Ali who died at the age of 74 reportedly suffered a respiratory disease and had been admitted at the Phoenix hospital, Arizona, prior to his death.A statement by the family confirming his death says,” “After a 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74,” spokesman Bob Gunnell said.
It would be recalled that Ali was also hospitalized in January 2015, following a severe urinary tract infection.
In the days before his death, Ali had been admitted to hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, suffering from respiratory issues.
Reports had suggested his breathing problems had been complicated by his neurological disorder, which had long impaired his speech.
A statement from spokesman Bob Gunnell said: "Muhammad Ali's funeral will take place in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.
The Ali family would like to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, and support and asks for privacy at this time.
This guy was very, very humble. He'd joke with you to say: 'I am the greatest', I know it's a silly thing to say, but he knew how good he was.
"They use the words legend and great too freely in this world - Ali was a true legend and a true great, a living legend and a living great and now he's passed away more people will appreciate who this man was and what he achieved.
"The things he said when he refused to enter the Vietnam War, when he embraced Islam, when he hit racism head on in America at a very sensitive time, he was the face of a changing era, and all he did was box "
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn said: "Everybody involved with boxing, and everyone who has even watched boxing, will feel the element of sadness this morning."Icon is a word that gets banded around, but I think it's the best word to use to describe Muhammad Ali.
He was the first three-time world champion in boxing's blue riband division at a time when there were all there - Joe Frazier, Sonny Liston, George Foreman, Ken Norton, Floyd Patterson, Ernie Shavers, Larry Holmes….that era was incredible.
"They use the words legend and great too freely in this world - Ali was a true legend and a true great, a living legend and a living great and now he's passed away more people will appreciate who this man was and what he achieved.
"The things he said when he refused to enter the Vietnam War, when he embraced Islam, when he hit racism head on in America at a very sensitive time, he was the face of a changing era, and all he did was box "
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn said: "Everybody involved with boxing, and everyone who has even watched boxing, will feel the element of sadness this morning."Icon is a word that gets banded around, but I think it's the best word to use to describe Muhammad Ali.
He was the first three-time world champion in boxing's blue riband division at a time when there were all there - Joe Frazier, Sonny Liston, George Foreman, Ken Norton, Floyd Patterson, Ernie Shavers, Larry Holmes….that era was incredible.
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