Muhammad Ali is a man.
Muhammad Ali . At age 22 in 1964 , he won the WBA , WBC , and lineal heavyweight titles from Sonny Liston in a big upset . As the condition worsened , Ali made limited public appearances and was cared for by his family until his death on June 3 , 2016 , in Scottsdale , Arizona . Muhammad Ali ( [ mɔːˈlɑːnə_mʊˈhɑːməd_ɑːˈliː ] محمد على ; 1874 -- 13 October 1951 ) was an Indian writer , scholar , and leading figure of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement .