Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 74

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RIP Muhammad Ali. 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2016/06/04/muhammad-ali-dies-obituary/85357592/

Muhammad Ali, widely hailed as the greatest heavyweight boxer in the sport’s history, died late Friday night after being hospitalized in Arizona Thursday with a respiratory issue.
Ali, 74, had suffered from Parkinson’s disease since the 1980s.
“After a 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74. The three-time World Heavyweight Champion boxer died this evening,” family spokesperson Bob Gunnell said in a statement.

 

Muhammad Ali Theme Song Black Superman

Also:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW5qF9fheXw

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Billy Crystal's Muhammad Ali tribute - 15 Rounds (1979)

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'Muhammad Ali was America': The best quotes from boxing great's memorial service

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Muhammad Ali's greatest quotes

  • Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. George can't hit what his eyes can't see. Now you see me, now you don't. He thinks he will, but I know he won't. They tell me George is good, but I'm twice as nice. And I'm gonna stick to his butt like white on rice.

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    I have wrestled with an alligator. I done tussled with a whale. I done handcuffed lightning, threw thunder in jail. That's bad. Only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalised a brick. I'm so bad I make medicine sick.

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    If you like to lose your money, then be a fool and bet on Sonny, but if you wanna have a good day, then put it on Clay.

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    Last night I cut the light off in my bedroom, hit the switch, and was in the bed before the room was dark.

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    Ain't [Liston] ugly? He's too ugly to be the world champ. The world champ should be pretty like me.

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    I am the king of the world! I'm pretty! I'm a bad man!

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    I predict that [Liston] will go at eight to prove that I am great. If he wanna go to heaven, I'll get him in seven. He'll be in a worse fix if I cut it to six. And if he keeps talkin' jive, I'll cut it to five.

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    Whatever truculent means — if that's good, I'm that.

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    Joe's gonna come out smokin' but I ain't gonna be jokin'. I'll be peckin' and a pokin', pourin' water on his smokin'. And this might shock and amaze ya, but I will destroy Joe Frazier.

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    After I'm through beatin' him I think he'll have to join the Beatles and be a singer.

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    It's hard to be humble when you're as pretty as I am.

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    I don't like fighters who talk too much.

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Long time boxing fan, I remember watching all his fights when I was in my younger years.

RIP Muhammad Ali. sad

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Muhammad Ali's daughter, Hana, pays tribute to the boxing legend's fighting spirit

"All of his organs failed but his HEART wouldn't stop beating. For 30 minutes ... his heart just kept beating," she wrote on Instagram.

"No one had ever seen anything like it. A true testament to the strength of his Spirit and Will!

"Thank you all for your love and support!!!"

Includes some great photos.

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Muhammad Ali's five best fights

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