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People of the world, famous and common, pay tribute to Muhammad Ali
By Dave Sheinin, Washington Post, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
Time zone by time zone, the people of the world awoke Saturday to the cold realization that it would be the first day in 74 years without Muhammad Ali in their midst. Though it could not have been a surprise, the great heavyweight champion?s death Friday night of complications from Parkinson?s disea Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao leads Philippines tributes to Muhammad Ali
By Josef T. Ramos, The Manila Times, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
Manny Pacquiao, one of the greatest boxers of his generation, led Philippine tributes to Muhammad Ali on Saturday, as he joined his fellow countrymen in mourning the American legend?s death.
?We lost a giant today,? Pacquiao, the only man in boxing history to win world titles in eight different w Read Full Story >>> ALA FIGHTERS JASON PAGARA AND MARK MAGSAYO START L.A. TRAINING
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
WBO International Super Lightweight champion Jason ?El Ni?o? Pagara (38-2, 23KOs) along with the WBO International Featherweight Champion Mark ?Magnifico? Magsayo (14-0, 11KOs) just set foot in Los Angeles, California earl Read Full Story >>> ?I shed a few tears?: Muhammad Ali?s greatest rival Joe Bugner reveals his heartbreak at legend?s death
The Sun, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
MUHAMMAD ALI?S great rival Joe Bugner yesterday insisted: ?He will never be beaten.?
In an exclusive interview, Bugner ? who fought Ali in two iconic bouts during the 70s ? said he would live on as The Greatest.
He told The Sun on Sunday: ?I shed a few tears when I heard he had died. I was fla Read Full Story >>> Muhammad Ali's brother pays tribute to 'God-sent blessing'
Belfast Telegraph, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
Muhammad Ali was an "angel" and a "God-sent blessing to this Earth", his brother Rahman said as it was revealed he died from septic shock caused by "unspecified natural causes".
The three-time world heavyweight champion, who had battled Parkinson's disease for 32 years, died in Phoenix, Arizona, Read Full Story >>> Muhammad Ali: Inside his final hours
By Ray Sanchez, CNN.com, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
(CNN) ? Muhammad Ali, the iconic three-time world heavyweight boxing champion who died Friday, had recently shunned the public spotlight he once seemed to revere.
His last known appearance was at a Parkinson's fundraiser April 9 in Phoenix, according to the Arizona Republic.
At the annual fundrais Read Full Story >>> Muhammad Ali Jnr - who lives in ghetto and hadn't spoken to dad for two years - says he's closer to boxing legend's lookalike than father
The Sun, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
MUHAMMAD Ali?s son, who hasn?t spoken to his dad in two years, has said he might as well not have a father.
Muhammad Ali Jnr, 43, has been living in a ghetto on Chicago?s notorious South Side ? one of the most infamously dangerous places to live in the US.
He has been relying on handouts from Read Full Story >>> The World Remembers Muhammad Ali
By James Barron, The New York Times, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
President Obama said he ?shook up the world, and the world?s better for it.? George Foreman called him royalty, but added that the ?common man was his pal.? Paul McCartney remembered his sense of humor and how he ?would often pull a pack of cards out of his pocket, no matter how posh the occasion, a Read Full Story >>> The Eccentric Genius of Muhammad Ali?s Boxing Style
By Eric Raskin, Slate, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
Muhammad Ali was so much more than just a boxer. ?I came to love Ali,? two-time foe Floyd Patterson told David Remnick for his book King of the World. ?I came to see that I was a fighter and he was history.? Ali was a political, social, and religious activist, as divisive a figure as any celebrity d Read Full Story >>> Death of Muhammad Ali: Memories of 'Thrilla in Manila'
Al Jazeerah, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao has led his country's tribute to Muhammad Ali, whose death brought back fond memories of the October 1975 "Thrilla in Manila" fight between him and Joe Frazier.
"We lost a giant today," Pacquiao, a newly-elected senator, said on his Facebook account , offerin Read Full Story >>> Muhammad Ali's 'Thrilla in Manila' against Joe Frazier stands the test of time
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
A bright morning sun typically symbolizes the birth of a new day, the start of something potentially magnificent.
In October 1975, after Muhammad Ali closed his historic trilogy with Joe Frazier in a superior battle that some rank as boxing?s ultimate prizefight, co-promoter Bob Arum recalls exit Read Full Story >>> Goodbye, Greatest
By Michael Woods, RingTV.com, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
I do not speak for those closest to him left behind, the family and the ones that really knew The Greatest, especially in this last period when the sonovabitch Parkinson?s started winning rounds by wider margins.
But this morning, sadder than the one before, because the planet is less one legenda Read Full Story >>> What We've Lost With Muhammad Ali
By Daniel Roberts , Deadspin.com, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
Yesterday, we lost Muhammad Ali, the Greatest of All Time. Note the absence of a noun in that title. He was not the Greatest Boxer of All Time; he was not the Greatest Athlete of All Time; he was not the Greatest Showman of All Time. No, Greatest stood alone, floating, butterfly-like, unencumbered b Read Full Story >>> Bill Clinton Will Give Eulogy at Muhammad Ali?s Funeral
By Katie Reilly, TIME.com, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
Former President Bill Clinton will give the eulogy at Muhammad Ali?s funeral, which will take place next Friday in the boxing champion?s hometown of Louisville, Ky.
Ali died on Friday at 9:10 p.m. at the age of 74, surrounded by his family, the Associated Press reported. A family spokesman said A Read Full Story >>> Muhammad Ali's funeral slated for Friday in Louisville, preceded by public procession
ESPN.com, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
Muhammad Ali's funeral will be held Friday in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, and will be preceded by a public procession.
Bob Gunnell, a spokesman for Ali's family, announced the funeral arrangements Saturday afternoon, less than 24 hours after the three-time heavyweight boxing champion an Read Full Story >>> Muhammad Ali to be buried in hometown of Louisville
By Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
Septic shock was the cause of Muhammad Ali's death late Friday night, according to a family spokesman.
A public memorial service and funeral procession will be held Friday for Ali in his hometown of Louisville, Ky., where he will be buried.
Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to eulogiz Read Full Story >>> Muhammad Ali remembered as boxer who transcended sports world
Reuters, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
The death of Muhammad Ali, the former heavyweight champion known as much for his political activism as his boxing brilliance, triggered a worldwide outpouring of affection and admiration for one of the best-known figures of the 20th century.
Ali, who had long suffered from Parkinson's syndrome wh Read Full Story >>> Muhammad Ali cause of death revealed, daughters / Mayor speak
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
?The Greatest? boxing icon of all time died from septic shock after being admitted to hospital with a respiratory problem, it was revealed the day after Muhammad Ali?s passing on Saturday.
Ali spokesman Bob Gunnell made the details public as the three-time world champion?s family and the Mayor of Read Full Story >>> His longest round: Muhammad Ali's fight with Parkinson's disease
By Patrick Sawer, Telegraph.co.uk, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
It was his longest bout, and one that ultimately he could not win.
But Muhammad Ali?s long struggle with Parkinson?s, to which he succumbed on Friday night, only served to increase the worldwide admiration he had gained before the disease robbed him of his powers.
Ali would come to call it his Read Full Story >>> The Day Muhammad Ali Met The Beatles
By Associated Press, Billboard, Sun, 05 Jun 2016
It's hard to imagine now: barely having a clue who The Beatles were, or the man who would become Muhammad Ali.
But that's how things were wh Read Full Story >>>
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