Young Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, knocked out opponent Sonny Liston for his first world title in boxing on this day in history, Feb. 25, 1964. Twenty-two-year-old Clay achieved the ...

"The Greatest," the first scripted series about Muhammad Ali authorized by the boxing icon’s estate, is taking a different ...

Muhammad Ali “shook up the world” in Miami Beach. The 22-year-old underdog, still known as Cassius Clay, shocked heavyweight champion Sonny Liston Feb. 25, 1964, at the city’s Convention Center.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Feb. 25, 2025. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 25, 1964, a 22-year-old Muhammad Ali, then ...

Muhammad Ali redefined heavyweight boxing—he broke every rule about how big men should fight. Across 21 years as a professional, Ali won 56 fights (37 by knockout) and lost only 5. Ali turned fights ...

It was four against one when “The Greatest” met the soon-to-be greatest rock band of all time, but Muhammad Ali had no trouble knocking out all of The Beatles with a single swing when they met at a ...

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The Beatles met Muhammad Ali in February 1964, and although they posed together for iconic photos, the Beatles weren't necessarily in awe of the boxer. In fact, it's possible that John Lennon didn't ...

The team behind The Greatest is beginning to reveal how it plans to pack a punch with the show, the first authorized scripted ...

This joint portrait of two icons floats on stunning archival images and stings with questions of what might have been. The duo envisioned by “One Night in Miami” were nearing the end of their deep ...