Remembering Muhammad Ali: When "The Greatest" visited India

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali breathed his last on this day in 2016. Sportstar remembers "The Greatest" in these pictures from the time he visited India.

Published : Jun 03, 2020 09:19 IST

Photo: The Hindu Archives

Indian boxer Kaur Singh flinches during a boxing match with Olympic gold medallist Muhammad Ali in New Delhi in 1979.

Photo: The Hindu Archives

Ali (right) in action against Brij Mohan during an exhibition bout in New Delhi in January 1980.

Photo: The Hindu Archives

The littlest big bout! A five-year-old boy challenges the former heavyweight champion at an exhibition event in New Delhi.

Photo: The Hindu Archives

A humongous crowd greets Ali as he walks out of the Jama Masjid in New Delhi on January 25, 1980.

Photo: DIPR

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran with boxers Ali and Jimmy Ellis during a match in Madras (now Chennai) on January 31, 1980.

Photo: PTI

Ali, who passed away in a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona on June 3, 2016, pictured with late music legend Mohammed Rafi.

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Indian boxer Kaur Singh flinches during a boxing match with Olympic gold medallist Muhammad Ali in New Delhi in 1979.
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