10 Sportspeople Considered The Greatest Ever

1. Boxing: Muhammad Ali

FILE - In this May 25, 1965 file photo, heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali stands over fallen challenger, Sonny Liston, shortly after dropping him with a short hard right to the jaw in Lewiston, Maine. In 1964 he changed his name from Cassius Clay and adop
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"I’m not the greatest. I’m the double greatest. Not only do I knock ‘em out, I pick the round. I’m the boldest, the prettiest, the most superior, most scientific, most skillfullest fighter in the ring today."

- Muhammad Ali. 1942 - 2016

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