Boxing

The GOAT felt a duty to explain his religion in the U.S. and his country to Muslims abroad

The celebrated director talks about Ali out of the ring and behind the scenes

Despite the FBI’s fixation on whether the infamous Liston-Ali fights were fixed, no evidence was ever found

The appeal board rejected Ali’s ministerial exemption — and he didn’t flinch

A breakdown of a heavyweight publicity stunt

The final days of Liston’s life, and the controversial police investigation into his death that left critical questions unanswered

Obama weighs a pardon for the first black heavyweight boxing champ

Pro boxing, famous for larger-than-life characters, now has one invented for the Instagram age

Shaun Assael talks about Sonny’s uneasy relationship with the civil rights movement

‘No mas, no mas, no more box’