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Papers Ali vs. Foreman (BBC.com) "If there was any doubt as to the scale of Muhammad Ali's greatness, they were erased by his dramatic and stirring eighth-round knockout of George Foreman in Zaire." 6-05 Ali vs. Frazier (ESPN.com) "In the ring, Joe Frazier was a bull who didn't need a red cape. Provocation or prodding wasn't necessary for him to come charging after the man in front of him, his head down, his fists acting as sharp horns and inflicting similar damage." "It was that relentlessness -- the near-total abandonment of duck-and-cover, the philosophy that one must absorb punishment before one can properly distribute it -- that defined Frazier's boxing career and has defined his life. It carried him to an Olympic gold medal and to the heavyweight championship of the world." "And it was that relentlessness that made him the perfect foil for his nemesis, Muhammad Ali. Discussing Frazier's boxing career without bringing up Ali is like talking about Neil Armstrong without mentioning the moon. The two are forever linked, thanks to their three timeless bouts -- Frazier won only the first, and the third was a near-death experience for both of them -- the contrasting styles with which they fought, and the vitriol they hurled at each other for so long." 6-05 Ali, Muhammad (Encyclopedia Britannica) Provides a brief biography of the great boxer and celebrity. 1-05 Ali, Muhammad (IBHOF.com) "He became the first man to win the heavyweight title three times and revolutionized the sport by introducing a style that went against many of the game's sacred teachings."br> "As Cassius Clay, he won a light heavyweight gold medal at the 1960 Olympics and began his ascent to the heavyweight crown. On the way up he beat Billy Daniels, Archie Moore, Doug Jones and Henry Cooper." "In 1964, he challenged the seemingly indomitable Sonny Liston for the heavyweight title. A significant underdog, Clay indeed 'Shocked the World' by forcing Liston to retire on his stool after the sixth round. After the fight Clay announced that he accepted the teachings of Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali." 6-05 Ali, Muhammad (Who2.com) Provides a brief biography of the great boxer and celebrity. 7-01 Ali, Muhammad - Time 100 Most Important People of the Century (Time.com) Provides a personal biography of the great boxer and celebrity. "It was a kind of epiphany that those who watched realized how much they missed him and how much he had contributed to the world of sport.... And they would marvel that through the wonderful excesses of skill and character, he had become the most famous athlete, indeed, the best-known personage in the world." 1-05 Best Fighters (ESPN.com) Associated Press's panel rates fighters. Others, of course, will disagree with these ratings. "Sugar Ray Robinson, poetry with a punch, is the Fighter of the Century." "He also was voted the greatest welterweight and middleweight boxer of the century by a five-member panel of experts assembled by The Associated Press." "Muhammad Ali, the century's top heavyweight, was the runner-up in the overall category. Ali and Robinson each received two first-place votes." Henry Armstrong came in third. 6-05 Best Heavyweight Fighters (About.com) Associated Press's panel rates fighters. Ali is rated as the greatest heavyweight boxer of the century. 6-05 Best Heavyweight Fighters (TheSlot.com) Rates heavyweight fighters. Ali is rated the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. 6-05

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