The world woke up to the news that Muhammed Ali had passed on. The great boxing legend died a day after he was rushed to hospital with difficulty in breathing.
Considered the greatest heavyweight boxer in history, he was born “Cassius Clay” in 1942. He won the world heavyweight championship from Sonny Liston in a stunning upset in 1964.
Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson’s syndrome in 1984, a disease that commonly results from head trauma from activities such as boxing.
He died at the age of 74 on the 3rd of June 2016.
Here are some tweets commemorating his death:
How Ali wants to be remembered.#RIPMuhammadAlihttps://t.co/1EeAmveAU7
— BenchWarmers (@BeWarmers) June 4, 2016
"Funnier than all other legends put together."
The Greatest made us laughhttps://t.co/DG8RQDxkTQ #RIPMuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/JyLKcjG5DA
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) June 4, 2016
The coolest exceptional legendary athlete fighter in the true sense #RIPMuhammadAli you will inspire us for many years to come #Respect
— Sidharth Malhotra (@SidMalhotra) June 4, 2016
Another legend, gone. They don't make them like this anymore. #RIPMuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/J8QAvbK8IQ
— Faith M. Karimi (@FaithMKarimi) June 4, 2016
God came for his champion. So long great one. @MuhammadAli #TheGreatest #RIP pic.twitter.com/jhXyqOuabi
— Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) June 4, 2016
Ralph Ali, Frazier & Foreman we were 1 guy. A part of me slipped away, "The greatest piece" https://t.co/xVKOc9qtub
— George Foreman (@GeorgeForeman) June 4, 2016
