--- title: Muhammad Ali Dead: His Life in Photos description: A look back at boxer Muhammad Ali's life in pictures from LIFE Magazine's archives, from his life in the ring to his more playful side. canonical: https://time.com/3872023/muhammad-ali-dead-photos/ author: Eliza Berman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-04T04:44:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:50:40.047Z og:title: Muhammad Ali's Life in Photos og:description: A look back at the late and legendary boxer's life from LIFE Magazine's archives og:url: https://time.com/3872023/muhammad-ali-dead-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta8d263bdf3dd90c5/698846b70b72e316616e2ed9/01_1219598.jpg?branch=production&width=673&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 673 og:image:height: 379 og:image:alt: Muhammad Ali 1971 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Muhammad Ali's Life in Photos twitter:description: A look back at the late and legendary boxer's life from LIFE Magazine's archives twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta8d263bdf3dd90c5/698846b70b72e316616e2ed9/01_1219598.jpg?branch=production&width=673&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Muhammad Ali's Life in Photos > Sponsored content. 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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/) and [Liz Ronk](https://time.com/author/liz-ronk/) Jun 4, 2016 4:44 AM UTC  Muhammad Ali in training in Miami Florida, 1971. Muhammad Ali in training in Miami Florida, 1971. John Shearer—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/) and [Liz Ronk](https://time.com/author/liz-ronk/) Jun 4, 2016 4:44 AM UTC Those who had the opportunity to watch [Muhammad Ali](http://time.com/muhammad-ali-dead/) in the boxing ring witnessed pure athletic dominance wrapped in a brash display of swaggering bravado. For those who never got the chance to see the heavyweight champion boxer, the pages of LIFE offered an intimate look—if not quite a close second to the real thing. LIFE’s editors dispatched many of the magazine’s photographers—including John Shearer, George Silk, John Dominis and Bob Gomel—to capture the athlete at work and at play. Images of Ali in the ring depict a fierce competitor, his chiseled physique reflecting harsh stadium lights, his facial expression the very picture of focus. Though the rapt faces of spectators sometimes find their way into the frame, it’s clear that, to Ali, he and his opponent are the only ones in the room. Photos of Ali outside the arena, meanwhile, offer windows into different aspects of his personality. Some, like Shearer’s 1971 photograph of the boxer taunting rival Joe Frazier, show the tactics he used to try to intimidate opponents into believing, as he did, that he was indeed “the greatest.” Other images, like Shearer’s shot of him outside his Champburger restaurant before taking on Frazier, show a more playful side, a desire to please his legions of fans. The legacy of Muhammad Ali, of course, extends far beyond his feats of athleticism, to his role as a community leader to his work as a poet. As he wrote in LIFE’s pages in 1966: --- > “” --- _For much more on Muhammad Ali, see TIME’s_ ALI: The Greatest_, a 112-page, fully illustrated commemorative edition. Available at retailers and at_ [_AMAZON.COM_](http://amzn.to/1rbALvP)  Muhammad Ali in training in Miami Florida, 1971. John Shearer—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Heavyweight bout in which Cassius Clay (R) (later Muhammad Ali) narrowly defeated Doug Jones. George Silk—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Heavyweight contender Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) getting his poetic mouth taped by trainer Angelo Dundee during his weigh-in before big fight with Doug Jones. George Silk—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) after defeating Doug Jones in close heavyweight bout in Madison Square Garden. 1963 George Silk—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Muhammad Ali throwing the famous "phantom punch" during his second fight against Sonny Liston. George Silk—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali after his fight with Sonny Liston. John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Ali and Frazier. Muhammad Ali, pre-fight weigh in. John Shearer—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Boxer Muhammad Ali taunting Joe Frazier at Frazier's training headquarters, Philadelphia, 1971. John Shearer—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Boxer Muhammad Ali with fans in front of his "Champburger Restaurant" before bout with Joe Frazier. John Shearer—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali, posing outside the Alvin theater where "The Great White Hope" is playing. 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