It was 50 years ago that Muhammad Ali, the three-time world heavyweight boxing champion who died on Friday at age 74, first posed for Neil Leifer. The photographer, assigned to capture a portrait of ...

In 1998, GQ sent photographer Neil Leifer—the man behind arguably the most iconic picture of Muhammad Ali ever taken—to photograph the champion boxer once more.

When Muhammad Ali knocked down Sonny Liston on May 25, 1965, a 22-year-old photographer named Neil Leifer was ringside. Decades later, the image he captured still has our attention.

Muhammad Ali after first round knockout of Sonny Liston during World Heavyweight Title fight at St. Dominic's Arena in Lewiston, Maine on 5/25/1965. Neil Leifer—Sports Illustrated ...

Neil Leifer joins the Gray Area Podcast to share Muhammad Ali stories, talk about his career as a sports photographer and much more with Maggie Gray. Allen Kim | May 5, 2016 ...

That iconic Muhammad Ali photo in Lewiston? The photographer calls it luck. A member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Neil Leifer has never forgotten his "lucky night" in Lewiston 60 ...

Muhammad Ali stands over Sonny Liston at St. Dominic’s Arena in Lewiston, Maine, on May 25, 1965. Photo by Neil Leifer/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images Afterward, several events unspooled: ...

Neil Leifer and Muhammad Ali. Neil Leifer/SI. The Lens and The Lip. Leifer started shooting for SI as a 16-year-old in 1958 and went on to capture some of the fight game's most iconic images, ...

There's only Neil Leifer's picture of Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston. On this day in sports history, the famous Sports Illustrated photographer took that photo. The year was 1965.

Image: 19.25 x 19.25 in. (48.9 x 48.9 cm.) This iconic image depicts Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston during their 1965 World Heavyweight Championship fight, their second and final encounter after the ...