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a <a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">boxing</a> <a href="/wiki/Boxing#Boxing_styles" title="Boxing">fighting technique</a> in which one contender leans against the ropes of the <a href="/wiki/Boxing_ring" title="Boxing ring">boxing ring</a> to draw non-injuring offensive punches in an effort to tire their opponent out and, while they are on the ropes, try to execute devastating offensive punches. The rope-a-dope is most famously associated with <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali" title="Muhammad Ali">Muhammad Ali</a> in his October 1974 <a href="/wiki/Rumble_in_the_Jungle" class="mw-redirect" title="Rumble in the Jungle">Rumble in the Jungle</a> match against world heavyweight champion <a href="/wiki/George_Foreman" title="George Foreman">George Foreman</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kinshasa,_Zaire" class="mw-redirect" title="Kinshasa, Zaire">Kinshasa, Zaire</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Technique">Technique</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rope-a-dope&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Technique"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The rope-a-dope is performed by boxers assuming a protected stance (in Ali's classic pose, pretending to be trapped and lying against the ropes, which allows some of the punch's energy to be absorbed by the ropes' elasticity rather than the boxer's body). The boxers keep their guard up and are prepared for the incoming blows while looking for opportunities to counter-punch their opponents, who by mounting an offensive may have left themselves open to counters. By being in a defensive posture and being prepared for the incoming blows, the boxers decrease their chances of being caught with a clean flush blow, as ideally a significant portion of the punches will land on the boxers' hands and arms, or will miss completely as a result of the boxers' slipping the punch. Additionally, if the opponents lack stamina, the power of their punches will decrease throughout the fight and they will essentially "waste" many punches into the boxer's guard. </p><p>However, a boxer employing this tactic must have a "strong <a href="/wiki/Chin_(combat_sports)" title="Chin (combat sports)">chin</a>," or capacity to withstand punishment and thus avoid being knocked down by those punches that do get through the boxer's defenses and land. Offensively, boxers employing this tactic will look to exploit mistakes made in their opponent's attack by countering if the opponents have left themselves open. The boxers will also look to mount short bursts of offensive attacks in between their opponent's attack, being sure to immediately get back in their defensive posture as to not leave themselves open to a counterattack. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rope-a-dope&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to photographer <a href="/wiki/George_Kalinsky" title="George Kalinsky">George Kalinsky</a>, Ali had an unusual way of conducting his sparring sessions, where he had his sparring partner hit him, which he felt "was his way of being able to take punishment in the belly". Kalinsky told him: "Do what you do in a training session: Act like a dope on the ropes." Ali then replied: "So, you want me to be a rope-a-dope?"<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/Angelo_Dundee" title="Angelo Dundee">Angelo Dundee</a>, Kalinsky told Ali: "Why don't you try something like that? Sort of a dope on the ropes, letting Foreman swing away but, like in the picture, hit nothing but air." The publicist John Condon popularized the phrase "rope-a-dope".<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_fights">Notable fights</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rope-a-dope&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notable fights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The maneuver is most commonly associated with the match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, known as "<a href="/wiki/The_Rumble_in_the_Jungle" title="The Rumble in the Jungle">The Rumble in the Jungle</a>". Foreman was considered by many observers to be the favorite to win the fight due to his superior punching power. Ali purposely angered Foreman during the match, provoking Foreman to attack and force him back on the ropes. Some observers at the time thought that Ali was being horribly beaten and worried that they might see him get killed in the ring.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Writer <a href="/wiki/George_Plimpton" title="George Plimpton">George Plimpton</a> described Ali's stance as like "a man leaning out his window trying to see something on his roof." Far from being brutalized, however, Ali was relatively protected from Foreman's blows. <a href="/wiki/Norman_Mailer" title="Norman Mailer">Norman Mailer</a> described the advantage of Ali's rope-a-dope this way: "Standing on one's feet it is painful to absorb a heavy body punch even when blocked with one's arm. The torso, the legs, and the spine take the shock. Leaning on the ropes, however, Ali can pass it along; the rope will receive the strain."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ali's preparation for the fight, which involved toughening himself up by allowing his sparring partners to pummel him, contributed to observers' sense that Ali was outmatched. But Ali took advantage and won the match when Foreman became tired from the punches he was delivering. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Manny_Pacquiao" title="Manny Pacquiao">Manny Pacquiao</a> used the strategy to gauge the power of welterweight titlist <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cotto" title="Miguel Cotto">Miguel Cotto</a> in their <a href="/wiki/Manny_Pacquiao_vs._Miguel_Cotto" title="Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto">November 2009 fight</a>. Pacquiao followed the rope-a-dope with a knockdown. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Nicolino_Locche" title="Nicolino Locche">Nicolino Locche</a>, an Argentine boxer nicknamed "El Intocable" (The Untouchable), used this technique extensively throughout his career. He would get against the ropes and dodge nearly every single punch until his opponent would tire, and then he would take him down with <a href="/wiki/Striking_combination" title="Striking combination">combinations</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Micky_Ward" title="Micky Ward">"Irish" Micky Ward</a> used this strategy during many of the fights in the latter part of his career. Ward would wait for his opponent to become fatigued and would hit with either a left hook to the body or other combinations. This strategy led him to the junior welterweight championship of the <a href="/wiki/World_Boxing_Union" title="World Boxing Union">WBU</a>, where he took the belt from <a href="/wiki/Shea_Neary" title="Shea Neary">Shea Neary</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Floyd_Mayweather_Jr." title="Floyd Mayweather Jr.">Floyd Mayweather Jr.</a> often used this technique in his bouts, as he demonstrated in his <a href="/wiki/Floyd_Mayweather_Jr._vs._Conor_McGregor" title="Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor">August 2017 fight</a> against <a href="/wiki/Conor_McGregor" title="Conor McGregor">Conor McGregor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rope-a-dope&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_styles_and_technique" title="Boxing styles and technique">Boxing styles and 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Boxing_career_of_Muhammad_Ali" title="Boxing career of Muhammad Ali">Fights</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics" title="Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics">Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Tunney_Hunsaker" title="Cassius Clay vs. Tunney Hunsaker">Clay vs. Hunsaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Herb_Siler" title="Cassius Clay vs. Herb Siler">Clay vs. Siler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Tony_Esperti" title="Cassius Clay vs. Tony Esperti">Clay vs. Esperti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Jim_Robinson" title="Cassius Clay vs. Jim Robinson">Clay vs. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Donnie_Fleeman" title="Cassius Clay vs. Donnie Fleeman">Clay vs. Fleeman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Lamar_Clark" title="Cassius Clay vs. Lamar Clark">Clay vs. Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Duke_Sabedong" title="Cassius Clay vs. Duke Sabedong">Clay vs. Sabedong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Alonzo_Johnson" title="Cassius Clay vs. Alonzo Johnson">Clay vs. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Alex_Miteff" title="Cassius Clay vs. Alex Miteff">Clay vs. Miteff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Willi_Besmanoff" title="Cassius Clay vs. Willi Besmanoff">Clay vs. Besmanoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Sonny_Banks" title="Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Banks">Clay vs. Banks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Don_Warner" title="Cassius Clay vs. Don Warner">Clay vs. Warner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._George_Logan" title="Cassius Clay vs. George Logan">Clay vs. Logan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Billy_Daniels" title="Cassius Clay vs. Billy Daniels">Clay vs. Daniels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Alejandro_Lavorante" title="Cassius Clay vs. Alejandro Lavorante">Clay vs. Lavorante</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archie_Moore_vs._Cassius_Clay" title="Archie Moore vs. Cassius Clay">Moore vs. Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Charlie_Powell" title="Cassius Clay vs. Charlie Powell">Clay vs. Powell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Doug_Jones" title="Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones">Clay vs. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Henry_Cooper" title="Cassius Clay vs. Henry Cooper">Clay vs. Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Liston_vs._Cassius_Clay" class="mw-redirect" title="Sonny Liston vs. Cassius Clay">Liston vs. Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Sonny_Liston" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston">Ali vs. Liston II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Floyd_Patterson" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson">Ali vs. Patterson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._George_Chuvalo" title="Muhammad Ali vs. George Chuvalo">Ali vs. Chuvalo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Henry_Cooper_II" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper II">Ali vs. Cooper II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Brian_London" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Brian London">Ali vs. London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Karl_Mildenberger" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Karl Mildenberger">Ali vs. Mildenberger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Cleveland_Williams" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Cleveland Williams">Ali vs. Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Ernie_Terrell" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Ernie Terrell">Ali vs. Terrell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Zora_Folley" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley">Ali vs. Folley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Jerry_Quarry" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry">Ali vs. Quarry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Oscar_Bonavena" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Oscar Bonavena">Ali vs. Bonavena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fight_of_the_Century" title="Fight of the Century">Fight of the Century (Frazier vs. Ali I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Jimmy_Ellis" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Jimmy Ellis">Ali vs. Ellis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Buster_Mathis" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Buster Mathis">Ali vs. Mathis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._J%C3%BCrgen_Blin" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Jürgen Blin">Ali vs. Blin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Mac_Foster" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster">Ali vs. M. Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._George_Chuvalo_II" title="Muhammad Ali vs. George Chuvalo II">Ali vs. Chuvalo II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Jerry_Quarry_II" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry II">Ali vs. Quarry II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Al_Lewis" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Al Lewis">Ali vs. Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Floyd_Patterson_II" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson II">Ali vs. Patterson II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Bob_Foster" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Bob Foster">Ali vs. B. Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Joe_Bugner" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Bugner">Ali vs. Bugner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Ken_Norton" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton">Ali vs. Norton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Norton_vs._Muhammad_Ali_II" title="Ken Norton vs. Muhammad Ali II">Norton vs. Ali II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Rudie_Lubbers" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Rudie Lubbers">Ali vs. Lubbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Joe_Frazier_II" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier II">Ali vs. Frazier II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Rumble_in_the_Jungle" title="The Rumble in the Jungle">The Rumble in the Jungle (Foreman vs. Ali)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Chuck_Wepner" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Chuck Wepner">Ali vs. Wepner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Ron_Lyle" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Ron Lyle">Ali vs. Lyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Joe_Bugner_II" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Bugner II">Ali vs. Bugner II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrilla_in_Manila" title="Thrilla in Manila">Thrilla in Manila (Ali vs. Frazier III)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Jean-Pierre_Coopman" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Jean-Pierre Coopman">Ali vs. Coopman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Jimmy_Young" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Jimmy Young">Ali vs. Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Richard_Dunn" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Richard Dunn">Ali vs. Dunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Ken_Norton_III" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton III">Ali vs. Norton III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Alfredo_Evangelista" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Alfredo Evangelista">Ali vs. Evangelista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Earnie_Shavers" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Earnie Shavers">Ali vs. Shavers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Leon_Spinks" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks">Ali vs. Spinks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Spinks_vs._Muhammad_Ali_II" title="Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali II">Spinks vs. Ali II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Holmes_vs._Muhammad_Ali" title="Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali">Holmes vs. Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Trevor_Berbick" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Trevor Berbick">Ali vs. Berbick</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_in_media_and_popular_culture" title="Muhammad Ali in media and popular culture">Media</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Books</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Greatest:_My_Own_Story" title="The Greatest: My Own Story">The Greatest: My Own Story</a></i> (1975 autobiography)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fight_(book)" title="The Fight (book)">The Fight</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali:_His_Life_and_Times" title="Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times">Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times</a></i> (1991 biography)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tao_of_Muhammad_Ali" title="The Tao of Muhammad Ali">The Tao of Muhammad Ali</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_World_(biography)" title="King of the World (biography)">King of the World</a></i> (1998 biography)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Facing_Ali_(book)" title="Facing Ali (book)">Facing Ali</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali:_The_Glory_Years" title="Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years">Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years</a></i> (2002 biography)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Soul_of_a_Butterfly" title="The Soul of a Butterfly">The Soul of a Butterfly</a></i> (2004 autobiography)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Twelve_Rounds_to_Glory" title="Twelve Rounds to Glory">Twelve Rounds to Glory</a></i> (2007 biography)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ali:_A_Life" title="Ali: A Life">Ali: A Life</a></i> (2018 biography)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Documentaries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Whicker%27s_World" title="Whicker's World">Whicker's World</a></i> (1967 episode)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A.k.a._Cassius_Clay" title="A.k.a. Cassius Clay">a.k.a. Cassius Clay</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/When_We_Were_Kings" title="When We Were Kings">When We Were Kings</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Round:_Chuvalo_vs._Ali" title="The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali">The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Facing_Ali" title="Facing Ali">Facing Ali</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/When_Ali_Came_to_Ireland" title="When Ali Came to Ireland">When Ali Came to Ireland</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Trials_of_Muhammad_Ali" title="The Trials of Muhammad Ali">The Trials of Muhammad Ali</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_Ali" title="I Am Ali">I Am Ali</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Icons:_The_Greatest_Person_of_the_20th_Century" title="Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century">Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century</a></i> (2019 episode)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_My_Name:_Muhammad_Ali" title="What's My Name: Muhammad Ali">What's My Name: Muhammad Ali</a></i> (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blood_Brothers:_Malcolm_X_%26_Muhammad_Ali" title="Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali">Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_(miniseries)" title="Muhammad Ali (miniseries)">Muhammad Ali</a></i> (2021 series)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other films<br />and series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Requiem_for_a_Heavyweight_(film)" title="Requiem for a Heavyweight (film)">Requiem for a Heavyweight</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Super_Fight" title="The Super Fight">The Super Fight</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Greatest_(1977_film)" title="The Greatest (1977 film)">The Greatest</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_the_Greatest:_The_Adventures_of_Muhammad_Ali" title="I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali">I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali</a></i> (1977 animated series)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_World_(film)" title="King of the World (film)">King of the World</a></i> (2000 TV film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ali:_An_American_Hero" title="Ali: An American Hero">Ali: An American Hero</a></i> (2000 TV film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ali_(film)" title="Ali (film)">Ali</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali%27s_Greatest_Fight" title="Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight">Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight</a></i> (2013 TV film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_Night_in_Miami..." title="One Night in Miami...">One Night in Miami...</a></i> (2020)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Music and<br />performance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_the_Greatest_(Cassius_Clay_album)" title="I Am the Greatest (Cassius Clay album)">I Am the Greatest</a></i> (1963 album)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Black_Superman_(Muhammad_Ali)" title="Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)">Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)</a>" (1974 song)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Ali_and_His_Gang_vs._Mr._Tooth_Decay" title="The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay">The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay</a></i> (1976 album)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_(song)" title="Muhammad Ali (song)">Muhammad Ali</a>" (2001 song)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_World%27s_Greatest" title="The World's Greatest">The World's Greatest</a>" (2002 song)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Approaching_Ali" title="Approaching Ali">Approaching Ali</a></i> (2013 opera)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_Night_in_Miami_(play)" title="One Night in Miami (play)">One Night in 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