The funeral will be open to the public, with tickets to be released at a later date. The service will also be streamed live on his website for those unable to attend.
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“THRILLA IN MANILA”: Muhammad Ali landing a right on Joe Frazier’s head in the seventh round.
Crowned “Sportsman of the Century” by Sports Illustrated and “Sports Personality of the Century” by the BBC, Ali was noted for his pre- and post-fight talk and bold fight predictions just as much as his boxing skills inside the ring.
Before the service, Ali’s body will be driven through the streets of Louisville. The church is not far from the little pink house in Louisville’s west end where the Ali brothers grew up.
The official cause of Ali’s death was “septic shock due to unspecified natural causes”, Gunnell said, adding that Ali was first hospitalised on Monday.
The three-time heavyweight champion had been at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, with what Gunnell initially had described as a respiratory issue.
During his final moments, he was surrounded by his children. She wrote that some whispered in his ear, “You can go now”. We will be okay. We love you. Thank you.
“Come on Beatles, let’s go make some money!”
She said his heart continued to beat after all his other organs had failed.
During a news conference organised by his family’s spokesperson, it was also revealed that Ali’s funeral will be held on June 10, next Friday in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.
Family members will accompany Ali’s remains to Louisville within the next two days. “But it was unexpected”.
Fifteen-year-old Hassaan Rizvi said Ali helped him refocus his faith and was a role model both as a boxer and a Muslim.
He said: “At his death I just had this wonderful thought of him sitting there laughing away at the times that we had in the four shows that we did together”.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said in a statement that “Muhammad Ali was the greatest, not only an extraordinary athlete but a man of great courage and humanity”.
On stage, the Suicide Squad star recalled what it was like to play the three-time World Heavyweight Champion in the 2001 film.
“Along the way we saw him courageous in the ring, inspiring to the young, compassionate to those in need, and strong and good-humored in bearing the burden of his own health challenges”, the Clinton’s statement reads.
United States president Barack Obama said he “shook up the world and the world is better for it”.
Former President George W. Bush and wife Laura called Ali a “fierce fighter” and “a man of peace”.
“He took us to meet Muhammad Ali in the executive suite!” We were one fellow.
“The reason that Ali struck a chord in the heart of so many Americans was not just his great boxing skill”, he said. “I’ve read everything about him and his coach”, Black said.
“He had so much charisma, in and out of the ring”, said Sivashankar. Parkinson’s, which primarily affects a patient’s movement, is a “progressive disorder of the nervous system”, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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His daughter Rasheda tweeted a message and photo of her and Ali, saying he was the “Greatest Man that ever lived”. I said, “What do you expect me to do?’ He said, ‘Why didn’t you thump him?'”.
