Ali won 56 mathces and has lost only 5 matches and 37 knock outs 1960 29 Oct -- Tunney Hunsaker, Louisville, KY -- W 6 27 Dec -- Herb Siler, Miami Beach, FL -- KO 4 1961 17 Jan -- Tony Esperti, Miami Beach, FL -- KO 3 6 Feb -- Ingemar Johansson, Miami Beach, FL -- Spar 2 7 Feb -- Jim Robinson, Miami Beach, FL -- KO 1 21 Feb -- Donnie Fleeman, Miami Beach, FL -- KO 7 19 Apr -- Lamar Clark, Louisville, KY -- KO 2 26 Jun -- Duke Sabedong, Las Vegas, NV -- W 10 22 Jul -- Alonzo Johnson, Louisville, KY -- W 10 7 Oct -- Alex Miteff, Louisville, KY -- KO 6 29 Nov -- Willi Besmanoff, Louisville, KY -- KO 7 1962 19 Feb -- Sonny Banks, New York, NY -- KO 4 28 Mar -- Don Warner, Miami Beach, FL -- KO 4 23 Apr -- George Logan, Los Angeles, CA -- KO 6 19 May -- Billy Daniels, New York, NY -- KO 7 20 Jul -- Alejandro Lavorante, Los Angeles, CA -- KO 5 15 Nov -- Archie Moore, Los Angeles, CA -- KO 4 1963 24 Jan -- Charlie Powell, Pittsburgh, PA -- KO 3 13 Mar -- Doug Jones, New York, NY -- W 10 18 Jun -- Henry Cooper, London -- KO 5 1964 25 Feb -- Sonny Liston, Miami Beach, FL -- KO 7 (Won World Heavyweight Title) 1965 25 May -- Sonny Liston, Lewiston, ME -- KO 1 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 31 Jul -- Jimmy Ellis, San Juan, PR -- Exh. 3 31 Jul -- Cody Jones, San Juan, PR -- Exh. 3 16 Aug -- Cody Jones, Goteborg, Sweden -- Exh. 2 16 Aug -- Jimmy Ellis, Goteborg, Sweden -- Exh. 2 20 Aug -- Jimmy Ellis, London -- Exh. 4 20 Aug -- Cody Jones, Paisley, Scotland -- Exh. 4 22 Nov -- Floyd Patterson, Las Vegas, NV -- KO 12 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 1966 29 Mar -- George Chuvalo, Toronto -- W 15 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 21 May -- Henry Cooper, London -- KO 6 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 6 Aug -- Brian London, London -- KO 3 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 10 Sep -- Karl Mildenberger, Frankfurt, Germany -- KO 12 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 14 Nov -- Cleveland Williams, Houston, TX -- KO 3 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 1967 6 Feb -- Ernie Terrell, Houston, TX -- W 15 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 22 Mar -- Zora Folley, New York, NY -- KO 7 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 15 Jun -- Alvin Lewis, Detroit, MI -- Exh. 3 15 Jun -- Orvill Qualls, Detroit, MI -- Exh. 3 1970 20 Jan -- Rocky Marciano (movie/computer fight) -- TKO by 8 ?? Sep -- Rufus Braswell -- Exh. 2 ?? Sep -- Johnny Hudgins -- Exh. 2 ?? Sep -- George Hill -- Exh. 4 26 Oct -- Jerry Quarry, Atlanta, GA -- KO 3 7 Dec -- Oscar Bonavena, New York, NY -- KO 15 1971 8 Mar -- Joe Frazier, New York, NY -- L 15 (For World Heavyweight Title) 25 Jun -- J.D. McCauley, Dayton, OH -- Exh. 2 25 Jun -- Eddie Brooks, Dayton, OH -- Exh. 3 25 Jun -- Rufus Brassell, Dayton, OH -- Exh. 3 30 Jun -- Alex Mack, Charleston, SC -- Exh. 3 30 Jun -- Eddie Brooks, Charleston, SC -- Exh. 4 26 Jul -- Jimmy Ellis, Houston, TX -- KO 12 21 Aug -- Lancer Johnson, Caracas -- Exh. 4 21 Aug -- Eddie Brooks, Caracas -- Exh. 4 23 Aug -- Lancer Johnson, Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Exh. 4 23 Aug -- Eddie Brooks, Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Exh. 2 6 Nov -- James Summerville, Buenos Aires -- Exh. 5 6 Nov -- Miguel Paez, Buenos Aires -- Exh. 5 17 Nov -- Buster Mathis, Houston, TX -- W 12 26 Dec -- Jurgen Blin, Zurich, Switzerland -- KO 7 1972 1 Apr -- Mac Foster, Tokyo -- W 15 1 May -- George Chuvalo, Vancouver, Canada -- W 12 29 Jun -- Jerry Quarry, Las Vegas, NV -- KO 7 1 Jul -- Lonnie Bennett, Los Angeles, CA -- Exh. 2 1 Jul -- Eddie Jones, Los Angeles, CA -- Exh. 2 1 Jul -- Billy Ryan, Los Angeles, CA -- Exh. 2 1 Jul -- Charley James, Los Angeles, CA -- Exh. 2 1 Jul -- Rudy Clay, Los Angeles, CA -- Exh. 2 19 Jul -- Al Lewis, Dublin -- KO 11 1 Aug -- Gregorio Peralta, Barcelona, Spain -- Exh. 8 24 Aug -- Obie English, Baltimore, MD -- Exh. 4 24 Aug -- Ray Anderson, Baltimore, MD -- Exh. 2 24 Aug -- Alonzo Johnson, Baltimore, MD -- Exh. 2 24 Aug -- George Hill, Baltimore, MD -- Exh. 2 28 Aug -- Alonzo Johnson, Cleveland, OH -- Exh. 2 28 Aug -- Amos Johnson, Cleveland, OH -- Exh. 2 28 Aug -- Terry Daniels, Cleveland, OH -- Exh. 2 28 Aug -- Rodney Greene, Cleveland, OH -- Exh. 1 28 Aug -- Gary Dee, Cleveland, OH -- Exh. 1 20 Sep -- Floyd Patterson, New York, NY -- KO 7 11 Oct -- John Dennis, Boston, MA -- Exh. 2 11 Oct -- Cliff McDonald, Boston, MA -- Exh. 2 11 Oct -- Doug Kirk, Boston, MA -- Exh. 2 11 Oct -- Ray Anderson, Boston, MA -- Exh. 2 11 Oct -- Paul Raymond, Boston, MA -- Exh. 2 18 Nov -- Al Jones, Johannesburg, S.A. -- Exh. ? 21 Nov -- Bob Foster, Stateline, NV -- KO 8 28 Nov -- Charlie Boston, Salem, Va -- Exh. 2 28 Nov -- Jimmy Wingfield, Salem, Va -- Exh. 2 28 Nov -- John Jordan, Salem, Va -- Exh. 2 28 Nov -- Alonzo Johnson, Salem, Va -- Exh. 2 1973 14 Feb -- Joe Bugner, Las Vegas, NV -- W 12 23 Feb -- Cookie Wallace, Dallas -- Exh. 4 31 Mar -- Ken Norton, San Diego, CA -- L 12 10 Sep -- Ken Norton, Los Angeles, CA -- W 12 20 Oct -- Rudi Lubbers, Jakarta -- W 12 1974 28 Jan -- Joe Frazier, New York, NY -- W 12 30 Oct -- George Foreman, Kinshasa -- KO 8 (Won World Heavyweight Title) 1975 24 Mar -- Chuck Wepner, Cleveland, OH -- KO 15 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 16 May -- Ron Lyle, Las Vegas, NV -- KO 11 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 30 Jun -- Joe Bugner, Kuala Lumpur -- W 15 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 1 Oct -- Joe Frazier, Manila -- KO 14 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 6 Dec -- Randy Stephens, Dallas, TX -- Exh. 3 1976 20 Feb -- Jean Pierre Coopman, San Juan, PR -- KO 5 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 30 Apr -- Jimmy Young, Landover, MD -- W 15 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 24 May -- Richard Dunn, Munich, Germany -- KO 5 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 25 Jun -- Antonio Inoki, Tokyo -- Exh. D 15 28 Sep -- Ken Norton, New York, NY -- W 15 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 1977 29 Jan -- Peter Fuller, Boston, MA -- Exh. 4 29 Jan -- Walter Haines, Boston, MA -- Exh. 1 29 Jan -- Jerry Houston, Boston, MA -- Exh. 2 29 Jan -- Ron Drinkwater, Boston, MA -- Exh. 2 29 Jan -- Matt Ross, Boston, MA -- Exh. 2 29 Jan -- Frank Smith, Boston, MA -- Exh. 1 16 May -- Alfredo Evangelista, Landover, MD -- W 15 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 29 Sep -- Earnie Shavers, New York, NY -- W 15 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 14 Nov -- Bernardo Mercado, Bogata, Colombia -- Exh. 5 2 Dec -- Scott LeDoux, Chicago, IL -- Exh. 5 1978 15 Feb -- Leon Spinks, Las Vegas, NV -- L 15 (Lost World Heavyweight Title) 15 Aug -- Leon Spinks, New Orleans, LA -- W 15 (Won World Heavyweight Title) 1979 27 May -- Alonzo Johnson, Randers, Den -- Exh. 5 27 May -- Jimmy Willis, Randers, Den -- Exh. 5 14 Jul -- Lyle Alzado, Denver, CO -- Exh. 8 1980 2 Oct -- Larry Holmes, Las Vegas, NV -- KO by 11 (For World Heavyweight Title) 1981 11 Dec -- Trevor Berbick, Nassau -- L 10 |
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