photos by Neil Leifer
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.
Коллекция фотографий классика спортивной документалистики Нила Лифера, которому в середине шестидесятых удалось запечатлить скандально известный нокаут Мохаммеда Али в бое против Сонни Листона за звание чемпиона мира в тяжёлом весе.
Philadelphia 76ers forward Julius Erving dunks against the Denver Nuggets at The Spectrum.
Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) throwing a punch against Sonny Liston during the World Heavyweight Title fight at the Miami Beach Convention Hall.
Florence Griffith-Joyner of Team USA celebrates after winning a race during the 1988 Summer Olympics at the Olympic Stadium.
Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi gets carried off the field by Jerry Kramer (#64) after winning Super Bowl II versus the Oakland Raiders at Orange Bowl Stadium.
Close-up of New York Giants linebacker Sam Huff during a game versus the Philadelphia Eagles at Yankee Stadium.
Muhammad Ali stares down Sonny Liston during the weigh-in for their World Heavyweight Title fight at St. Dominic's Arena.
Portrait of Team USA's Mark Spitz swimming during a training session.
Brazilian goalie Emerson Leao attempts a save versus Austria during the 1978 FIFA World Cup match at the Estadio Jose Maria Minella.
Portrait of Muhammad Ali raising his arms up during a photo shoot.
Willie Davis of the Los Angeles Dodgers slides into second base during game versus the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr drops back in the fog against the Baltimore Colts at Memorial Stadium.
Muhammad Ali looks towards the River Zaire during a sunset before the WBC/ WBA World Heavyweight Title fight versus George Foreman at the presidential complex outside of Kinshasa.
Greg Louganis of Team USA dives during the 1988 Summer Olympics at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool.
Scenic view of surfers on the Waimea Bay.
Portrait of Kenyan marathon runners Kipkoech Cheruiyot and Charles Cheruiyot alongside giraffes.
Sugar Ray Leonard celebrates winning the 1980 WBC Welterweight Title fight after Roberto Duran quit with sixteen seconds left in round eight at the Louisiana Superdome.
Muhammad Ali throwing a right-handed punch against Joe Frazier during the WBC/ WBA World Heavyweight Title fight at the Araneta Coliseum.
George McGinnis of the Philadelphia 76ers drives to the lane versus Paul Silas of the Denver Nuggets at The Spectrum.
Carl Lewis of Team USA wins the Men's 4x100-meter Relay during the 1984 Summer Olympics at the LA Memorial Coliseum.
Aerial of Muhammad Ali celebrating with his cornermen after winning the WBC/ WBA World Heavyweight Title fight with a round eight knockout of George Foreman at Stade du 20 Mai.
Aerial of Muhammad Ali taking a punch against the ropes from George Foreman during the WBC/ WBA World Heavyweight Title fight at Stade du 20 Mai.
Arnold Palmer smokes a cigarette during Round 2 of the 1963 $100,000 Thunderbird Classic Invitational at Westchester CC.
Portrait of Cuban President Fidel Castro holding the arm of heavyweight Olympic boxer Teofilo Stevenson during photo shoot.
Philadelphia 76ers center Wilt Chamberlain shoots over Walt Bellamy of the New York Knicks during a game at Convention Hall.
Team USA's Mike Powell awaits the results of the long jump during the 1992 Summer Olympics at the Estadi Olimpic de Montjuic.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax yields a hit to Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Memorial Stadium.
Aerial of the New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings during a face-off at Madison Square Garden.
New York Yankees Reggie Jackson taking a strike during game versus Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium in The The Bronx, New York on 4/18/1977.
Aerial of Muhammad Ali victorious after his round three knockout of Cleveland Williams during the World Heavyweight Title fight at the Astrodome.
