Muhammad Ali, Sportsman of the Century

Muhammad Ali is surrounded by handlers and coops as he arrives to box with Earnie Shavers at Madison Square Garden on September 29, 1977. One of the great heavyweight boxers of all time, Muhammad Ali was named "Sportsman of the Century" by the International Olympic Committee in 1999. (Ali, then named Cassius Clay, won a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy while boxing as a light heavyweight.) Ali's fight with Earnie Shavers went the full 15 rounds, Ali winning by a unanimous decision of the judges.