Muhammad Ali’s Michigan Compound Hits Market for $2.9M

The 81-acre Michigan compound where Muhammad Ali lived and trained has hit the market for $2.9 million.

The iconic boxer and political activist, who died in 2016 at the age of 74, owned a sprawling suburban estate in Berrien Springs, Michigan, about 90 miles from Chicago, for more than 40 years, according to property records. His widow, Lonnie Ali, put the home up for sale early this month.

The property encompasses a traditional Cape Cod-style main house and separate guest house, multiple barns and outbuildings and a pool. The estate has space for "five to 500," according the listing with Tim Mitchell of Cressy & Everett Real Estate, an affiliate of Luxury Portfolio.

The home offered Ali and his wife a place to recharge and entertain, according to the listing. "You get there and you don’t hear anything at all except for the birds," Mr. Mitchell said.

The estate also previously belonged to American gangster Louis "Little New York" Campagna, who served for a time as Al Capone’s bodyguard, Mr. Mitchell said.

Ali left his mark on the Michigan home with numerous additions, including a recent update to the pool and extensive fitness amenities he built in the 1990s. The freestanding gym centers around a boxing ring and contains a steam room, private bathrooms, massage and laundry rooms and a hot tub.

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The pacifist who famously refused to serve during the Vietnam War turned part of the lawn into a tranquil waterfall rock garden. "It may have been here where he coined the slogan ‘Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,’" according to the listing.

Beside the gym, Ali kept an administrative office with access to a conference room, personal mail room and vault.

There are two original barns on the property and multiple garages, with room for more than 10 cars.