Ali lost the fight via 10 round unanimous decision.Īli retired from professional boxing with a record of 56-5, which included 37 knockout wins and one loss via knockout, and eight title wins. His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Jamaican boxer Trevor Berbick at 39 years of age, on December 11, 1981. For more details about these defeats, refer to ' All of Muhammad Ali's losses'. He was stopped once and lost four times via decision.

He suffered his first loss against Joe Frazier via 15 round unanimous decision on March 8, 1971, which ended his 31-fight win streak. Muhammad Ali had a total of five losses in his professional boxing career - three of them in title bouts and two in non-title bouts. Some of Ali's best fights and notable victories include wins over seven Hall-of-Famers ( Ken Norton, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Bob Foster, Floyd Patterson, Sonny Liston, and Archie Moore), Henry Cooper, Leon Spinks, and Ernie Terrell. For all the details about Ali's world title wins and defenses refer to ' Muhammad Ali World Titles'. He was a two-time undisputed heavyweight world champion, and won eight world titles at heavyweight. He defeated Liston via 6th round RTD to become the heavyweight champion of the world. He went on to win 30 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 25 wins via stoppage.Īli had his first world title fight at the age of 22 on Februafter 19 professional fights, against Sonny Liston for the heavyweight NYSAC, WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles. Muhammad Ali's professional boxing career spanned more than 21 years - from 1960 to 1981.Īli made his professional boxing debut against Tunney Hunsaker at the age of 18 on October 29, 1960, defeating Hunsaker via 6 round unanimous decision.

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