on a technical knockout. He wasn't counted out, but was unable to come out for round 11 in their title fight.

Has portrayed himself in four different motion pictures.

Met The Beatles while training to fight Sonny Liston, and posed for photos with them in a boxing ring. Declared afterward that they were the greatest, but he was "still the prettiest".