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| ESPN STAR Sports presents Boxing: The 'Ali' way | | Watch historical bouts featuring Muhammad Ali only on ESPN | | New Delhi | Aug 4
ESPN STAR Sports, Asia's number one sports broadcaster, is all set to wow boxing enthusiasts this August with some of the greatest fights of the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali.
The series christened as the Muhammad Ali Special series is going to showcase historical bouts of Muhammad Ali over the years. The special package includes 14 classic nerve wracking encounters between Ali and his counterparts.
Ali, famous for his fighting style of, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee", had been dreaded by all his opponents during his time. Till date, he is considered to be one of the greatest boxers in the heavyweight category, with the rare distinction of being the only man to have won the heavyweight world championship three times, a championship with a history dating to a century back where no title holder had ever been able to retain his title for consecutive years. Ali also has an Olympic Gold to his name in the light heavyweight category.
Ali's outspokenness and charismatic outlook earned him his most renowned nickname 'The Greatest'. He was also honored as the 'Sportsman of the Century' in 1999 by the Sports Illustrated and BBC. Ali was a dominant heavyweight fighter of the 60s and the 70s. His fights were such a crowd puller that the fights also had their own names. Like his fight with George Foreman, in the winter of 1974 - till date considered the biggest upset in the history of boxing, was known as the 'Rumble in the Jungle'.
ESPN STAR Sports in an attempt to commemorate Ali's legacy, brings together a bouquet of his exciting encounters like the very famous 'The Rumble in the Jungle', 'The Thriller in Manila' and so on. Ali's fight with the fellow boxers like Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Chuck Wepner, Sonny Liston, Henry Cooper, Leon Spinks etc is still registered in golden letters in the history of boxing. Floating, stinging, punching, prophesying - Ali transformed his sport and became the world's most adored athlete for all times to come. |
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