Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks action during world heavyweight championship fight. Leon Spinks won the 15 round, split decision. Here, Spinks cocks...
Grossinger, NY- Those formidable fists belonging to world heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano are now pounding away at training equipment, including...
Boxing: World Heavyweight Title: Muhammad Ali in action after first round knockout of Sonny Liston at St Dominic's Arena,Lewiston, ME 5/25/1965....
Referee steps between Joe Louis and Tony Galento., Louis defeated Galento to retain his World Heavyweight Title with KO in 4th round.
American boxer Joe Louis defeats World Heavyweight champion James J. Braddock in Chicago, 22nd June 1937.
New York, NY- Joe Louis loses his world heavyweight title to Rocky Marciano. Referee Ruby Goldstein stopped the fight after 2 minutes and 36 seconds...
Boston, MA- Although the verdict of the Sharkey-Schmeling world heavyweight championship bout has raised many arguments, the family of Jack Sharkey...
Washington: Former world heavyweight boxing champions Joe Frazier and Joe Walcott pose for photographers prior to the USBA Cruiserweight title fight....
Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier Heavyweight title fight, long range shot of the ring at Boyle's Thrity Acres, Jersey City, New Jersey, July 2,...
Gene Tunney squares up with Jack Dempsey as referee Tommy Reilly watches, at Sesquicentennial Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 23,...
Gene Tunney squares up with Jack Dempsey as referee Tommy Reilly watches, at Sesquicentennial Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 23,...
Gene Tunney throws a jab at Jack Dempsey as referee Tommy Reilly watches, at Sesquicentennial Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 23,...
Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey exchange blows as referee Tommy Reilly watches, at Sesquicentennial Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 23,...
Gene Tunney throws a right to the head of Jack Dempsey as referee Tommy Reilly watches, at Sesquicentennial Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,...
Gene Tunney squares up with Jack Dempsey as referee Tommy Reilly watches, at Sesquicentennial Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 23,...
Gene Tunney throws a left hook to the head of Jack Dempsey as referee Tommy Reilly watches, at Sesquicentennial Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,...
Max Schmeling walks to his corner after knocking out Young Stribling in the 15th round to retain his title of World Heavyweight Champion at Municipal...
Former world heavyweight champion Joe Louis greets friends as he arrives at Madison Square Garden to attend the Joe Frazier-Muhammad Ali championship...
Cassius Clay reacts to a Sonny Liston jab at the Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, February 25, 1964. Cassius Clay won the World Heavyweight...
The sign posted outside the Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, February 25, 1964. Cassius Clay won the World Heavyweight Title by RTD in...
American boxers Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries face off in the ring before the start of the World Heavyweight Championship, Reno, Nevada, July 7,...
World Heavyweight boxing champion Ingemar Johansson works out on the heavy bag as he winds up his training preparations June 15th for his title...
New York: World heavyweight champion Ingemar Johansson, right, and Floyd Patterson shake hands after signing contract for return match here April...
Atlantic City, N.J.: World Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson watches challenger Larry Holmes fade into the ropes during 4th round knockout.
Atlantic City, N.J.: World Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson is victorious after defeating challenger Larry Holmes. Tyson KO'd Holmes in the 4th round...
The former World Heavyweight Boxing Champ Rocky Maricano is caught with a left jab playfully thrown by film star Mamie Van Doren backstage at the...
Ezzard Charles, former world heavyweight boxing champion , is shown as he received visitors at Passavant Hospital 2/13. He is suffering from a nerve...
Jerry Quarry raises his hands in victory after he beat Thad Spencer to win the WBA heavyweight championship elimination fight here 2/3. Quarry, the...
World heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano raises his arm in the air after defeating Ezzard Charles here at Yankee Stadium.
Actor Sylvester Stallone , and world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali playfully square off on stage as Ali made a surprise appearance at the 49th...
Actor Sylvester Stallone , and world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali playfully square off on stage as Ali made a surprise appearance at the 49th...
United Nations- United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim accepts one of two "paintings for peace" from and executed by world heavyweight boxing...
Pugilist-poet Cassius Clay and bandleader Lionel Hampton are in high spirits as they raise eight digits to indicate - according to their optimistic...
Former world heavyweight champion Cassius Clay, who calls himself Muhammad Ali, whoops it up with enthusiastic students at a rally on the St. John's...
Cassius Clay, Kentucky's poetic pugilist, graphically confirms his prediction that he will drop world heavyweight champ Sonny Liston in the eighth...
Ring action shown between world heavyweight champion Cassius Clay and challenger Karl Mildenberger during their title bout. Clay retained his title...
World Heavyweight Champion Cassius Clay watches as German challenger Karl Mildenberger slips to the canvas during the 5th round of their title bout...
Max Baer, world heavyweight champion turned "Gentleman Farmer", on a ranch in Fair Oaks while awaiting the start of his new movie contract.
Actress Beatrice Straight makes her acceptance speech for her Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in Network, as actor Sylvester Stallone and...
World heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali leads a rally of some 1,000 persons through streets of Trenton here, to urge New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne...
World heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, his face still unmarked, is a bit paunchy around the midsection, however. He's taking a breather during a...
New York: "The Greatest." Boxing's world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali is flanked by Phillip "Chip" McAllister, , and James LeRoy Smith who are...
Former world heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali kneels in prayer during visit to the Islamic Center here March 24th prior to a workout at the gym. Ali is...
Attired in traditional dress, former world heavyweight boxing champ Muhammad Ali kisses the Holy Black Stone in the Kaaba during his pilgrimage to...
Washington, D.C.- World heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali and his brother Herbert Clay meet with President Ford at the White House. Ali said he liked...
Heavyweight champion Larry Holmes and Muhammad Ali exchange blows during their world heavyweight title match on October 2 at Caesars Palace in Las...
Muhammad Ali punches Leon Spinks during their world heavyweight title match on September 15 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Heavyweight champion George Foreman and Muhammad Ali exchange punches during their world heavyweight title boxing match in 1974.
Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali goes to his dressing room after defeating George Foreman for the world heavyweight title, known as the 'Rumble in...
World heavyweight champion Mohammed Ali, formerly Cassius Clay, is interviewed by a reporter in front of the United Nations with his brother, Rudolph...
Cambridge, Mass.: World heavyweight Boxing Champ Muhammad Ali gestures as he speaks to students from podium at Harvard University's Burden...
World heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali holds the hands of his twin daughters Jamalliah and Rahshoda as his daughter Miriam runs alongside at his...
World heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali holds the hands of his twin daughters Jamalliah and Rahshoda as his daughter Miriam runs alongside at his...
World heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali leads a rally of some 1,000 persons through streets of Trenton here, to urge New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne...
Cambridge, Massachusetts: World heavyweight boxing champ Muhammad Ali leaves the podium to do the "Ali Shuffle" during his talk to students at...
Trenton, N.J.: World heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali and former champ Joe Frazier shake hands after they and actress Ellen Burstyn met with New Jersey...