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Muhammad Ali |
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Born:
Jan. 17, 1942, Louisville, KY |
Amateur highlights
1957
26 Feb Kent Green Chicago LK 2
(Chicago Golden Glove Quarterfinals)
1958
Mar 5 Chicago Golden Gloves Finals
1959
Mar 11 Chicago Golden Gloves Finals
25 Mar Tony Madigan Chicago W 3
(Wins Inter-City Golden Gloves)
Apr National AAU Light-heavyweight Champion
Sep Amos Johnson Chicago L 3
(Pan Am Games Quarterfinals)
1960
Feb 29 Wins Chicago Golden Gloves
Mar 21 Gary Jawish New York KO 3 (1:46)
(Wins Inter-City Golden Gloves, Heavyweight)
8 Apr Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. registers for the military draft
9 Apr Jeff Davis Toledo, OH KO 2
(Wins National AAU Light-heavyweight Championship)
May 20 Alan Hudson San Francisco KO
(May 18-20 Olympic Trials; wins as light heavyweight)
Olympics: Opponent Country Result
Yves Because Belgium TKO 2
Sep 1 Genadiy Schatkov USSR W Dec
Tony Madigan Australia W Dec
Sep 5 Zbigniew Pietrzykowki Poland W Dec (5-0)
Professional Record
1960 29 Oct Tunney Hunsaker Louisville, KY W6 27 Dec Herb Siler Miami Beach, FL KO4 1961 17 Jan Tony Esperti Miami Beach, FL KO3 6 Feb Ingemar Johansson Miami Beach, FL Spar-2 7 Feb Jim Robinson Miami Beach, FL KO1 21 Feb Donnie Fleeman Miami Beach, FL KO7 19 Apr Lamar Clark Louisville, KY KO2 26 Jun Duke Sabedong Las Vegas, NV W10 22 Jul Alonzo Johnson Louisville, KY W10 7 Oct Alex Miteff Louisville, KY KO6 29 Nov Willi Besmanoff Louisville, KY KO7 1962 19 Feb Sonny Banks New York, NY KO4 28 Mar Don Warner Miami Beach, FL KO4 23 Apr George Logan Los Angeles, CA KO6 19 May Billy Daniels New York, NY KO7 20 Jul Alejandro Lavorante Los Angeles, CA KO5 15 Nov Archie Moore Los Angeles, CA KO4 1963 24 Jan Charlie Powell Pittsburgh, PA KO3 13 Mar Doug Jones New York, NY W10 18 Jun Henry Cooper London KO5 1964 Feb 25 Sonny Liston Miami Beach, FL TKO7 (Won world championship)
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Following the Liston fight, Clay
briefly adopted the name Cassius X. In March he changed his name to
Muhammad Ali.
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1965
25 May Sonny Liston Lewiston, ME KO1
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
28 Jul Cody Jones Belize, Brit. Honduras Exh 4
31 Jul Jimmy Ellis San Juan, PR Exh 3
31 Jul Cody Jones San Juan, PR Exh 3
14 Aug Opponent Saterdalen, Sweeden Exh
16 Aug Cody Jones Goteborg, Sweden Exh 2
16 Aug Jimmy Ellis Goteborg, Sweden Exh 2
20 Aug Jimmy Ellis London Exh 4
20 Aug Cody Jones Paisley, Scotland Exh 4
Oct 28 Opponent Freeport, Bahamas Exh
22 Nov Floyd Patterson Las Vegas, NV KO12
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
1966
29 Mar George Chuvalo Toronto W15
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
21 May Henry Cooper London KO6
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
6 Aug Brian London London KO3
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
On August 23, 1966, Ali petitions the Selective Servce for an exemption from Military Service. He signs as Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., a/k/a/ Muhhammad Ali, Special Field Minister, he Lost Nation of Islam. His request is denied.
10 Sep Karl Mildenberger Frankfurt, Germany KO12
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
Oct 27 Doug Jones Louisville, KY Exh 6
14 Nov Cleveland Williams Houston, TX KO3
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
1967
6 Feb Ernie Terrell Houston, TX W15
(Retained World Heavyweight Title, wins WBA Title)
6 Mar Ali's A-1 draft classification upheld
22 Mar Zora Folley New York, NY KO7
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
28 Apr Ali refuses induction into US Army;
NY State revokes his license to box as do many others
8 May Ali is indicted for draft evasion by Federal Grand Jury
15 Jun Alvin "Blue" Lewis Detroit, MI Exh 3
15 Jun Orvill Qualls Detroit, MI Exh 3
On June 20, 1967, a jury for the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, returned a
verdict of guilty against Ali on the charge of violating the
Universal Military Training and Service Act because of his
refusal to be inducted. Judge Joe Ingraham sentences
him to a term 5 years imprisonment and a fine of $10,000.
Ali appeals the next day and is released on bond.
1970
Jan 20 Rocky Marciano (movie/computer fight) TKO by 8
On February 1, 1970, Ali officially retired and vacated the title.
This assured that the winner of the Joe Frazier vs. Jimmy Ellis
"unification" bout would be considered the undisputed champion.
On September 11, 1970, Ali announced that he had signed to fight
Jerry Quarry in Georgia, which had no state commission. At the time,
Ali's conviction for draft evasion was on appeal to the U.S. Supreme
Court. Meanwhile, Ali had won a separate Federal Court action
that held the New York State Athletic Commission's refusal to
give Ali a license was arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law.
The Commission did not appeal that ruling.
-- Sep Rufus Braswell Site Exh 2
-- Sep Johnny Hudgins Site Exh 2
-- Sep George Hill Site Exh 4
26 Oct Jerry Quarry Atlanta, GA KO3
7 Dec Oscar Bonavena New York, NY TK 15
30 Dec Ali signs to fight Joe Frazier in March
1971
8 Mar Joe Frazier New York, NY L15
(For World Heavyweight Title)
25 Jun J.D. McCauley Dayton, OH Exh 2
25 Jun Eddie Brooks Dayton, OH Exh 3
25 Jun Rufus Brassell Dayton, OH Exh 3
28 Jun U.S. Supreme Court reverses Ali's draft evasion conviction
30 Jun Alex Mack Charleston, SC Exh 3
30 Jun Eddie Brooks Charleston, SC Exh 4
26 Jul Jimmy Ellis Houston, TX KO12
(Won Vacant NABF Heavyweight Title)
21 Aug Lancer Johnson Caracas Exh 4
21 Aug Eddie Brooks Caracas Exh 4
23 Aug Lancer Johnson Port of Spain, Trinidad Exh 4
23 Aug Eddie Brooks Port of Spain, Trinidad Exh 2
6 Nov James Summerville Buenos Aires Exh 5
6 Nov Miguel Paez Buenos Aires Exh 5
17 Nov Buster Mathis Houston, TX W12
19 Oct Opponent England Exh 8
26 Dec Jurgen Blin Zurich, Switzerland KO7
1972
28 Jan Opponent Vancouver, Can Exh 10
18 Feb Al Migliorato Pittsburgh Exh 4
1 Apr Mac Foster Tokyo W15
1 May George Chuvalo Vancouver, Canada W12
(Retained NABF Heavyweight Title)
29 Jun Jerry Quarry Las Vegas, NV KO7
(Retained NABF Heavyweight Title)
1 Jul Lonnie Bennett Los Angeles, CA Exh 2
1 Jul Eddie Jones Los Angeles, CA Exh 2
1 Jul Billy Ryan Los Angeles, CA Exh 2
1 Jul Charley James Los Angeles, CA Exh 2
1 Jul Rudy Clay Los Angeles, CA Exh 2
19 Jul Al Lewis Dublin KO 11
1 Aug Gregorio Peralta Barcelona, Spain Exh 8
24 Aug Obie English Baltimore, MD Exh 4
24 Aug Ray Anderson Baltimore, MD Exh 2
24 Aug Alonzo Johnson Baltimore, MD Exh 2
24 Aug George Hill Baltimore, MD Exh 2
Aug 28 Alonzo Johnson Cleveland, OH Exh 2
Aug 28 Amos Johnson Cleveland, OH Exh 2
Aug 28 Terry Daniels Cleveland, OH Exh 2
Aug 28 Rodney Greene Cleveland, OH Exh 1
Aug 28 Gary Dee Cleveland, OH Exh 1
The Aug 28 exhibitions were a purported fund-raiser for Forest City Hospital, significant as Don King's first "promotion."
20 Sept Floyd Patterson New York KO7
(Retained NABF Heavyweight Title)
11 Oct (John) Dino Dennis Boston, MA Exh 2
11 Oct Cliff McDonald Boston, MA Exh 2
11 Oct Doug Kirk Boston, MA Exh 2
11 Oct Ray Anderson Boston, MA Exh 2
11 Oct Paul Raymond Boston, MA Exh 2
Nov 18 Al Jones Johannesburg, S.A. Sch-x
Nov 21 Bob foster Stateline, NV KO8
(Retained NABF Heavyweight Title)
Nov 28 Charlie Boston Salem, Va Exh 2
Nov 28 Jimmy Wingfield Salem, Va Exh 2
Nov 28 John Jordan Salem, Va Exh 2
Nov 28 Alonzo Johnson Salem, Va Exh 2
1973
Feb 14 Joe Bugner Las Vegas, NV W12
Feb 23 Roy "Cookie" Wallace Dallas Exh 4
Mar 31 Ken Norton San Diego L12
(Lost NABF Heavyweight Title)
Sep 10 Ken Norton Los Angeles W12
(Regained NABF Heavyweight Title)
Oct 21 Rudi Lubbers Jakarta, Indonesia W12
1974
Jan 23 Joe Frazier and Ali brawl at ABC Studios
Jan 28 Joe Frazier New York, NY W12
(Retained NABF Heavyweight Title)
Oct 30 George Foreman Kinshasa KO8
(Won World Heavyweight Title)
Dec 3 Opponent London, Eng Exh
1975
24 Mar Chuck Wepner Cleveland, OH KO15
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
16 May Ron Lyle Las Vegas, NV KO11
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
30 Jun Joe Bugner Kuala Lumpur W15
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
1 Oct Joe Frazier Manila KO14
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
Dec 6 Randy Stephens Dallas, Tx Exh 3
1976
20 Feb Jean Pierre Coopman San Juan, PR KO5
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
30 Apr Jimmy Young Landover, MD W15
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
24 May Richard Dunn Munich, Germany KO5
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
25 Jun Antonio Inoki Tokyo Exh D15
(above was boxer-wrestler exhibition)
27 Jun Gerald Noble Seoul Exh 1 (5 min.)
27 Jun Larry D. Rice Seoul Exh
28 Sep Ken Norton New York W15
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
1977
29 Jan Peter Fuller Boston, MA Exh 2
29 Jan Walter Haines Boston, MA Exh 1
29 Jan Jerry Houston Boston, MA Exh 2
29 Jan Ron Drinkwater Boston, MA Exh 2
29 Jan Matt Ross Boston, MA Exh 2
29 Jan Frank Smith Boston, MA Exh 1
(Above a Benefit for Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts)
16 May Alfredo Evangelista Landover, MD W 15
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
16 Jul Ali boxes at Ron Taylor's Boxing Booth, England
29 Sep Earnie Shavers New York, NY W 15
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
14 Nov Bernardo Mercado Bogata, Colombia Exh 5
2 Dec Scott LeDoux Chicago, IL Exh 5
1978
15 Feb Leon Spinks Las Vegas, NV L15
(Lost World Heavyweight Title)
15 Aug Leon Spinks New Orleans, LA W15
(Won World Heavyweight Title)
1979
Mar 12 Ali's Farewell Night, Providence RI
Mar 12 Dino Dennis Providence, RI Exh 2
Mar 12 Alonzo Johnson Providence, RI Exh 2
Mar 12 Jimmy Ellis Providence, RI Exh 2
May 25 Opponent London, Eng Exh
May 27 Alonzo Johnson Randers, Den Exh 5
May 27 Jimmy Ellis Randers, Den Exh 5
Jun 7 Opponent Birmingham, Eng Exh
Jun 27 Ali announces his retirement
Jul 10 World Premiere of film "Freedom Road" starring Ali
Jul 14 Lyle Alzado Denver, CO Exh 8
(Weights -- Ali 234; Alzado 243.5)
1980
Oct 2 Larry Holmes Las Vegas, NV LK 11
(For World Heavyweight Title)
1981
11 Dec Trevor Berbick Nassau, Bahamas L10
1982
Jul 19 Opponent Tulsa, OK Exh
Undated
late 1971 Alonzo Johnson & Georgio Bambini Exh at Genoa, Italy
(Ali fought both men at same time!)
mid 1972 Ba Sounkalo Exh
mid 1975 Opponent Exh 6, Benefit for Shaw College
Fall 1978 Sammy Davis,Jr. Exh, Benefit for Howard Bingham
Fall 1978 3 Opponents Exh in Moscow
Feb 1979? Luke Capuano Exh at DePaul University
circa 1979 Opponent Exh in Casablanca
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