Float Like a Butterfly Muhammad Ali was born on Jan. 17, 1942. .

CHICAGO World heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, formerly Cassius Clay, jumps from a bridge over the Chicago River, 1966. Thomas Hoepker / Magnum Photos

NEW YORK Muhammad Ali, 1963. Philippe Halsman / Magnum Photos

NEW YORK Muhammad Ali, 1964. Philippe Halsman / Magnum Photos

CHICAGO Muhammad Ali clowns around with former world bantamweight champion Johnny Coulon, 1966. Thomas Hoepker / Magnum Photos

CHICAGO World heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali shows off his right jab, 1966. Thomas Hoepker / Magnum Photos

CHICAGO Muhammad Ali in a barber shop, 1966. Thomas Hoepker / Magnum Photos

LONDON Muhammad Ali punches Brian London in the ring, 1966. Bryn Campbell / Magnum Photos

UNITED STATES Louis Farrakhan and Muhammad Ali at a Nation of Islam meeting, 1966. Roger Malloch / Magnum Photos

LONDON Muhammad Ali prays before the first round of a title fight, 1966. Thomas Hoepker / Magnum Photos

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo Muhammad Ali, right, throws the knockout punch, giving him victory over George Foreman, October 1974. Abbas / Magnum Photos

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo Muhammad Ali during training for his fight against George Foreman, 1974. Abbas / Magnum Photos

CHICAGO Muhammad Ali visits Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad in his home, 1966. Thomas Hoepker / Magnum Photos

UNITED STATES Muhammad Ali, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, is driven to his home in Berrien Springs, Mich., 1997. He holds a photo taken by Magnum photographer Thomas Hoepker in 1966. Thomas Hoepker / Magnum Photos