A data visualization and timeline of the boxing career of Muhammad Ali.

Muhammad Ali: The Greatest

Muhammad Ali, boxing champion and worldwide icon, dies at 74: Ali suffered for years from Parkinson’s disease, which ravaged his body but could never dim his larger-than-life presence.

Ali’s athletic greatness was jus a platform for the larger man
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 Many will say, accurately, that no athlete since Ali has remotely approached his fame, or force, on the world stage. 
  
Photos: Muhammad Ali “I am the greatest”: 1942-2016: Muhammad Ali was a national icon in and out of the boxing ring.
 
The Phantom Punch at 50: The rematch between Sonny Liston and Muhammad Ali only lasted two minutes. But the impact of the Phantom Punch has lasted more than 50 years. 

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