Muhammad Ali's death is a huge loss to the sporting world. As the world pays its tribute to the most iconic individual sportsman in history, here are some classic images from Ali's career that will ensure that his legend always lives on.
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#1 Muhammad Ali posing with his boxing gloves.
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#2 Muhammad Ali cuddling his daughters Laila, (L ) and Hana at a hotel in London, December 1978.
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#3 Joe Frazier lands a left hook on Muhammad Ali during the first of their three epic battles at Madison Square Garden in New York, March 1971.
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The Fight of the Century (also known as The Fight) is the name boxing writers and historians have given to the match between champion Joe Frazier (26-0, 23 KOs) and challenger Muhammad Ali (31-0, 25 KOs).
#4 Muhammad Ali with his trainer Angelo Dundee ahead of his fight with Ernie Terrell at the Astrodome in Houston, Feburary 1967.
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#5 Muhammad Ali predicts that he will in the fifth round before his fight with Henry Cooper at Wembley Stadium in London, June 1963.
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#6 World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali and challenger Henry Cooper fight at Highbury Stadium, London, May 1966, for the World Heavyweight Boxing title.
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The fight was stopped in the sixth round due to a cut above Cooper's left eye.?
#7 Muhammad Ali trains at his Pennsylvanian mountain retreat in Owigsburg, Pennsylvania, for his fight against George Foreman in Zaire August 1974 .?
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#8 Muhammad Ali punches Richard Dunn while fighting for the WBC and WBA Heavyweight Title in Munich, Germany, May 1976.
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#9 Muhammad Ali and his entourage try to wind up Ken Norton ahead of their third fight in New York, September 1976.
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#10 Muhammad Ali drops an overhand right on Leon Spinks during their second match at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, September 1978.
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The fight went badly for Spinks. A now in shape Ali rarely lost control, winning back his title by a unanimous fifteen-round decision, becoming the first three-time heavyweight champion.
#11 Muhammad Ali reads the newspapers in London, the day after his World Title Fight win against Henry Cooper, June 1963,
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#12 Muhammad Ali trains at his Deer Lake mountain retreat in Owigsburg, Pennsylvania, for his fight against George Foreman in Zaire, August 1974.?
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#13 Muhammad Ali speaks to Muslims holding a book called Towards Understanding Islam written by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi in London, May 1966.?
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#14 Muhammad Ali at his West End Hotel during his stay in London to fight Henry Cooper, May 1966.
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#15 Muhammad Ali fights Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium in the third fight between the two heavyweights, September 1976.
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#16 A smiling Muhammad Ali shows his fist to reporters during an impromptu press conference in Mexico City.?
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#17 President George W. Bush awards Muhammad Ali with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, as Ali's wife Lonnie watches. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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#18 Muhammad Ali puts himself jokingly on guard upon being greeted by boxing promoter Don King.
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#19 Muhammad Ali, a Gold Medal winner in boxing in the 1960 Olympics
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When his name was Cassius Clay, holds up the torch during the opening ceremonies of the XXVI Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta.
#20 Muhammad Ali accepts the President's Award accompanied by his wife Yolanda Williams at the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards.
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#21 Muhammad Ali is given the Courage Award by singer Whitney Houston at the GQ Men of the Year awards show in New York.
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#22 Muhammad Ali poses with a copy of his book, The Greatest Of All Time, at the Frankfurt book fair.
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#23 Muhammad Ali watches during the first quarter of the 2009 NBA All-Star basketball game in Phoenix.
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#24 Pope John Paul II and former Muhammad Ali sign autographs for each other at the end of their meeting at
the Vatican.?
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#25 Muhammad Ali eats a piece of his birthday cake as boxer Mike Tyson looks at the MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas. Ali was celebrating his 57th birthday.?
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#26 Muhammad Ali, along with his wife Lonnie, react to a story told by actor Kevin Costner at the Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight Night awards banquet in Phoenix.
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The event raised money for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center and other charities.?
#27 Former US President Bill Clinton hugs Muhammad Ali
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As his wife Lonnie Ali looks on during the grand opening gala celebration of the Muhammad Ali Center at the Kentucky Center for the Arts in Louisville, November 2005.?