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The life of Muhammad Ali 1942-2016
New York – Of all the tributes being paid to Muhammad Ali, few can match the praise that the former boxer heaped upon himself.
Muhammad Ali, 1942-2016
Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr on January 17, 1942, in Louisville Kentucky
Aged 22, he took on heavyweight champion Sonny Liston in Miami.
He won and proclaimed to the world: “I am the world’s greatest!”
Ali was the first man to win heavyweight titles three times
Ali attended his first Nation of Islam meeting in 1959 and converted to Sunni Islam in 1975
In 1967, he famously refused to fight in Vietnam, citing religious reasons
Married four times, he had seven daughters and two sons
He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1984, at the age of 43
Ali died late on June 3, 2016, in a hospital in Arizona after being admitted with respiratory problems
Ali’s funeral will take place in Louisville
Ali is survived by his wife, the former Lonnie Williams, who knew him when