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/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:10%">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">September 20, 1972</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:10%">Venue</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:10%"><span class="nowrap">Title(s) on the line</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_American_Boxing_Federation" title="North American Boxing Federation">NABF</a> heavyweight title</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#dddddd;">Tale of the tape</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Boxer</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="width:45%"> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> Muhammad Ali</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="width:45%"> <span class="flagicon"><span 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href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="width:45%"> <a href="/wiki/Waco,_North_Carolina" title="Waco, North Carolina">Waco, North Carolina</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Purse</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="width:45%"> $250,000</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="width:45%"> $100,000</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pre-fight record</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="width:45%"> 38–1 (27 KO)</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="width:45%"> 55–7–1 (40 KO)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Age</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="width:45%"> 30 years, 8 months</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="width:45%"> 37 years, 8 months</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="width:45%"> 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="width:45%"> 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Weight</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="width:45%"> 218 lb (99 kg)</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="width:45%"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">188<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> lb (86 kg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Style</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="width:45%"> Orthodox</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="width:45%"> Orthodox</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recognition</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="width:45%"> <a href="/wiki/North_American_Boxing_Federation" title="North American Boxing Federation">NABF</a> heavyweight champion<br />Former <a href="/wiki/Undisputed_championship_(boxing)" title="Undisputed championship (boxing)">undisputed</a> heavyweight champion</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="width:45%"> Former 2 time undisputed heavyweight champion</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#dddddd;">Result</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Ali defeats Patterson 7th round corner retirement</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali" title="Muhammad Ali">Muhammad Ali</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/Floyd_Patterson" title="Floyd Patterson">Floyd Patterson</a> II</b> was a professional boxing match contested on September 20, 1972, for the <a href="/wiki/North_American_Boxing_Federation" title="North American Boxing Federation">NABF</a> championship. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Muhammad_Ali_vs._Floyd_Patterson_II&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After his decision victory over <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Bonavena" title="Oscar Bonavena">Oscar Bonavena</a> in February 1972, Floyd Patterson signed to face fellow former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali at <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> on 28 August. The two had faced off <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Floyd_Patterson" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson">seven years earlier</a> when Ali had dominated Patterson in a performance described as like watching someone "pulling the wings off a butterfly. </p><p>Patterson had been set to rematch Ali in 1967 but Ali's ban from boxing ended those hopes. The fight was pushed back to 20 September.<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> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_fight">The fight</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Muhammad_Ali_vs._Floyd_Patterson_II&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The fight"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the first two rounds Ali danced around Patterson, controlling the range with the jab, while Patterson found occasional success with a lunging left hook. Ali landed a flush overhand right in the third, while Patterson's hooks forced Ali to keep a tight guard. A series of hooks from Ali in the sixth caused swelling above Patterson's left eye which kept him on the back foot throughout the seventh as the eye swelled shut. </p><p>After the ringside doctor inspected eye between rounds, referee <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Mercante" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur Mercante">Arthur Mercante</a> stopped Patterson from coming out for the eighth giving Ali a RTD (retired) victory.<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="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Muhammad_Ali_vs._Floyd_Patterson_II&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This defeat was Patterson's last fight, although he never formally announced his retirement. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Undercard">Undercard</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Muhammad_Ali_vs._Floyd_Patterson_II&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Undercard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Confirmed bouts:<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Muhammad_Ali_vs._Floyd_Patterson_II&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Broadcasting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th align="center">Country </th> <th align="center">Broadcaster </th></tr> <tr> <td><span 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Floyd Patterson (Full fight)</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Al_Lewis" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Al Lewis">vs. Al Lewis</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali" title="Muhammad Ali">Muhammad Ali</a>'s bouts </b><br />20 September 1972 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Bob_Foster" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Bob Foster">vs. Bob Foster</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold">vs. Pedro Agosto</div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Floyd_Patterson" title="Floyd 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Chevrier">Don Chevrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Cosell" title="Howard Cosell">Howard Cosell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Dierdorf" title="Dan Dierdorf">Dan Dierdorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Jackson" title="Keith Jackson">Keith Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lampley" title="Jim Lampley">Jim Lampley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Michaels" title="Al Michaels">Al Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Quarry" title="Jerry Quarry">Jerry Quarry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Schenkel" title="Chris Schenkel">Chris Schenkel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Trautwig" title="Al Trautwig">Al Trautwig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Wallau" title="Alex Wallau">Alex Wallau</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Miscellaneous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/ABC_Wide_World_of_Sports_Boxing" title="ABC Wide World of Sports Boxing">ABC Wide World of Sports Boxing</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Super_Fight" title="The Super Fight">The Super Fight</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Muhammad_Ali" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Muhammad_Ali" title="Template:Muhammad 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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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 Miami</a></i> (2013 play)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comics and<br />video games</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/Superman_vs._Muhammad_Ali" title="Superman vs. Muhammad Ali">Superman vs. Muhammad Ali</a></i> (1978 comic book)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Heavyweight_Boxing" title="Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing">Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing</a></i> (1992 video game)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Foes_of_Ali" title="Foes of Ali">Foes of Ali</a></i> (1995 video game)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Family</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/Cassius_Marcellus_Clay_Sr." title="Cassius Marcellus Clay 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Martin">Joe E. Martin (first trainer)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archie_Moore" title="Archie Moore">Archie Moore (trainer)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Dillman" title="George Dillman">George Dillman (instructor)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jabir_Herbert_Muhammad" title="Jabir Herbert Muhammad">Jabir Herbert Muhammad (manager)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luis_Sarria" title="Luis Sarria">Luis Sarria (trainer, cutman, masseur)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Frazier" title="Joe Frazier">Joe Frazier (opponent, friend)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Durham" title="Richard Durham">Richard Durham (autobiography co-writer)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Memorials</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/Ali_Mall" title="Ali Mall">Ali Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Boulevard" title="Muhammad Ali Boulevard">Muhammad Ali Boulevard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Center" title="Muhammad Ali Center">Muhammad Ali Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Muhammad_Ali_International_Airport" title="Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport">Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Clay_v._United_States" title="Clay v. 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