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Ali was not without controversy in his career.  In his rematch with Sonny Liston after taking the heavyweight title for the first time, Ali knocked out Liston in the first round with what has come to be called a "phantom punch".  In other words, no one is exactly sure what made Liston go down, but it doesn't appear to have been Ali.  

Ali was not without controversy in his career.  In his rematch with Sonny Liston after taking the heavyweight title for the first time, Ali knocked out Liston in the first round with what has come to be called a "phantom punch".  In other words, no one is exactly sure what made Liston go down, but it doesn't appear to have been Ali.  

On January 8, 2001,President [[Bill Clinton]] presented Muhammad Ali with the [[Presidential Citizens Medal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clinton5.nara.gov/WH/new/html/Mon_Jan_8_141714_2001.html|title=President Clinton Awards the Presidential Citizens Medals|date=January 8, 2001|work=Today at The White House|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration|accessdate=June 9, 2016}}</ref> In November 2005, President George W. Bush presented Ali the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2005/11/20051103-5.html| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306114811/http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2005/11/20051103-5.html| archivedate=March 6, 2008 | title =Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients |date=November 3, 2005|publisher=White House Press Secretary| accessdate=May 20, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2219166|title=Bush presents Ali with Presidential Medal of Freedom|date=November 14, 2005|work=ESPN|accessdate=June 9, 2016}}</ref> and Ali also received the [[Otto Hahn Peace Medal|Otto Hahn Peace Medal in Gold]] of the UN Association of Germany (DGVN) in Berlin for his work with the U.S. civil rights movement and the United Nations (December 17, 2005).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/briefs-ali-to-receive-otto-hahn-medal-today-in-berlin/|title=Briefs: Ali to receive Otto Hahn Medal today in Berlin|date=December 17, 2005|work=The Seattle Times|accessdate=June 9, 2016}}</ref>

On January 8, 2001,President [[Bill Clinton]] presented Muhammad Ali with the [[Presidential Citizens Medal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clinton5.nara.gov/WH/new/html/Mon_Jan_8_141714_2001.html|title=President Clinton Awards the Presidential Citizens Medals|date=January 8, 2001|work=Today at The White House|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration|accessdate=June 9, 2016}}</ref> In November 2005, President George W. Bush presented Ali the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2005/11/20051103-5.html| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306114811/http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2005/11/20051103-5.html| archivedate=March 6, 2008 | title =Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients |date=November 3, 2005|publisher=White House Press Secretary| accessdate=May 20, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2219166|title=Bush presents Ali with Presidential Medal of Freedom|date=November 14, 2005|work=ESPN|accessdate=June 9, 2016}}</ref> and Ali also received the [[Otto Hahn Peace Medal|Otto Hahn Peace Medal in Gold]] of the UN Association of Germany (DGVN) in Berlin for his work with the U.S. civil rights movement and the United Nations (December 17, 2005).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/briefs-ali-to-receive-otto-hahn-medal-today-in-berlin/|title=Briefs: Ali to receive Otto Hahn Medal today in Berlin|date=December 17, 2005|work=The Seattle Times|accessdate=June 9, 2016}}</ref>

'''Muhammad Ali''' was also the name of the [[Egyptian]] ruler who, along with his son, Ismail, arranged for the [[French]] to build the [[Suez Canal]].

'''Muhammad Ali''' was also the name of the [[Egyptian]] ruler who, along with his son, Ismail, arranged for the [[French]] to build the [[Suez Canal]].