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| 1960 | Ali, Muhammad |  |
| Ali wins his first professional fight, a six-round decision over Tunney Hunsaker, who was the police chief of Fayetteville, West Virginia |
| 1960 | Hunsaker, Tunney | |
| Ali wins his first professional fight, a six-round decision over Tunney Hunsaker, who was the police chief of Fayetteville, West Virginia |
| 1963 | Ali, Muhammad | |
| Henry Cooper knocks Ali down with a left hook near the end of the fourth round, the fight is stopped in the 5th round due to a deep cut on Cooper's face |
| 1963 | Cooper, Henry |  |
| Henry Cooper knocks Ali down with a left hook near the end of the fourth round, the fight is stopped in the 5th round due to a deep cut on Cooper's face |
| 1965 | Patterson, Floyd | |
| 22nd July Patterson challenges for the crown again but is stopped in 12 rounds by Muhammad Ali |
| 1966 | Ali, Muhammad | |
| Ali is banned from fighting in the United States and forced to accept bouts abroad for most of 1966 |
| Ali refuses to serve in the United States Army during the Vietnam War as a conscientious objector, because "War is against the teachings of the Holy Qur'an" |
| "I ain't got no quarrel with those Vietcong" and "no Vietcong ever called me nigger" |
| 1967 | Ali, Muhammad | |
| Ali is stripped of his title by the boxing commission and not be allowed to fight professionally for more than 3 yrs, he was also convicted for refusing induction into the army and sentenced to 5 yrs in prison |
| Houston Terrle had called Ali Clay prior to the fight, Ali shouts at his opponent, "What's my name, Uncle Tom ... What's my name." Terrell suffers 15 rounds of brutal punishment, losing 13 of 15 rounds & knocked out |
| 1970 | Ali, Muhammad | |
| Georgia Ali is granted a license to box in Georgia because it was the only state in America without a boxing commission |
| Atlanta Boxing licence restored, returns to the ring but not as world champion |
| The Supreme Court reverses Ali's conviction of imprisonment for not serving in the Army |
| Oct Ali returns to boxing after 3 yrs and stops Jerry Quarry with a cut after three rounds |
| Nov The New York State Supreme Court rules that Ali was unjustly denied a boxing license |
| Dec Ali stops Bonavena in the 15th, paving the way for a title fight against Joe Frazier |
| 1970 | Quarry, Jerry | |
| Ali returns to boxing after 3 yrs and stops Jerry Quarry with a cut after three rounds |
| 1974 | Ali, Muhammad | |
| New York Frazier is defeated by Ali in their 2nd fight & Ali earns a title fight with George Foreman |
| 30th Oct Kinshasa Ali regains his title by defeating champion George Foreman in their bizarre bout in Kinshasa, Zaire, hyped as "The Rumble In The Jungle" |
| 1975 | Ali, Muhammad | |
| Manila Ali defeats Frazier during the "thriller in Manila" |
| 1976 | Ali, Muhammad | |
| 28th Sep New York Muhamid Ali defeats Ken Norton on points in a 15 round championship fight |
| 2000 | Ali, Muhammad | |
| Named sports person of the century by the BBC |
