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This is a Thursday, Sept. 12, 1974 file photo of Muhammad Ali, who is due to fight World Champion Georeg Foreman tells a crowd of boxing fans in N' Sele Zaire, "Ako bo mai ye," which translates from Zaire's Lingalla dialect as: "I will kill him." Ali's trainer Angelo Dundee is at left, It was 40 years ago that two men met just before dawn on Oct. 30, 1974, to earn $5 million in the Rumble in the Jungle. In one of boxing's most memorable moments, Muhammad Ali stopped the fearsome George Foreman to recapture the heavyweight title in the impoverished African nation of ZaiAP Photo/Horst Faas, Fil
Muhammad Ali, one of the world's greatest boxers, died on Friday, June 3, at the age of 74.
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Born Cassius Marcellus Clay on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, Ali started boxing at age 12 - and ultimately became known for much more than just his successful boxing career.
Ali converted to Islam in 1964, changing his name from Cassius Clay - what he called his "slave name" - to Muhammed Ali after becoming affiliated with the Nation of Islam. His political activism and charity inspired millions throughout his life.
We've compiled some of his now-iconic words of wisdom and trademark boxing ring rhymes.
