Muhammad Ali's boxing record: 56 wins, 5 losses, 37 knockouts

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Life and times of Muhammad Ali

A look at how Ali become one of the world's greatest sports legends

1960

Oct 29 Tunney Hunsaker, Lousville W 6

Dec 27 Herb Siler, Miami TKO 4<

1961

Jan 17 Tony Esperti, Miami TKO 3

Feb 7 Jim Robinson, Miami TKO 1

Feb 21 Donnie Fleeman, Miami TKO 7

Apr 19 Lamar Clark, Louisville KO 2

Jun 26 Duke Sabedong, Las Vegas W 10

Jul 22 Alono Johnson, Louisville W 10

Oct 7 Alex Miteff, Louisville TKO 6

Nov 29 Willi Besmanoff, Louisville TKO 7<

1962

Feb 10 Sonny Banks, New York TKO 4

Feb 28 Don Warner, Miami TKO 4

Apr 23 George Logan, Los Angeles TKO 6

May 19 Billy Daniels, New York TKO 7

Jul 20 Alejandro Lavorante, Los Angeles KO 5

Nov 5 Archie Moore, Los Angeles TKO 4<

1963

Jan 24 Charlie Powell, Pittsburgh KO 3

Mar 13 Doug Jones, New York W 10

Jun 18 Henry Cooper, London TKO 5<

1964

Feb 25 Sonny Liston, Miami TKO 7

(Won World Heavyweight Title)<

1965

May 25 Sonny Liston, Lewiston, Maine KO 1

(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

Jul 31 Jimmy Ellis, San Juan exhibition 3

Jul 31 Cody Jones, San Juan exhibition 3

Aug 16 Cody Jones, Gothenburg, Sweden exhibition 2

Aug 16 Jimmy Ellis, Gothenburg, Sweden exhibition 2

Aug 20 Jimmy Ellis, London exhibition 4

Aug 20 Cody Jones, London exhibition 4

Aug 22 Floyd Patterson, Las Vegas TKO 12

(Retained World Heavyweight Title)<

1966

Mar 29 George Chuvalo, Toronto, Canada W 15

(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

May 21 Henry Cooper, London TKO 6

(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

Aug 6 Brian London, London TKO 3

(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

Sep 10 Karl Mildenberger, Frankfurt, Germany, TKO 12

(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

Nov 14 Cleveland Williams, Houston TKO 3

(Retained World Heavyweight Title)<

1967

Feb 6 Ernest Terrell, Houston W 15

(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

Mar 22 Zora Folley, New York TKO 7

(Retained World Heavyweight Title)<

1968-1969

(Inactive)<

1970

Feb 3 Announced retirement

Oct 26 Jerry Quarry, Atlanta TKO 3

Dec 7 Oscar Bonavena, New York TKO 15<

1971

Mar 8 Joe Frazier, New York L 15

(For World Heavyweight Title)

Jul 26 Jimmy Ellis, Houston TKO 12

(Won Vacant NABF Heavyweight Title)

Nov 17 Buster Mathis, Houston W 12

(Retained NABF Heavyweight Title)

Dec 26 Jurgen Blin, Zurich, Switzerland KO 7<

1972

Apr 1 McArthur Foster, Tokyo W 12

May 1 George Chuvalo, Vancouver, Canada W 12

(Retained NABF Heavyweight Title)

Jun 29 Jerry Quarry, Las Vegas TKO 7

(Retained NABF Heavyweight Title)

Jul 19 Alvin Lewis, Dublin, Ireland TKO 11

Sep 20 Floyd Patterson, New York TKO 7

(Retained NABF Heavyweight Title)

Nov 21 Bob Foster, Stateline, Nev. KO 8

(Retained NABF Heavyweight Title)<

1973

Feb 14 Joe Bugner, Las Vegas W 12

Mar 31 Ken Norton, San Diego L 12

(Lost NABF Heavyweight Title)

Sep 10 Ken Norton, Los Angeles W 12

(Regained NABF Heavyweight Title)

Oct 20 Rudi Lubbers, Jakarta, Indonesia W 12<

1974

Jan 28 Joe Frazier, New York W 12

(Retained NABF Heavyweight Title)

Oct 30 George Foreman, Kinashasa, Zaire KO 8

(Regained World Heavyweight Title)<

1975

Mar 24 Chuck Wepner, Cleveland TKO 15

(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

May 16 Ron Lyle, Las Vegas TKO 11

(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

Jul 1 Joe Bugner, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia W 15

(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

Oct 1 Joe Frazier, Quezon City, Philippines TKO 14

(Retained World Heavyweight Title)<

1976

Feb 20 Jean Pierre Coopman, San Juan, P.R. KO 5

(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

Apr 30 Jimmy Young, Landover, Md. W 15

(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

May 24 Richard Dunn, Munich, Germany TKO 5

(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

Jun 25 Antonio Inoki, Tokyo exhibition D 15

Sep 28 Ken Norton, New York W 15

(Retained World Heavyweight Title)<

1977

May 21 Alfredo Evangelista, Landover, Md. W 15

(Retained World Heavyweight Title)<

Sep 29 Earnie Shavers, New York W 15

(Retained World Heavyweight Title)<

Dec 2 Scott LeDoux, Chicago exhibition TKO 5<

1978

Feb 15 Leon Spinks, Las Vegas L 15

(Lost World Heavyweight Title)

Sep 15 Leon Spinks, New Orleans W 15

(Regained World Heavyweight Title)<

1979

Announced retirement<

1980

Oct 2 Larry Holmes, Las Vegas TKO by 11

(For vacant World Heavyweight Title)<

1981

Dec 11 Trevor Berbick, Nassau, Bahamas L 10