Photo: Action Images / Sporting Pictures / Scanpix / Leta
On June 3, Mohammed Ali (Cassius Glue) - a former absolute worldwide boxing champion, a public figure and a philanthropist, known under the nickname, died in the United States. He held the best battles in the history of boxing and formulated the famous principle “Porky like a butterfly, sorry like a bee” - that’s how he described his tactics in the ring. Medusa represents Mohammed Ali's career in photographs.
Photo: AP / Scanpix / Leta Cassius Glue in 1954 Photo: Pressens IPOL / Insight Media / Vida Press Mohammed Ali in training before fighting with George Forman. Zair, 1974 Photo: Action Images / MSI / Scanpix / Leta Mohammed Ali with his coach Angelo Dandidy before the battle with Ernie Terrell. Houston, Texas, 1967 Photo: Action Images / MSI / Scanpix / Leta Cassius Glue predicts its victory in the fifth round before battle with Henry Cooper. Wembley Stadium, London, 1963 Photo: Topfoto / Scanpix / Leta Mohammed Ali and Joe Fraser Photo: Picture Alliance / DPA / Scanpix / Leta Mohammed Ali and Richard Dunn. Munich, 1976 Photo: Action Images / MSI / Scanpix / Leta Mohammed Ali and Leon Spinx. New Orleans, Louisiana, 1978 Photo: Action Images / MSI / Scanpix / Leta Champion Mohammed Ali and contender Henry Cooper during the battle at the Hayberi stadium. London, 1966 Photo: Topham Picturepoint / Scanpix / Leta Champion Mohammed Ali shouts “You won’t hit me!”, Standing in an open position during a fight with the contender of Ernie Terrell. Houston, Texas, 1967 Photo: ED Kolenovsky / AP / Scanpix / Leta Mohammed Ali strikes the right George Forman in a battle, called the "Rumble in the Jungle". Kinshasa, Zair, 1974 Photo: Keystone Archives / HIP / Topfoto / Scanpix / Leta Mohammed Ali and Wrestler Antonio monks in battle according to the rules of mixed martial arts. Tokyo, 1976 Photo: Topham Picturepoint / Scanpix / Leta Mohammed Ali stands over the defeated Sonny leaflet. Lewiston, Maine, 1965 Photo: Topfoto / Scanpix / Leta Mohammed Ali with the participants of The Beatles. Miami, 1964 Photo: AFP / Scanpix / Leta Mohammed Ali and his mother Odessa Grady glue in training before the battle. Kinshasa, Zair, 1974 Photo: Sven-Gosta Johansson / Scanpix / Leta Mohammed Ali make manicure during his visit to Stockholm. 1965 Photo: Hartmut Reeh / Picture Alliance / DPA / Scanpix / Leta Mohammed Ali mocks the Richard given 10 days before the battle. Munich, 1976 Photo: PA / Scanpix / Leta Mohammed Ali is resting in the park next to the hotel in London Photo: Keystone Archives / HIP / Topfoto / Scanpix / Leta Mohammed Ali and Leonid Brezhnev. Moscow, 1978 Photo: Joe Traver / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Mohammed Ali watches Lyila Ali's daughter. Verona, 1999 Photo: Radu Sigheti / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Mohammed Ali in a boxing club in Kabul. 2002 Photo: Action Images / MSI / Scanpix / Leta Mohammed Ali in training in front of a fight with George Forman. 1974
