Muhammad Ali has been called the greatest sportsman and athlete of the 20th century, but he was much more than "the greatest" boxer; he was also one of the most compelling figures of his time, a leader in the civil rights movement, a fiercely principled man who nearly traded in his career rather than violate his religious beliefs, and a figure of remarkable charm and charisma in a sport hardly known for producing articulate men. He was, much much more than just "the greatest" boxer of all time. view video here

Below is a recap of Muhammad Ali's record:

56 Wins (37 knockouts, 19 decisions), 5 Losses (4 decisions, 1 retirement), 0 Draws
Res.	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Trevor Berbick	Decision (unanimous)	10 (10)	12-11-81	Nassau, Bahamas
Loss	Larry Holmes	TKO	10 (15)	10-02-80	Las Vegas, NV	Lost WBC Heavyweight title
Win	Leon Spinks	Decision (unanimous)	15 (15)	09-15-78	New Orleans, LA	Won WBA Heavyweight title; Vacated title on 09-06-79
Loss	Leon Spinks	Decision (split)	15 (15)	02-15-78	Las Vegas, NV	Lost WBA/WBC Heavyweight titles
Win	Earnie Shavers	Decision (unanimous)	15 (15)	09-29-77	New York City, NY	Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titles
Win	Alfredo Evangelista	Decision (unanimous)	15 (15)	05-16-77	Landover, MD	Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titles
Win	Ken Norton	Decision (unanimous)	15 (15)	09-28-76	The Bronx, New York	Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titles
Win	Richard Dunn	TKO	5 (15)	05-24-76	Munich, Germany	Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titles
Win	Jimmy Young	Decision (unanimous)	15 (15)	04-30-76	Landover, MD	Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titles
Win	Jean-Pierre Coopman	KO	5 (15)	02-20-76	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titles
Win	Joe Frazier	TKO	14 (15), 0:59	10-01-75	Quezon City, Philippines	"The Thrilla in Manila"; Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titles
Win	Joe Bugner	Decision (unanimous)	15 (15)	06-30-75	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titles
Win	Ron Lyle	TKO	11 (15)	05-16-75	Las Vegas, NV	Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titles
Win	Chuck Wepner	TKO	15 (15), 2:41	03-24-75	Richfield, OH	Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titles
Win	George Foreman	KO	8 (15), 2:58	10-30-74	Kinshasa, Zaire	"The Rumble in the Jungle"; Won WBA/WBC Heavyweight titles
Win	Joe Frazier	Decision (unanimous)	12 (12)	01-28-74	New York City, NY	Retained NABF Heavyweight title; Vacated title later in 1974
Win	Rudi Lubbers	Decision (unanimous)	12 (12)	10-20-73	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Ken Norton	Decision (split)	12 (12)	09-10-73	Inglewood, CA	Won NABF Heavyweight title
Loss	Ken Norton	Decision (split)	12 (12)	03-31-73	San Diego, CA	Lost NABF Heavyweight title
Win	Joe Bugner	Decision (unanimous)	12 (12)	02-14-73	Las Vegas, NV
Win	Bob Foster	KO	7 (12)	11-21-72	Stateline, NV	Retained NABF Heavyweight title
Win	Floyd Patterson	TKO	7 (12)	09-20-72	New York City, NY	Retained NABF Heavyweight title
Win	Alvin Lewis	TKO	11 (12), 1:15	07-19-72	Dublin, Ireland
Win	Jerry Quarry	TKO	7 (12), 0:19	06-27-72	Las Vegas, NV	Retained NABF Heavyweight title
Win	George Chuvalo	Decision (unanimous)	12 (12)	05-01-72	Vancouver, Canada	Retained NABF Heavyweight title
Win	Mac Foster	Decision (unanimous)	15 (15)	04-01-72	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Jürgen Blin	KO	7 (12), 2:12	12-26-71	Zurich, Switzerland
Win	Buster Mathis	Decision (unanimous)	12 (12)	11-17-71	Houston, TX	Retained NABF Heavyweight title
Win	Jimmy Ellis	TKO	12 (12), 2:10	07-26-71	Houston, TX	Won vacant NABF Heavyweight title
Loss	Joe Frazier	Decision (unanimous)	15 (15)	03-08-71	New York City, NY	"The Fight of the Century"; Lost WBA/WBC Heavyweight titles
Win	Oscar Bonavena	TKO	15 (15), 2:03	12-07-70	New York City, NY	Won NABF Heavyweight title; Vacated title in 1971
Win	Jerry Quarry	TKO	3 (15)	10-26-70	Atlanta, GA
Win	Zora Folley	KO	7 (15), 1:48	03-22-67	New York City, NY	Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titles; Stripped of titles on 1967-04-28
Win	Ernie Terrell	Decision (unanimous)	15 (15)	02-06-67	Houston, TX	Retained WBC Heavyweight title, Won WBA Heavyweight title
Win	Cleveland Williams	TKO	3 (15)	11-14-66	Houston, TX	Retained WBC Heavyweight title
Win	Karl Mildenberger	TKO	12 (15)	09-10-66	Frankfurt, Germany	Retained WBC Heavyweight title
Win	Brian London	KO	3 (15)	08-06-66	London, England	Retained WBC Heavyweight title
Win	Henry Cooper	TKO	6 (15), 1:38	05-21-66	London, England	Retained WBC Heavyweight title
Win	George Chuvalo	Decision (unanimous)	15 (15)	03-29-66	Toronto, Canada	Retained WBC Heavyweight title
Win	Floyd Patterson	TKO	12 (15), 2:18	11-22-65	Las Vegas, NV	Retained WBC Heavyweight title
Win	Sonny Liston	KO	1 (15), 2:12	05-25-65	Lewiston, ME	Retained WBC Heavyweight title
Win	Sonny Liston	Corner retirement	7 (15)	02-25-64	Miami Beach, FL	Won WBA/WBC Heavyweight titles; Stripped of WBA title on 1964-06-19
Win	Henry Cooper	TKO	5 (10), 2:15	06-18-63	London, England
Win	Doug Jones	Decision (unanimous)	10 (10)	03-13-63	New York City, NY
Win	Charley Powell	KO	3, 2:04	01-24-63	Pittsburgh, PA
Win	Archie Moore	TKO	4 (10), 1:35	11-15-62	Los Angeles, CA
Win	Alejandro Lavorante	KO	5 (10), 1:48	07-20-62	Los Angeles, CA
Win	Billy Daniels	TKO	7 (10), 2:21	05-19-62	Los Angeles, CA
Win	George Logan	TKO	4 (10), 1:34	04-23-62	New York City, NY
Win	Don Warner	TKO	4, 0:34	03-28-62	Miami Beach, FL
Win	Sonny Banks	TKO	4 (10), 0:26	02-10-62	New York City, NY
Win	Willi Besmanoff	TKO	7 (10), 1:55	11-29-61	Louisville, KY
Win	Alex Miteff	TKO	6 (10), 1:45	10-07-61	Louisville, KY
Win	Alonzo Johnson	Decision (unanimous)	10 (10)	07-22-61	Louisville, KY
Win	Duke Sabedong	Decision (unanimous)	10 (10)	06-26-61	Las Vegas, NV
Win	LaMar Clark	KO	2 (10), 1:27	04-19-61	Louisville, KY
Win	Donnie Fleeman	TKO	7 (8)	02-21-61	Miami Beach, FL
Win	Jimmy Robinson	KO	1 (8), 1:34	02-07-61	Miami Beach, FL
Win	Tony Esperti	TKO	3 (8), 1:30	01-17-61	Miami Beach, FL
Win	Herb Siler	KO	4 (8)	12-27-60	Miami Beach, FL
Win	Tunney Hunsaker	Decision (unanimous)	6 (6)	10-29-60	Louisville, KY