Muhammad Ali the greatest of all time died at 74. He is three time heavy weight champion and considered as the greatest boxer on earth and who also won a gold at olympic. Thirty years of having parkinson disease and experienced a hard breathing last thursday and rush to hospital at Phoenix Arizona. At late night of friday he was peacefully died.
Ali, born Cassius Clay, beat Sonny Liston in 1964 to win the heavyweight title but was stripped of his titles in 1967 when he refused to join the US Army and fight in the Vietnam War. He was banned from boxing until 1970 and in 1971 the US Supreme Court ruled in his favor in sitting out the war.
After his conviction for refusing the draft was overturned in 1971, Ali returned to the ring and fought in three of the most iconic contests in boxing history, helping restore his reputation with the public.
Won Olympic light-heavyweight gold in 1960
He eventually retired in 1981, having won 56 out of 61 fights.
He wanted to remember by people: "As a man who never sold out his people. But if that's too much, then just a good boxer. I won't even mind if you don't mention how pretty I was." as what he said before.
Muhammad Ali’s funeral will take place in his hometown of Louisville, KY.
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