Muhammad Ali, 'The Greatest of All Time', Dead at 74 ~ R.I.P Floating Butterfly

[MJ TinkerBell]

BREAKING NEWS

Muhammad Ali, 'The Greatest of All Time', Dead at 74
by JON SCHUPPE JUN 4 2016, 12:16 AM ET​

Muhammad Ali, the silver-tongued boxer and civil rights champion who famously proclaimed himself "The Greatest" and then spent a lifetime living up to the billing, is dead.

Ali died Friday at a Phoenix-area hospital, where he had spent the past few days being treated for respiratory complications, a family spokesman confirmed to NBC News. He was 74.

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," Bob Gunnell, a family spokesman, told NBC News.

Ali had suffered for three decades from Parkinson's Disease, a progressive neurological condition that slowly robbed him of both his legendary verbal grace and his physical dexterity. A funeral service is planned in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

Even as his health declined, Ali did not shy from politics or controversy, releasing a statement in December criticizing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States. "We as Muslims have to stand up to those who use Islam to advance their own personal agenda," he said.

The remark bookended the life of a man who burst into the national consciousness in the early 1960s, when as a young heavyweight champion he converted to Islam and refused to serve in the Vietnam War, and became an emblem of strength, eloquence, conscience and courage. Ali was an anti-establishment showman who transcended borders and barriers, race and religion. His fights against other men became spectacles, but he embodied much greater battles.

A Lifetime of The Greatest's Photo Gallery:

Ali with Young Michael Jackson & Marlon Jackson

Ali with Michael Jackson

Ali with Teenager Michael Jackson

Ali with Teenagers Michael, Marlon & Jermaine Jackson

Ali with The Jackson in the ring knock out

Ali with Michael Jackson the Bruiser & His Brothers

Ali with Michael Jackson

Ali with Nelson Mandela

Ali with The Beatles

Ali with Robin Williams

Ali with Bob Dylan

Ali with Malcom X and his 3 young daughters

Ali with Sammy Davis Jr.

Ali with Elvis Presley.

Ali (Cassius Clay) with Stevie Wonder at The Apollo (1963)

Ali with Martin Luther King Jr.

Ali with Prince Rogers Nelson

The Young Yellow Bee

The Young Black Butterfly

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Born: January 17, 1942
Died: June 3, 2016

The Source:
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/muhammad-ali-greatest-all-time-dead-74-n584776

 

[HIStory]

Rest in peace.

 

[Bringing Brighter Days]

The single most important figure in the history of professional sports.......

 

[Silouette]

He fought a brave battle for a long time. Now you, The Greatest, can rest in peace. Muhammad Ali.

 

[glennkill]

Rest in peace!
He fought many battles - and one was for the peaceful way of islam.
Thank you Ali!

 

[Themidwestcowboy]

Rest in peace champ

 

[Paris78]

1977 interview of Muhammad Ali with The Jackson 5

Michael Jackson Spars With Muhammad Ali

 

[Antwort]

The most fitting musical tribute

Rest in peace to a sporting legend and humanitarian icon.

 

[#MJforever57]

Float like a butterfly sting like a bee. Now take you rest champ you will be miss R.I.P.

 

[PoP]

R.I.P. Muhammad Ali

Greatest yet legendary boxer of all time.

 

[michaeljackson&lisamarie]

Rest in Peace you beatiful legend.

 

[Ms. BlueGangsta]

RIP champ.

 

[Amaya]

He lived a long, good life. May he RIP.

 

[barbee0715]

A great fighter for so many battles on many different fronts-he led the path in changing the way people thought about things-I truly admire him. RIP.

 

[Silouette]

Will Smith, who portrayed the boxer in a biopic is said to be "devastated over Ali's passing."

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[MIST]

I was watching this video a few days ago
It´s short but you can see Muhammad Ali from 1:22, he saved a life here.
[video=youtube;TkHWayeIT_o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkHWayeIT_o[/video]
Rest in peace

 

[blue eyes]

Rest in peace Muhammad Ali, God bless your soul

 

[KOPV]

This news over the weekend saddened me, I've never been the type to be celeb happy but there was a handful of people I would have felt honored to meet.. Ali was one of them!! He was a true hero in many aspects of the word..

I have always felt inspired by him and felt a special connection to him due to his belief system and how it ties to the culture I was raised in... Also coincidentally my father got Parkinson's..

Ali has been inspiration and shows no situation can STOP a person if the will is strong enough!!

 

[DuranDuran]

Paul McCartney

"Dear Muhammad Ali. I loved that man. He was great from the first day we met him in Miami, and on the numerous occasions when I ran into him over the years. Besides being the greatest boxer, he was a beautiful, gentle man with a great sense of humour who would often pull a pack of cards out of his pocket, no matter how posh the occasion, and do a card trick for you. The world has lost a truly great man. Love Paul" - Paul McCartney

 

[DuranDuran]

By Jordan Runtagh June 6, 2016

On February 18th, 1964, just nine days after the Beatles made their acclaimed American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show, and a week before Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) won his first World Heavyweight Championship title, these two preeminent cultural forces of the Sixties converged at Miami Beach's 5th Street Gym. What might have devolved into a corny photo-op instead led to some of the most enduring images of the 20th century, capturing the moment these young, charismatic and supremely talented young men achieved total dominance in their respective fields.

On Sunday, as the world mourned the death of Ali at age 74, Ringo Starr sat down with Rolling Stone to share his memories of the day in 1964 when he stepped into the ring with the soon-to-be champ. He learned of the boxing legend's passing after performing Friday at Syracuse's Lakeview Amphitheater, the first stop on his 2016 summer tour. "We didn't know while we were on," says Starr. "When we came off, they broke into whatever was on TV. That's when I knew."

It's been said that Cassius Clay had no idea who the Beatles were when they showed up at his gym, where he was training to fight then-current title-holder Sonny Liston. Robert Lipsyte, a future Ali biographer who was covering the meeting for The New York Times, claims that Clay uttered a bemused "Who were those little sissies?" as soon as they were out of earshot. According to Starr, the feelings were mutual – minus the sissy part. "In all honesty, we didn't know one boxer from another," he recalls. "That's how it worked out – somebody set it up."

Even casual observers like the Beatles believed Liston to be the likely victor. Vegas odds-makers projected him winning by a sizable 8-1 margin, and the band initially grumbled that they were getting time with, in John Lennon's estimation, "that loudmouth who's going to lose." But they were quickly won over by Clay's magnetic charm and a comedian's instinct that rivaled their own. Soon they were all clowning around the boxing ring for photographers, with the Beatles playing the good-natured victims of Clay's lethal fists.

The photos all look so perfectly choreographed, like a lost scene out of A Hard Day's Night, though Starr insists that they weren't staged in advance. "We did them on the day," he says of the poses. "His cross to bear was that everybody you see him in a photo with – whether it's Mandela, on a talk show, anybody – it's always the punch photo." He chuckles, adding capitals with his voice. "It's always 'The Punch Photo'! We were 'The Punch Photo'!" Photographer Harry Benson took the definitive image, which shows Clay sending the mop tops colliding into one another with cartoonish ferocity.

"And then he's carrying me. I don't know why, he just picked me up!" Starr says. "It wasn't like, 'OK, pick him up now!' He just suddenly did." Surely there must have been some sort of warning? "No, he just grabbed me and lifted me up! What was I gonna say? 'Hey, come outside. …'" The drummer raises his fists, but his mock-tough expression quickly breaks into a grin. "We only got out of the ring because he put me down."

When all was said and done that day, the Fab Four knew who they would put their money on. "We had it on him! He's the Kid!"

Starr would briefly cross paths with Ali over the years, and in 1973 he recorded the Lennon-penned "I'm the Greatest," which borrowed its title from Ali's infamous battle cry. But their most memorable connection will always be their first meeting in 1964, when both were new to fame and on the cusp of worldwide stardom.

"He was powerful. He was just physically and spiritually powerful," remembers Starr. "He was just great. He's a huge loss."

 

[DuranDuran]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This was 1 of the strongest &amp; sweetest men I ever met. He elevated the sport of boxing &amp; there will never be another <a href="https://t.co/jmurVlfseY">pic.twitter.com/jmurVlfseY</a></p>&mdash; Halle Berry (@halleberry) <a href="https://twitter.com/halleberry/status/739151025043443712">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Muhammad Ali, we are all stronger because of the light you shared with us. Rest in peace G.O.A.T. I love you. <a href="https://t.co/frRsld7iLE">pic.twitter.com/frRsld7iLE</a></p>&mdash; LLCOOLJ. (@llcoolj) <a href="https://twitter.com/llcoolj/status/739101805963972609">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[DuranDuran]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The greatest of all time without a doubt. gone! can&#39;t believe it. sad day indeed. <a href="https://t.co/RuPhfq6ldV">pic.twitter.com/RuPhfq6ldV</a></p>&mdash; Sammy Hagar (@sammyhagar) <a href="https://twitter.com/sammyhagar/status/738987557527031808">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Loved meeting him….. <a href="https://t.co/46iIJvIuQR">https://t.co/46iIJvIuQR</a></p>&mdash; Billy Idol (@BillyIdol) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillyIdol/status/738959133311782912">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[DuranDuran]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Muhammad Ali transcended Boxing and even sports itself...he was not only &quot;The Greatest&quot; but a 20th Century icon like Elvis &amp; The Beatles...</p>&mdash; Mike Portnoy (@MikePortnoy) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikePortnoy/status/738958613906001920">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Very sad to hear of the passing of Muhammad Ali. He was &#39;the greatest&#39;. Our thoughts are with his family &amp; friends. <a href="https://t.co/aZJ4aKwOmq">https://t.co/aZJ4aKwOmq</a></p>&mdash; FOGHAT (@FOGHAT) <a href="https://twitter.com/FOGHAT/status/739035093193236481">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[DuranDuran]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">As boys, we huddled around the radio as Muhammad Ali floored Sonny Liston. In 1975, he walked into, and blessed, our lives...</p>&mdash; Jermaine Jackson (@jermjackson5) <a href="https://twitter.com/jermjackson5/status/738965213844639744">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Like a playful uncle, he shadow-boxed, he levitated, he inspired, he taught us self-belief. He was the sweetest, friendliest of men...</p>&mdash; Jermaine Jackson (@jermjackson5) <a href="https://twitter.com/jermjackson5/status/738965268680966149">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">He was the greatest there ever was. As a boxer, as a man, as a friend to our family. So many unforgettable memories.</p>&mdash; Jermaine Jackson (@jermjackson5) <a href="https://twitter.com/jermjackson5/status/738965475313352705">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You shook up the world, champ. Now go rest in peace. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPMuhammadAli?src=hash">#RIPMuhammadAli</a></p>&mdash; Jermaine Jackson (@jermjackson5) <a href="https://twitter.com/jermjackson5/status/738965562890424320">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[DuranDuran]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rest in peace and power Muhammad Ali <a href="https://t.co/UoLQr9F3yk">pic.twitter.com/UoLQr9F3yk</a></p>&mdash; Tito Jackson (@titojackson5) <a href="https://twitter.com/titojackson5/status/739246270888443909">June 5, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A man who had extreme courage and conviction! We love you! My heartfelt condolence to the Ali family! &#128591; RIP <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MuhammadAli?src=hash">#MuhammadAli</a></p>&mdash; La Toya Jackson (@latoyajackson) <a href="https://twitter.com/latoyajackson/status/738950043609137152">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&#39;The Greatest&#39; is gone, but the legend never dies. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ali?src=hash">#Ali</a> <a href="https://t.co/0R4Xjc9gZ9">pic.twitter.com/0R4Xjc9gZ9</a></p>&mdash; The Jacksons (@Jacksons) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jacksons/status/739019557831114752">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[DuranDuran]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rest in Peace Mohamed Ali<br>You are the greatest there ever was <a href="https://t.co/g6gvRFQ25m">pic.twitter.com/g6gvRFQ25m</a></p>&mdash; matt sorum (@mattsorum) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattsorum/status/739022377389023232">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">RIP Muhammad Ali. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GOAT?src=hash">#GOAT</a> by a mile.</p>&mdash; Duff McKagan (@DuffMcKagan) <a href="https://twitter.com/DuffMcKagan/status/738998393150803968">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You were and will always be &quot;The Greatest of All Time&quot; R.I.P. champ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MuhammadAli?src=hash">#MuhammadAli</a> <a href="https://t.co/JRlNd7CHUO">pic.twitter.com/JRlNd7CHUO</a></p>&mdash; Guns N&#39; Roses (@gunsnroses) <a href="https://twitter.com/gunsnroses/status/739149235988226048">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I am deeply saddened by the loss of one of my biggest heroes, The Greatest, Muhammad Ali.</p>&mdash; Dave Mustaine (@DaveMustaine) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaveMustaine/status/739015979900932096">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rip?src=hash">#Rip</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MuhammadAli?src=hash">#MuhammadAli</a> &#128081; <a href="https://t.co/roOaoWggHH">pic.twitter.com/roOaoWggHH</a></p>&mdash; Big Boi (@BigBoi) <a href="https://twitter.com/BigBoi/status/738960743631073280">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ran out of room,got caught up in memories.it was so much fun to be in ring with him.Son was like a kid <a href="https://t.co/MtJERqpOJ4">pic.twitter.com/MtJERqpOJ4</a></p>&mdash; Cher (@cher) <a href="https://twitter.com/cher/status/738998327979610112">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Didn’t know Muhammad was dead&#128549;At T.Hearns/Sugar Ray <br>Fight in Vegas he explained boxing 2me.I Yelled,He Said Ooo-Wee Cher u got a mouth on u</p>&mdash; Cher (@cher) <a href="https://twitter.com/cher/status/738994282682425345">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/cher">@cher</a> Found video!! You start around min 3 Cher and Muhammed Ali &#128525;&#128525;<a href="https://t.co/SiQdvvTkxw">https://t.co/SiQdvvTkxw</a></p>&mdash; Issac (@blanktgt) <a href="https://twitter.com/blanktgt/status/739000588407427074">June 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Muhammad Ali: Public funeral to take place on Friday in Louisville, spokesman says

Updated Sat at 11:03pm

PHOTO: Louisville lowered flags to half-staff in his honour on Saturday. (AFP: Nelson Almeida)


A public funeral procession and memorial service for boxing legend Muhammad Ali will take place in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky on Friday, a family spokesman says.

Former United States president Bill Clinton, comedian Billy Crystal and sports journalist Bryant Gumbel will offer eulogies for Ali &#8212; the three-time world heavyweight champion who died yesterday aged 74 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease

A small family funeral will precede the public service on Thursday, spokesman Bob Gunnell said.

"A rather large funeral procession will take Muhammad Ali through the streets of Louisville to allow anyone that is there from the world to say goodbye," Mr Gunnell said.

He noted that Ali himself had requested much of the planned service, which is to be conducted in accordance with "Muslim tradition" and in the presence of an imam.

The public parade will end at Cave Hill Cemetery, where Ali will be buried.

The official cause of death was "septic shock due to unspecified natural causes," Mr Gunnell said, adding that Ali was first hospitalised on Monday.

"We still had a lot of hope it was going to turn around," he said, but it later became clear that the boxer's condition was deteriorating.

"His final hours were spent with just immediate family. He did not suffer."

Ali's body was to be brought back to Louisville "within the next 24 to 48 hours," Mr Gunnell said.

President Barack Obama led tributes from around the world to the iconic fighter &#8212; one of the great sports heroes of the 20th century and a colourful civil rights activist.

Louisville has lowered its flags to half-mast in his honour.

PHOTO: Employees of Joe's Pizza build a makeshift memorial to Ali. (Reuters: Lucas Jackson)




http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-...to-take-place-on-friday-in-louisville/7478540



I plan to attend both services.