A spokesman said his death was from “septic shock due to unspecified natural causes”.
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Former US president and longtime friend of Ali, Bill Clinton, will deliver the Eulogy at the KFC Yum!
Obama said Ali shook up the world, and the world is better for it. “Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to his family, and we pray that the greatest fighter of them all finally rests in peace”.
It will follow a procession through the streets and will be preceded on Thursday by a family funeral and an Islamic prayer service held in the 18,000-seat Freedom Hall. A funeral procession through the city, the route passing by his boyhood home, will precede the public ceremony at 2 p.m. Friday, Gunnell said.
Muhammad Ali’s funeral is set to be one of the biggest events in TV history with a worldwide audience of billions expected to watch the boxing legend’s final journey. Center sports arena. Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah will also speak.
Born Cassius Clay in a segregated Louisville, Kentucky, Ali angered many Americans when he refused to fight in Vietnam.
The service for the Rumble in the Jungle icon will be streamed around the world to his millions of adoring fans, some of whom have placed flowers, cards and signs outside his childhood home.
“Islam is about accommodating culture”, said Imam Mohamed Magid, of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society, or ADAMS, one of the largest mosque communities in the greater Washington, D.C. area, who will attend the Louisville services.
Information and details on tickets will be released as they become available.
Ali fought battles that I will never know, so those that came after him, would never have to.
Saturday night, while speaking with host Geraldo Rivera, Trump described his longtime friendship with the champ before the host mentioned the statement Ali issued following the shooting in San Bernardino that claimed 14 lives.
Gordon Smart, who edited The Sun’s Monday edition, defended the choice to publish one of Texeira’s photos of Ali on the cover, The Washington Post pointed out. “As we reflect on his life, let us remember a man who pursued greatness in everything he did and be inspired to hold ourselves to that same standard”.
The day before his star-studded funeral, members of Ali’s Islamic faith will get their chance to say a traditional goodbye.
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Larry Holmes, who sparred with Ali early in his career, told ITV News the former heavyweight champion was generous, charismatic and “loved” by all who met him.
