Noontime in the mid 80s with upper 80s by about 4 00 this afternoon. A little cooler for most of you except for our inland east bay, talking anywhere from two to five degrees cooler and more cooling as we get into the second half of the weekend and more sunshine, too. Chris . Thank you. Breaking news. The world is reacting this morning to the death of a boxing legend. Muhammad ali died last night at the age of 74. He called himself the greatest and backed it up with a dazzling combination of speed and power and bravado that made you stop and stare. Ali who could float like a butterfly and sting like a bee passed away at an arizona hospital. In his prime he was perhaps the best ever in the ring, also a selfpromoter. His post career was marked by a battle with parkinsons disease. Abcs jim avila has more on his final days. Reporter are muhammad ali was taken from his home just outside phoenix by ambulance on may 31st at 1 00 in the afternoon. The ambulance call said a 74yearold man with r
I took on the world yes, he did. An American Icon passes away. Muhammad ali has died at the age of 74 after a threedecadelong battle with parkinsons disease. Good evening. Thank you for joining us tonight. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. Word of alis passing came about 90 minutes ago now. We have Team Coverage tonight on the legacy that ali leaves behind. We begin with abc 7 news sports director larry beil. Larry. Reporter ama, the boxing legend hospitalized in arizona with a respiratory condition, and tonight the sports world, celebrities, fans, theyre all remembering one of the most famous people in the world. Known simply as the greatest 37 muhammad ali, brilliant boxer who of course could float like a bulletfly and sting like a bee, passing away at the age of 74. Ali was a threetime heavyweight champion. In his prime he was part fighter, part promoter. The consummate showman. Abc News Reporter Marci Gonzalez looking back now on the life and legacy of the champ. Reporter he called
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Celebrities, fans, theyre all remembering one of the most famous people in the world. Known simply as the greatest 37 muhammad ali, brilliant boxer who of course could float like a bulletfly and stinbee, passing away at the age of 74. Ali was a threetime heavyweight champion. In his prime he was part fighter, part promoter. The consummate showman. Abc News Reporter Marci Gonzalez looking back now on the life and legacy of the champ. Reporter he called himself the greatest and told us how pretty he was. And for more than 20 years he backed up his words with his fists. Beginning with a gold medal at the 1960 summer olympics, cassius clay took the boxing world by storm. In one of his first big pro fights he brashly predicted an upset over heavyweight champion sonny liston. If you like to lose your money, be a fool and bet on sonny. Reporter ali won that fight and the title in february 1964. Then he announced his conversion to islam and his new name, muhammad ali. A storm of criticism did
Like a butterfly and stinging like a bee. He was a phenomenon. Reporter and he was about so much more than boxing. Humanitarian. The best. The greatest of all time. Im a poet. Im a movie star. Im an actor. Motivation. He showed me whats what. Reporter muhammad ali rose to the world stage in 1964 when he beat sonny liston to become the world champion. Over 21 years, ali won 56 fights and lost just five. And, hacket t says he was a leader in other ways as well. He made it possible for us to come an not be afraid to speak to the public and government. Reporter muhammad ali is known for so many Different Things to so many different people. But, for those who are actually in the boxing world, this quote rings particularly true. The will must be stronger than the skill. And that is so true. Any fighters who want to step in the ring, you got to want to do it. Even if you dont have the greatest skill. That is what trainers are for. When ed gutierrez heard the news late last night, he watched s