The legendary life of Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali listens to a Nation of Islam speech at Chicago’s Coliseum in 1968.  ( Jim O’Leary / Chicago Tribune)

A Zairian in traditional clothing leads Muhammad Ali through a crowd at the airport in Kinshasa, Zaire (now known as Congo). Ali arrived in a chartered Air Zaire plane from Paris for a 1974 world championship fight with George Foreman, the famed “Rumble in the Jungle.”

Muhammad Ali stands in the ring at the Windy City Boxing Club with gym owner Clarence Griffin in 1977.

Muhammad Ali speaks during an interview in 1977 for a French television program in Paris.   (Patrick Riviere / Getty Images)

Muhammad Ali attends Chicago’s Independence Day Parade in 1979.

Muhammad Ali watches as the flame climbs up to the Olympic torch while taking part in the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.  (Doug Mills / Associated Press)

Muhammad Ali signs a poster-size replica after being honored with the 2,189th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, during an unveiling ceremony in 2002 in Los Angeles.

Joe Frazier sits with Muhammad Ali at the NBA All-Star Game in 2004 in Philadelphia.

Golfing legend Arnold Palmer shakes hands with three-time world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali as basketball player Dwyane Wade looks on Jan. 2, 2007, before the Orange Bowl between Louisville and Wake Forest.   (Lynne Sladky, AFP/Getty Images)

Muhammad Ali attends a game between the Phoenix Suns and the San Antonio Spurs on March 9, 2008, at US Airways Center in Phoenix.

Muhammad Ali attends the Norman Mailer Center’s fourth annual Benefit Gala on Oct. 4, 2012, in New York City.

The “I Am The Greatest, Muhammad Ali” exhibition at the O2 arena, which hosts high profile boxing fights in London, on June 4, 2016.