"I think when you talk about Muhammad Ali, as great an athlete, as great a boxer as he was, he was the greatest boxer of all time, he means so much more to the United States and the world," said Ali's long-time friend, boxing promoter Bob Arum.

President Barack Obama, the first African-American to reach the White House, said Ali was "a man who fought for us" and placed him in the pantheon of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr and Nelson Mandela.

Ali remains the three-time world heavyweight champion; he won the title in 1964, 1974, and 1978. Between February 25, 1964, and September 19, 1964, Ali reigned as the heavyweight boxing champion. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he was involved in several historic boxing matches. Notable among these were the first Liston fight, three with rival Joe Frazier, and "The Rumble in the Jungle" with George Foreman, in which he regained titles he had been stripped of seven years earlier. Ali retired from boxing permanently in 1981.

It's a great owner to write for the Greatest Legend with respect to eyes of Divinity i.e. eyes of Vedas , lets look deep insight into the charts of Native and see what made him one of the greatest athlete of all time.

Name: Muhammad Ali

Date of Birth: Sunday, January 18, 1942

Time of Birth: 18:30:00

Place of Birth: Louisville , (KY) (United States)

Longitude: 85 W 46

Latitude: 38 N 15
Birth Nakshatra : Sravanam (33.92 % left)

Lagna Chart (D1) and Navamsa(D9):

Dasamsa (D-10)

Following are the characteristic of Chart :

1. The chart contains divine strength requires to achieve zenith of the success in the sports industry. Lagna is cancer aspected by its own lord Moon from the 7th lying in its own nakshatra , Sun another lagna lying in its own Nakshatra of Uttarashada and aspecting the Cancer lagna boosting the self strength to native to a high level. Its add lot of self believe and self confidence along with the physical strength of the body.

2. With such a strong lagna not only give strong physique but also makes native strong at the mental and soul level and native contains colossal amount of energy in himself.

3. Lagna is lying in the nakshatra of Saturn being karmic lord positioned in the Karmic house in the debilitated state with the Karaka of energy and sports Mars which is lying in its own house and getting the full of digbal and also 1.86 value of shadbal which provide a colossal amount of energy to the native and ultimately make the native a true hard working and fully focus on the target with the unbeatable fighting spirit .

4. Mars and Saturn is a common combination in many athlete as its a sign of injuries one have throughout his karmic journey. But here same combination in the 10th house made the native zenith of the world at an early age of 18 when he won the gold medal in the Rome Olympics in the 1960.

5. Mars and Saturn are the key planets responsible for the native to get inclined towards boxing as mars being the 5th and 10th lord denotes Karma related with competition and high intelligence in the sports of boxing. His very high intensive and impulsive acumen of boxing made all his opponents to loose fight against the lightening speed.

6. Mars and Saturn combination not only made the Ali , greatest in the boxing ring , also made him activist to take participation in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement and  Ali further antagonized the white establishment in the U.S. by refusing to be conscripted into the U.S. military, citing his religious beliefs and opposition to American involvement in the Vietnam war.

7. Mars not only strong in the Lagna chart but also in the Dasamsa D-10 being present in the vargottam Lagna along with exalted Jupiter cancelling the debilitation of the mars due Neechbhang raj yoga , D10 lagna is full aspected by Saturn from 7th its own house and making the profession full of injuries and self effort and shows the dominance of the planets Mars , Saturn and Jupiter.

8. In D10 chart Jupiter not only cancelled the debilitation of Mars but also cancelled the debilitation of Mercury buy exchanging the house with Moon making the native extremely lucky and fully blessed with the God  grace in the time of Jupiter. Jupiter at the same time in the lagna chart situated in the 11th house of gain being lord 6th and 9th means gaining the luck from enemies or opponent in the boxing ring.

9. At an early age of 18, when he won gold medal in the Rome Olympics (held from August 25, 1960 – September 11, 1960 ) , amazingly he was going through the Sooksma Dasha of Jupiter from August 25 1960 to Sep 12 ,1960.

10. Jupiter blessing is full of karmic reflection of Ali hard work and previous life good deeds where his Jupiter was in the house of Mars showing his hard work towards the focused athlete.

11. Between February 25, 1964, and September 19, 1964, Ali reigned as the undisputed heavyweight champion as he was going through the Antar and pratnyantar dasha of Venus which is lying in the nakshatra of Mars and dispositor of Jupiter. In both the ways Venus acts like Mars and Jupiter and their energy made the Venus a benefic and rewarded him with the crown of undisputed champion.

12. Again Jupiter started showing his blessing when the Dasha started from June 9, 1970 , he made a come back in the ring.

Wikipedia states that :

In 1966, two years after winning the heavyweight title, Ali further antagonized the white establishment in the U.S. by refusing to be conscripted into the U.S. military, citing his religious beliefs and opposition to American involvement in the Vietnam War. He was eventually arrested, found guilty of draft evasion charges and stripped of his boxing titles. He successfully appealed in the U.S. Supreme Court, which overturned his conviction in 1971, by which time he had not fought for nearly four years—losing a period of peak performance as an athlete. Ali's actions as a conscientious objector to the war made him an icon for the larger counterculture generation.

13. In the Dasha of Jupiter again he regained his heavyweight championship in the year 1974 and 1978. During this time of Jupiter , Ali was crowned with the greatest boxer of all time and one of the greatest athlete in the mankind.

Wikipedia states that :

Ali is regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. He remains the only three-time lineal world heavyweight champion; he won the title in 1964, 1974, and 1978. Between February 25, 1964, and September 19, 1964, Ali reigned as the undisputed heavyweight champion. He is the only boxer to be named The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year five times. He was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he was involved in several historic boxing matches.Notable among these were the "Fight of the Century", "Super Fight II" and the "Thrilla in Manila" versus his rival Joe Frazier, the first Liston fight, and "The Rumble in the Jungle" versus George Foreman.

14. Its an amazing show of the divine planets showing their blessing on the native whose firm dedication and devotion towards hard work in the ring made him The Greatest.

15. Jupiter had made the Ali on top of the world when Dasha of Jupiter was running at the same time in 1984 he was diagnosed with the Parkinson's syndrome , a disease that sometimes results from head trauma from activities such as boxing. Now karaka of injuries Mars and Saturn are present in the 10th house and aspected the Lagna means head along with the Saturn aspecting both the Chandra and Surya lagna means Saturn along Mars had given this disease to the legend.

16 . On Jun 3 2016 , at the age of 74 , after fighting his longtime battle with Parkinson's disease. He was going through the Dasha of Mercury being lord of 12th(house of exit or salvation) and 3rd (8th to 8th), here clearly acting as a maraka and antar of Ketu being present in 8th house of death. Rahu-Ketu had acted as a maraka being present in 2nd maraka house and house of death respectively.

17. Ketu antar denotes the salvation of the soul and completing its journey of life and getting freedom from the attachment . These heavenly bodies have created a brilliant show of the Greatest on the planet .

He has inspired millions of the people around the globe and always would be remember as The People's champion and The Greatest of boxer ring.
Universally regarded as one of the greatest boxers in history, Ali's stature as a legend continued to grow even as his physical state diminished. He continues to be celebrated not only for his remarkable athletic skills but for his willingness to speak his mind and his courage to challenge the status quo.