List of career achievements by Muhammad Ali

• #2 on the Los Angeles Times Top 10 Athletes of All Time: 1995^[6]
• #1 on The Ring magazine's Greatest Heavyweights of All Time: 1998^[7]
• #1 on The Ring magazine's Greatest Fighters of the 20th Century: 1999^[8]
• #1 on Sports Illustrated's Top 25 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century: 1999^[9]
• #1 on Sports Illustrated's Top 50 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century from Kentucky: 1999^[10]
• #3 on ESPN's Top 100 North American Athletes of the 20th Century: 1999-2000^[11]
• #2 on ESPN's Top 50 Greatest Fighters of All Time: 2007^[12]
• #1 on Sports Illustrated's Top 10 Greatest Heavyweights of All Time: 2009^[13]
• #1 on Yahoo Sports' Top 100 Most Influential People in Boxing History: 2010^[14]
• #3 on The Harris Poll's Greatest Athletes of All Time: 2015^[15]
• #4 on Bleacher Report's Top 50 Pound-for-Pound Boxers of All Time: 2018^[16]
• #1 on Bleacher Report's Greatest Heavyweights of All Time: 2018^[17]
• #2 on Bleacher Report's Top 10 Boxers of All Time: 2018^[18]
• #1 on Top Rank's Greatest Boxers of All Time: 2024^[19]
• #2 on GiveMeSport's Top 50 Greatest Athletes of All Time: 2024^[20]
• #2 on ClutchPoints' Top 25 Greatest Boxers of All Time: 2024^[21]
• #1 on GiveMeSport's Top 10 Greatest Heavyweights of All Time: 2024^[22]
• #1 on BetMGM's World's Top 10 Boxers of All Time: 2025^[23]
• #2 on Yardbarker's Top 25 Greatest Pound-for-Pound Boxers of All Time: 2025^[24]
• #1 on Talksport's Top 20 Greatest Heavyweights of All Time: 2025^[25]

• Kentucky Golden Gloves Most Outstanding Fighter: 1957^[26]
• Kentucky Golden Gloves Sportsmanship Award: 1959^[27]
• 2× National AAU Championships Most Outstanding Boxer: 1959, 1960^[28]
• 6× The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year: 1963, 1966, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978
• 6× The Ring magazine Fight of the Year: 1963, 1964, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1978
• 5× ESPN American Athlete of the Year: 1964, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1975^[29]
• 3× Sugar Ray Robinson Award: 1965, 1974, 1975
• Sport Magazine Top Performer in Boxing: 1965^[30]
• British Boxing Writers Club Unbeaten Heavyweight Champion of the World Trophy: 1966^[31]
• BBBofC Championship of the World Trophy: 1966 (2×)^[32][33]
• The Ring magazine Fighter of the Decade: 1960s
• 6× The Ring magazine Round of the Year: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978
• 4× Milliyet Sports Awards World Athlete of the Year: 1971, 1975, 1976, 1979
• 3× BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year: 1973, 1974, 1978
• Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year: 1974
• Associated Press Athlete of the Year: 1974
• Hickok Belt (Professional Athlete of the Year): 1974
• United Press International Athlete of the Year Award: 1974
• ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: 1974^[34]
• Philadelphia Sports Writers Association Athlete of the Year: 1974^[35]
• The President's Trophy (Philippines): 1975^[36]
• Gillette Cavalcade of Champions Best Male Pro Athlete in Boxing: 1975^[37]
• "Greater than the Greatest" Champion Trophy: 1977^[38]
• The Victor Award: 1977
• Omnibus House Group Fighter of the Decade: 1978^[39]
• El Gráfico Trophy: 1979^[40]
• The Ladbroke Group "The Greatest of Them All" Trophy: 1979^[41]
• Birmingham Post and Mail Trophy: 1983^{[42][failed verification]}
• Boxing Writers Association of America Barney Nagler Award: 1984^[43]
• The Rocky Marciano Award: 1984^[44]
• World Boxing Association Long and Meritorious Service: 1985^[45]
• The Miami Project Great Sports Legend Award: 1986^[46]
• All Star Pro Sports Award Living Legend in Boxing: 1990^[47]
• Academy of Victor Sports Award "Best in Boxing": 1991
• World Boxing Association Legend of Boxing: 1992^[48]
• NBC Legend to Legend Night Award: 1993^[49]
• Sports Illustrated's Most Influential Sports Figure: 1994^[50]
• Replacement Olympic Gold Medal: 1996^[51]
• Coca-Cola Sports Personality of the Year Award: 1998
• GQ magazine Athlete of the Century: 1998^[52]
• USA Today Athlete of the Century: 1999^[53]
• Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame Athlete of the Century: 1999^[54]
• BBC Sports Personality of the Century: 1999
• Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Century: 1999
• World Sports Awards Athlete of the Century (martial arts category): 1999^[55]
• National Academy of Sports Editors Athlete of the Century: 1999^[56]
• Associated Press Heavyweight Fighter of the Century: 1999^[57]
• The Greatest Award: 1999
• Louisvillian of the Century: 1999^[58]
• Kentucky Athlete of the Century: 2000^[59]
• Kentucky Legislature Greatest Athlete of All Time: 2000^[60]
• MTV King of the Ring Award: 2000
• Phenomenal Athlete and the Greatest Heavyweight Champion of the World History Maker Award: 2002
• MARCA Legend Award (Boxing): 2010
• World Boxing Council King of Boxing: 2012^[61]
• International Sports Press Association [fr] Male Athlete of the Century (1924–2024): 2024^[62]

• U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame: 1983^[63]
• Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame: 1985
• Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame: 1986^[64]
• World Boxing Hall of Fame: 1986^[65]
• The Ring magazine Hall of Fame: 1987^[66]
• International Boxing Hall of Fame: 1990^[67]
• Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame: 1992
• Northeastern University Center for the Study of Sport in Society Hall of Fame: 1994^[68]
• NCAS Hall of Fame: 2000^[69]
• National Black Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame: 2001^[70]
• Hollywood Walk of Fame: 2002^[71]
• World Boxing Council Hall of Fame: 2008
• Boxing Hall of Fame Las Vegas: 2013^[72]
• The Happiness Hall of Fame: 2015^[73]
• Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame: 2015^[74]
• California Boxing Hall of Fame: 2016^[75]
• USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame: 2017^[76]
• National Boxing Hall of Fame: 2018^[77]
• Miami Beach Hall of Fame: 2023^[78]
• WWE Hall of Fame: 2024^[79]

• Ambassador of Goodwill Citation: 1964^[80]
• 2× Grammy Award Nominee: 1964, 1976^[81]
• Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Award: 1970^[82]
• Alpha Phi Alpha's Alpha Award of Merit: 1971^[83]
• Beta Theta Lambda Religious Freedom Award: 1971^[84]
• San Diego Schools Project Follow Through Award: 1973^[85]
• Philadelphia Sports Writers Association Bill Duncan/Ed Pollock Memorial Award: 1974^[86]
• Ortañez University Leadership Award: 1975^[87]
• Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels: 1976^[88]
• NAMIC-NY Honors Ali Award: 1977
• Kentucky Governor's Distinguished Service Award: 1978^[89]
• NAACP Award for Contributions to Race and Humanity: 1978^[90]
• Summer Olympics Torch Relay: 1984
• LA Marathon Gratitude Award: 1985
• Ellis Island Medal of Honor: 1986
• Academy of Achievement Golden Plate Award: 1986
• LIFE Magazine Award: 1987^[91]
• Hennessy Cognac Pinnacle of Excellence Award: 1988
• Spirit of America Award: 1988^[92]
• ION Pictures Award: 1989
• Islamic Society of East Bay Outstanding Example Award: 1989
• American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Freedom of Speech Memorial Award: 1992
• Cedars-Sinai Sports Spectacular Lifetime Achievement Award: 1992^[93]
• Jim Thorpe Pro Sports Lifetime Achievement Award: 1992^[94]
• CORE Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday Award: 1992^[95][96]
• World Boxing Council Lifetime Achievement Award: 1993^[97]
• The Peace Abbey Foundation Courage of Conscience Award: 1994^[98]
• Annual Trumpet Award: 1994^[99]
• Parkinson's Disease Foundation Award: 1995^[100]
• Islamic Chamber of Commerce Tribute to Excellence Award: 1995
• Islamic Information Service Outreach Award: 1995
• The Classic: The Black Coaches Association Award: 1995
• Sports Image Award for Lifetime Achievement: 1995
• Harold Washington Award: 1995
• 16th Annual National CableACE Winner: 1995
• Overcoming Obstacles Lifetime Achievement Award: 1995^[101]
• Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation International Inspiration Award: 1996
• Sales and Marketing Executives Award: 1996
• SportsChannel KIDZWIN Person of the Year: 1996^[102]
• Summer Olympics Final Torchbearer: 1996
• Decade of the Brain Award: 1996
• Arthur Ashe Courage Award: 1997
• First International Friendship Award: 1997
• Haviva Reik Peace Award: 1997^[103]
• National Urban League Humanitarian Award: 1997^[104]
• Essence Living Legend Award: 1997^[82]
• The Ring magazine Lifetime Achievement Award: 1997
• Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago Imam W.D. Mohammed Award: 1998
• Amnesty International USA Media Spotlight Lifetime Achievement Award: 1998^[105]
• Community and Economic Development Corporation Award: 1998
• Ellis Island American Legend Award: 1998
• Phoenix Foundation Champion of Children Award: 1998
• Die 1 Ersten Deutschlands Sportler Award: 1998^[106][107]
• Legacy of Leadership Award: 1998
• Amnesty International Lifetime Achievement Award: 1998^[108]
• Generous Support Given to Pembroke Pines Award: 1998
• "For the Love of Kids" Child Advocacy Award: 1998^[109]
• United Nations Messenger of Peace: 1998
• GQ Man of the Year for Courage: 1998^[110]
• Huesped Distinguido Award: 1998-2001
• Brotherhood Crusade 25th Anniversary Honoree Award: 1999
• Best Buddies International Spirit of Leadership Award: 1999^[111]
• International Ambassador of Jubilee 2000: 1999^[112]
• Morehouse College Candle for Lifetime Achievement: 1999^[113]
• TIME 100: The Most Important People of the Century: 1999^[114]
• Brit Awards Freddie Mercury Award: 1999^[115]
• TransAfrica Forum Global Statesman Award: 2000
• ALS Association Lou Gehrig Sports Award: 2000^[116]
• NIAF One America Award: 2000^[117]
• Presidential Citizens Medal: 2001
• The Beamonesque Lifetime Achievement Award: 2001
• UCP Humanitarian Award: 2001^[118]
• Service to America Leadership Award: 2001^[119]
• The National Basketball Wives Association's "Touching A Life" Award: 2002^[120]
• Hannah Neil World of Children Award: 2002
• Critic's Choice Awards Freedom Award: 2002^[121]
• National FFA Reflections Award: 2002^[122][123]
• Matthew T. Robinson Award of Courage: 2002^[124]
• Mercedes-Benz DesignCure Benefit Award of Courage: 2002^[125]
• In Person For "The Greatest Good" Medal: 2002^{[126][better source needed]}
• Washington DC Honors America's Heroes of Freedom Award: 2002
• UNA-USA Global Leadership Award: 2002^[127]
• BET Humanitarian Award: 2002
• Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Book of Life Award: 2002^[128]
• Bulldog Award: 2003
• National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters Lifetime Achievement Award: 2003^[129]
• Pittsburgh Chapter of National Parkinson’s Foundation Award: 2003
• Lifting Up the World With a Oneness-Heart Award: 2003^[130]
• Golden Karma Award: 2003
• Coca-Cola Circle City Classic Major Taylor Award: 2003^[131]
• National Constitution Center Award: 2003
• ACLU Muhammad Ali Champion of Liberty Award: 2003^[132]
• Afghanistan World Foundation Freedom Award: 2003^[133][134]
• Bambi Millenium Award: 2003^[135]
• CCAI National Angels in Adoption Award: 2003^[136]
• Compton Community College International Humanitarian and Civil Rights Award: 2004
• AAI Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Lifetime Achievement Award: 2004^[137]
• Bridge Builder of the Year: 2005
• Presidential Medal of Freedom: 2005^[138]
• Otto Hahn Peace Medal: 2005
• Search for Common Ground Lifetime Achievement Award: 2005^[139]
• Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Louis E. Martin Great American Award: 2006^[140]
• Spirit of Crazy Horse Award: 2006^[141]
• World Economic Forum C-100 Award: 2006^[142]
• CSHL Double Helix Medal Honoree: 2006
• Boxing Writers Association of America John McCain-Bill Crawford Courage Award: 2006^[43]
• ECOWAS Living Legend Award: 2007^[143]
• Ashley Montagu Peace Award: 2007^[144]
• California African American Museum Lifetime Achievement Award: 2008^[80]
• Kentucky Society of Washington Bluegrass Ball Award of Recognition: 2009^[145][146]
• Down Syndrome of Louisville Ralph Beard Humanitarian Award: 2009^[147]
• MLB Beacon of Change Award (2009)^[148]
• Abraham Lincoln Society Kentucky Historical Society Award: 2009
• American Academy of Hospitality Sciences Six Star Diamond Award: 2009^[149][150]
• NAACP President's Award: 2009
• Honorary Freeman of Ennis, County Clare, Ireland: 2009^[151]
• Legacy of Firsts Legend Award: 2010^[152]
• Gheens Institute for Innovation Award: 2010
• Harold Pump Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award: 2010^[153]
• Life Changing Lives Lifetime Achievement Award: 2011^[154]
• Sports for Peace Honorary Award: 2012^[155]
• National Constitution Center Liberty Medal: 2012^[156][157]
• NVP Foundation Peace and Non-Violence Ambassador: 2012^[158]
• The King Center Salute to Greatness Award: 2014^[159]
• Omega Psi Phi Lifetime Achievement Award: 2014^[160]
• The Phoenix Awards Ralph Metcalf Award for Health: 2014
• Grawemeyer Spirit Award: 2015
• Harvard University W. E. B. Du Bois Medal: 2015^[161][162]
• Sports Illustrated's Sportsman Legacy Award: 2015^[163]
• Caesars Palace Icon Award: 2016^[164]
• Jesse Owens Olympic Spirit Award: 2016^[165]
• The Ring magazine Event of the Year: 2016^[166]
• Jesse Owens Global Peace Award: 2017^[167]
• Audie Award for Autobiography/Memoir: 2017
• IMANA Lifetime Achievement Award: 2017^[168]
• Top Ladies of Distinction Veronica A. Nesbitt Humanitarian Award: 2017
• Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission Lifetime Achievement Award: 2018^[169]
• AAU Gussie Crawford Lifetime Achievement Award: 2020^[170]
• JCPenney Goodwill Ambassador: 2021^[171]
• ANSI George S. Wham Leadership Medal: 2024^[172]

• XNBA Human Spirit Award^[173]
• Footsteps to Freedom Award
• Two Oceans Education Foundation Award
• Goodness Award
• World's Greatest Sporting Legend Award
• POW/MIA Appreciation Plaque
• World's Greatest Award
• Mr. International Friendship by President Jimmy Carter^[174]

• Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight Night Awards: 1994^[175]
• ACLU Muhammad Ali Champion of Liberty Award: 2003^[d][176]
• Boxing Writers Association of America Ali–Frazier Award: 2009
• Deutsche Parkinson Hilfe Muhammad Ali Memorial Award: 2010^[177]
• NCTE National College Muhammad Ali Writing Award for Ethics: 2012^[178]
• The Ali Center's Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards (MAHA): 2013^[179]
• Sports Illustrated's Muhammad Ali Legacy Award: 2015^[e][180]
• Muhammad Ali Voice of Humanity Honor: 2016
• Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award: 2017
• World Boxing Super Series Muhammad Ali Trophy: 2017-2018
• WBC Muhammad Ali Diamond Belt: 2017-2018^[181]

• The first and only three-time Ring, Lineal, and Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World^[182][183]
• First fighter to win the World Heavyweight Championship on three separate occasions (since equaled by Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis)^[184]
• First four-time WBA Heavyweight Champion (since equaled by Evander Holyfield)
• Third most opponents beaten in World Heavyweight title fights: 21
• Third most World Heavyweight title wins all time: 22
• Tied third most World Heavyweight title defenses all time (with Larry Holmes): 19^[185]
• Second most Undisputed Heavyweight title wins all time: 14
• Second most Undisputed Heavyweight title defenses all time: 11
• Second most Lineal and The Ring Heavyweight title wins all time: 22^[186]
• Second most Lineal and The Ring Heavyweight title defenses all time: 19^[187]
• Third youngest World Heavyweight Champion: 22 years, 8 days^[188]
• Tenth oldest World Heavyweight Champion: 37 years, 9 months, 1 day^[189]
• Second youngest Olympic Light Heavyweight Champion: 18 years, 231 days; (David Carstens: approximately 17 years 11 months)
• Third longest combined reign as World Heavyweight Champion: 9 years, 5 months, and 5 days (3,443 days)

Muhammad Ali took part in some of the most widely viewed television broadcasts in history, including:

• Fight of the Century: 300,000,000+ worldwide viewers (March 8, 1971)^[190]
• The Rumble in the Jungle: 1,000,000,000 worldwide viewers (October 30, 1974)^[191]
• Thrilla in Manila: 1,000,000,000 worldwide viewers (October 1, 1975)^[192]
• Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki: 1,400,000,000 worldwide viewers (June 26, 1976)^[193]
• Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali II: 2,000,000,000 worldwide viewers (September 15, 1978)^[194]
• Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali: 2,000,000,000 worldwide viewers (October 2, 1980)^[195]
• 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony: 3,600,000,000 worldwide viewers (July 19, 1996)^[196]

• Doctoral Degree from Western Kentucky University^[197]
• Doctor of Humane Letters from Texas Southern University: 1978^[198]
• Doctor of Laws from Mount Ida College: 1994^[199]
• Doctor of Public Services from Northeastern University: 1994^[200]
• Doctor of Laws from Columbia University: 1999^[201]
• Doctor of Humane Letters from Kentucky State University: 2003^[202]
• Doctor of Humanities from Princeton University: 2007^[203]
• Doctor of Humanities from Muhlenberg College: 2009^[204][205]

• Muhammad Ali's wax figure is displayed at several Madame Tussauds locations including New York and Singapore^[206][207]
• Ali Mall in Quezon City, Philippines: 1976
• Durham College named its new athletic facility the Muhammad Ali Health and Physical Education Building: 1977^[208]
• A street in downtown Louisville, Kentucky was renamed Muhammad Ali Boulevard: 1978
• Waverly Avenue in Newark, NJ was renamed Muhammad Ali Avenue: 1978^[209][210]
• A wing at the Miami Beach Convention Center previously known as Hall C was renamed the Muhammad Ali Hall of Champions: 1991^[211]
• Bronze sculpture of Muhammad Ali unveiled at Planet Hollywood: 1995^[212]
• The Muhammad Ali Center: 2005
• Muhammad Ali's home site historical marker #2339 in Louisville, Kentucky: 2012^[213]
• The I Am Ali Festival in Louisville, Kentucky: 2016^[214]
• NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio temporarily renamed West 33rd Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, Muhammad Ali Way: 2016^[215]
• A boxing center at a Miami-Dade County park was renamed the Muhammad Ali Boxing Center: 2016^[216]
• Muhammad Ali tree sculpture tribute: 2016^[217]
• A bronze statue of Muhammad Ali is erected in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle: 2016^[218]
• The city of Miami Beach co-named Convention Center Drive, Muhammad Ali Way: 2016^[f][219]
• To honor him, Spalding University reverted the name of its athletic and activities building to Columbia Gym, the building's original name from 1954, where Muhammad Ali’s bike was famously stolen outside: 2018^[220]
• Merrell Street in Phoenix, Arizona was renamed Muhammad Ali Way: 2019^[221]
• A section of 52nd Street in Philadelphia was renamed Muhammad Ali Way: 2019^[222]
• Statue of Liberty Museum Founders Star tribute: 2020^[223]
• Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport: 2020^[224]
• A 7 ft (2.1 m) tall, 1,600 lb (725 kg) statue of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier commemorating the "Fight of the Century" at Joe Hand Gym in Bucks County, PA: 2021^[225]
• Muhammad Ali statue at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas: 2022^[226]
• A portion of Fifth Street in Benton Harbor, Michigan was renamed Muhammad Ali Way: 2023^[227]
• A seven story tall mural dedicated to Muhammad Ali in Louisville, Kentucky: 2023^[228]
• A renovated park in Detroit, Michigan was renamed Muhammad Ali Park: 2023^[229]
• An Ohio historical marker was unveiled at Cleveland Browns Stadium to commemorate the Muhammad Ali Summit: 2023^[230]
• The Islamic Foundation School in Villa Park, Illinois named its athletic center in honor of Muhammad Ali: 2024^[231]
• 10 ft (3 m) tall bronze cast monumental statue of Muhammad Ali in Lewiston, Maine: 2025^[232]
• President Donald Trump dedicates a statue of Muhammad Ali at the National Garden of American Heroes: 2025^[233]

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