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The numbers that made Muhammad Ali the greatest

Eurosport
ByEurosport

Updated 04/06/2016 at 12:21 GMT

Three-time world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74. Ali is widely considered to be the greatest in boxing history and arguably the greatest sportsman of all-time.

Muhammad Ali in Moscow

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61 - Fights Ali was involved in.
56 - Ali called himself 'The Greatest' and he had the wins to back that claim up.
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Celebrated boxing trainer Angelo Dundee, Muhammad Ali's cornerman in his greatest fights, has died at the age of 90. - 2

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37 - Wins by knockout.
5 - Defeats Ali suffered.
31 - His winning streak before he was beaten for the first time by Joe Frazier in 'The Fight of the Century'.
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Muhammad Ali winces as Henry Cooper pretends to land a left hand punch to his jaw in London

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14 - Rounds Ali and Frazier went toe-to-toe in their third and final fight, the 'Thrilla in Manila'.
21 - How long his career spanned in years.
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Muhammad Ali

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3 - World heavyweight title victories.
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