Muhammed Ali was the first person to hold the heavyweight title three times. Ali first won the world heavyweight championship title in 1964 but was stripped of it three years later after he refused induction into the army. He regained the title in 1974 and in 1978.
3 times, '64, '74, '78.
Muhammad Ali won his first title in 1964, he was 22.
Ali won the Gold medal at the Rome Olympics in 1960.
Cassius Clay who later became Muhammad Ali.
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after losing it the first time he won it twice more. in 1974 beating george foreman and again in his rematch with leon spinks in 1978.
ali won his first world title in 1964 http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=180&cat=boxer
against sonny liston in their first fight in 1964 against george foreman in Zaire in 1974. in his rematch with leon spinks in 1978
Ali won the Heavyweight Title on 3 different times Ali first won the Heavyweight Title when he stopped Sonny Liston on February 25, 1964. Ali won the Heavyweight Title the 2nd time when he stopped George Foreman on October 30, 1974. Ali won the Heavyweight Title a 3rd time when he beat Leon Spinks in their rematch on September 15, 1978.
Ali won the Heavyweight Title on 3 different times Ali first won the Heavyweight Title when he stopped Sonny Liston on February 25, 1964. Ali won the Heavyweight Title the 2nd time when he stopped George Foreman on October 30, 1974. Ali won the Heavyweight Title a 3rd time when he beat Leon Spinks on September 15, 1978.
his first fight back was a 15 round non title fight against top contender jerry quarry. ali won when quarry got a badly cut eye, and the fight was stopped in the third.