Muhammad Ali will be sorely missed by George Foreman, who believes the fighter he lost to in Zaire in 1974 was the best he ever faced. Ali and Foreman clashed in arguably the most famous bout in ...

Introduction -- A real freak in boxing: Muhammad Ali and the spirit of the 1960s -- 1968: fists and flags -- The roads to Kinshasa -- Say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud: Zaire 74 -- A stitch in time ...

Clay won the 1960 Olympic gold medal in Rome as a light heavyweight, turned professional immediately, and tore through the heavyweight division. By February 1964, he had a 19-0 record and a title shot ...