Boxing
Culture
Muhammad Ali fought for America to understand Islam, not fear it
The GOAT felt a duty to explain his religion in the U.S. and his country to Muslims abroad
Culture
Director Michael Mann opens up about Muhammad Ali
The celebrated director talks about Ali out of the ring and behind the scenes
Sports
Sonny Liston got knocked out by Muhammad Ali — but not by J. Edgar Hoover
Despite the FBI’s fixation on whether the infamous Liston-Ali fights were fixed, no evidence was ever found
Sports
The day Muhammad Ali got knocked out by the draft board
The appeal board rejected Ali’s ministerial exemption — and he didn’t flinch
Culture
Chris Brown and Soulja Boy’s ‘fight’ — and Floyd Mayweather and 50 Cent’s promotional grab
A breakdown of a heavyweight publicity stunt
Sports
The last of Sonny Liston
The final days of Liston’s life, and the controversial police investigation into his death that left critical questions unanswered
Culture
Jack Johnson, still unforgivable?
Obama weighs a pardon for the first black heavyweight boxing champ
Sports
Is Shannon Briggs for real?
Pro boxing, famous for larger-than-life characters, now has one invented for the Instagram age
Sports
Sonny Liston excerpt No. 2
Shaun Assael talks about Sonny’s uneasy relationship with the civil rights movement