Muhammad Ali passed away at 74 on Friday. Martin Rogers takes a look at Ali's legacy.
USA TODAY Sports.
Photo: David Goldman, AP)
A private, Islamic funeral prayer program for Muhammad Ali was held Thursday in Louisville, and thousands from around the world will converge on the KFC Yum Center
on Friday to bid adieu to one of the greatest boxers who ever lived
and, more important, the most influential athlete of all time.
Billboards around the city bear Ali’s likeness with his moniker, “The Greatest,” and the years he lived (1942-2016). The man who never got an Olympic celebration in his hometown because of the politics of the day will be celebrated Friday.
USA TODAY
Billboards around the city bear Ali’s likeness with his moniker, “The Greatest,” and the years he lived (1942-2016). The man who never got an Olympic celebration in his hometown because of the politics of the day will be celebrated Friday.
USA TODAY
“I’m here to say goodbye to my friend. To me, he was young — 74 years old,” former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes
told USA TODAY Sports by phone shortly after arriving in Louisville.
“He wasn’t ready, but God has a plan. He’s the best of planners. It’s
hard for me to see this man go, but I had to come here to say bye to
him.”
“The Easton Assassin” trained and sparred with Ali from 1971
to ’75. And when Ali ended his abbreviated retirement, it was Holmes
who easily defeated his friend in a 1980 title bout.
Holmes last saw Ali in October, when he and fellow Ali opponent George Foreman
visited Louisville for an event honoring Ali after Sports Illustrated
named its Legacy Award after him. Both men were chosen by Ali to serve
as honorary pallbearers.
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