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Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by the contract. Most professi
George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali in 1974, one of the most famous fights in the history of professional boxing.
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Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston after the "phantom punch"
Muhammad Ali
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Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "the Greatest", he is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. H
Professional boxing
…1960 to 1979 February 25, 1964: Cassius Clay was offered the chance to fight for the title against Sonny Liston. The maverick was declared the winner in the seventh round. Liston wasn't able to…
Ali in 1967
Cassius Clay and his trainer Joe E. Martin, January 1960
Clay defeated veteran Pole Zbigniew Pietrzykowski to win gold in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
On-site poster for Cassius Clay's fifth professional bout