'The Greatest' boxer the world has ever seen is 70 today - happy birthday Muhammad Ali.

Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr in 1942, he took up boxing at the age of 12 and winning the Olympic gold in Rome in 1960, before he won the world heavyweight title.

He was stripped of his heavyweight crown in 1967 for refusing to fight in the Vietnam war, but went on to regain his title and become the first and only three-time lineal World Heavyweight Champion.

The sports legend, who changed his name when he converted to Islam, will be forever known for his notorious bouts with Joe Frazier and Georg...