http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16011175

Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74, a family spokesman has said.
The former world heavyweight boxing champion, one of the world's best-known sportsmen, had been in hospital in the US city of Phoenix in Arizona state.
He had been fighting a respiratory illness, a condition that has been further complicated by Parkinson's disease.

 

V sad

Celebrities seemed so much more substantial and relevant back in the day

 

A very sad end for one of the best boxers there has ever been. RIP.

 

Such a shame

 

A sad end for not only the greatest boxer of all time but also an amazing entertainer. How many people can you say have captured your attention as much when speaking like Ali did.

 

Yeah, re hearing some of his quips and sound bites this morning, amazing

He seemed to have such self belief, and self awareness, yet doubt and humility too

And that is rare in a human

 

RIP a true legend gone.

 

Legend! Rip big man.

 

RIP, I've personally met this guy when I was younger, big inspiration.

 

terrible news R.I.P.

 

Hes fought the parkinsons etc as well as any boxing match my goodness !

R.I.P.

 

Very sad. My dad took me to see him fight "Enery the Hammer" back in the 60s at a London Football Stadium. Henry actually floored Ali but the bell went at the 8 count and Mohammed went on to cut Henry and win the fight. This was just when he was changing his name from Cassius Clay. Unbelievably skilled fighter.
An irony relevant today was that after converting to Islam he became a man of peace, refusing to go to Vietnam. A few lessons about peace and religion in that brave act.
I heard Foreman giving his thoughts that Ali was simply the greatest which was nice to hear.
Will remain a legend for years to come.
RIP and thanks.
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Greatest sportsman of all time. Greatest superstar of all time.

 

A true legend who will be sadly missed.

 

Yes, a true legend. I remember his glory in my teenage years in India. He was one of the heroic characters for me, wearing his EVERLAST kit and looking invincible. Top man. Respects.

Saw a man in the A&E this morning who was in the same situation as Ali, but he was much younger than the boxer. Parkinson's and respiratory issue. No one else accompanied him- except for the ambulance guys pushing his wheelchair in. Hope he's ok.

 

The fight was held at Highbury and for the first time and maybe the last time was broadcast live to the surrounding suburbs via close circuit TV.
The infamous delay in the Ali corner was the result of Angelo Dundee cutting Ali's glove to give him more time to recover from the knock down -and what a punch that was.
The next round it was all over for Cooper - Ali really went to town on him, cut him to shreds.
Henry Cooper loved Ali .
Another fight Ali had was with Brian London 1966 I think.
I was in The South of France on holiday - We were giving it large in a French cafe/pub . Brian London collapsed under a hail of blows in the 3 rd round
London"s famous statement " I was told he was fast , but not that fast !"

Sad Sad day

 

Feel genuinely sad. In the same way as I did about Senna.

You could really pick up on Ali's humanity and warmth to his fellow man. Plus, what an incredibly charismatic character!... A poet and brilliant self-promoter (and promoter for boxing in general - esp. given the times back then).

An inevitable day of course......but oh what a sad one.

 

It must have been terrible for a guy with so much self-belief and positivity to suffer from the affliction he did. RIP a true legend

 

To me, his death is a liberation from what he could have been suffering from; deep down inside; from the day his Parkinson's kicked in. Now that was sad to see someone as strong and rock solid as him, to constantly shake like an Autumn leaf. It was quite traumatic to behold, actually. Perhaps he himself got used to his Parkinson's, but when I think of the moment I saw him like that on TV for the first time, it still makes me sad for him. Very sad.

 

I was saddened to hear Ali has left us. His like will not pass this way again I fear.