Neil Leifer

Neil Leifer became a professional photographer while still in his teens. Beginning in 1960 as a freelancer, his pictures began regularly appearing in every major national magazine, including the Saturday Evening Post, Look, LIFE, Newsweek, Time and, most often, Sports Illustrated.

He has photographed his favorite subject, Muhammad Ali, on almost sixty different occasions fights and more than twenty photo sessions.  While Leifer now devotes most of his time producing and directing films, there is a very good chance that you'll spot him ringside, camera in hand, at any major heavyweight championship bout. "It is the one sport I still love shooting."