MUHAMMAD ALI set of 19 wire photos of boxing champ Trevor Berbick Ernie Shavers

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This is a set of 19 original wire photos of boxer Muhammad Ali. They range in size; the biggest is about 8x9 inches.Most of these images are from United Press International and were transmitted electronically to magazines and newspapers around the world and then printed out on special thermal paper printers in the newsroom. The images include:--1967 file photo of Ali at a microphone, sent out in 1984 when Ali filed suit against the World Boxing Association for stripping him of his boxing title during the Vietnam War.--1984 photo sent out when Ali's Parkinson's diagnosis was announced.--Both feet off the canvas as he dances in the ring in 1980, preparing to fight Larry Holmes at Caesars Palace.--Shadow boxing at Caesars Palace--Bandini Brown towels off Ali as he prepares to fight Trevor Berbick in 1981--Ali tells reporters he still has a pretty face--Ali, wearing a rubber sweat suit, trains to fight John Tate--File photo of Ali retaining world heavyweight title by defeating Ernie Shavers--Ali getting punched in the face by a statue--Ali pictured at home in 1984--Two photos of Ali fighting Trevor Berbick in 1981--File photo of a 12-year-old Cassius ClayBACKGROUNDMuhammad Ali (/ɑːˈliː/;[2] born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 -- June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and social activist.[a] A global cultural icon, widely known by the epithet "The Greatest", he is frequently cited as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the Ring magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970, was the undisputed champion from 1974 to 1978, and was the WBA and Ring heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1979. In 1999, he was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC.Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he began training as an amateur boxer at age 12. At 18, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics and turned professional later that year. He joined the Nation of Islam in the early 1960s, but later disavowed it in the mid-1970s. He won the world heavyweight championship, defeating Sonny Liston in a major upset on February 25, 1964, at age 22. During that year, he denounced his birth name as a "slave name" and formally changed his name to Muhammad Ali. In 1967, Ali refused to be drafted into the military, owing to his religious beliefs and ethical opposition to the Vietnam War, and was found guilty of draft evasion and stripped of his boxing titles. He stayed out of prison while appealing the decision to the Supreme Court,where his conviction was overturned in 1971. He did not fight for nearly four years and lost a period of peak performance as an athlete. Ali's actions as a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War made him an icon for the larger counterculture of the 1960s generation, and became a prominent, high-profile figure of racial pride for African Americans during the civil rights movement and throughout his career. He fought in several historic boxing matches, including his highly publicized fights with Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier (including the Fight of the Century, the biggest boxing event up until then), the Thrilla in Manila, and his fight with George Foreman in The Rumble in the Jungle.Ali thrived in the spotlight at a time when many boxers let their managers do the talking, and he became renowned for his provocative and outlandish persona. He was famous for trash-talking, often free-styled with rhyme schemes and spoken word poetry, and has been recognized as a pioneer in hip hop.He often predicted in which round he would knock out his opponent. As aboxer, Ali was known for his unorthodox movement, fancy footwork, head movement, and rope-a-dope technique, among others.Outside boxing, Ali attained success as a spoken word artist, releasing two studio albums: I Am the Greatest! (1963) and The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay (1976). Both albums received Grammy Awardnominations. He also feature... read more

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