Good morning. Its saturday, june 4th, 2016. Im sandra smith. This is a fox news alert. The greatest of all time is dead. Everybody stop talking now. Attention. I told you, all of my critics. I told you all that i was the greatest of all time. Boxing legend muhammed ali passing overnight. We will have the latest on his passing. The incredible reaction to that news. We will take a look back at the life and legacy of the champ. Fox friends starts right now. Good morning. As we just told you, muhammed ali, the greatest evey weight champion in boxing passed away at the age of 74. He struggled with parkisons disease since 1971. Surrounded with children and his wife. He fought until the end. Appearances as late as april of this year in public. A threetime heavyweight World Champion hospital lied with respiratory and of course, exasperated by the park somebodys. Take place in his home state of louisville, kentucky. Half state at 10 00 a. M. The former cautious cash shut clay. He called himself
This is such a huge loss not only to the world of sport but also on so many different lefbltlefblt levels. Don radel joins us now. He had the style, he had the skill. But his passion, his mission transcended the art. Absolutely. I think many people would agree hes the greatest boxer of all time. Many people would see him as the biggest and most spectacular and recognized athlete of the 20th century. He was the man who transcended the sport. Arguably the most popular. For example, adam silver whos the commissioner of the nba has just released his tribute to muhammad ali saying alis legacy lives on in anything they take a stand for what he or she believes. That says it all. Its not just the fact that hes a threetime champion. Its not just the way he conducted himself outside the ring as a bombastic performer. You can get a lot of joy out of the way he reacted in hiss press conferences and the way he trash talked in a poetic fashion. He was such a principled man. This is why we are quite
Of course, is the hometown of muhammad ali. We have new details at cnn about the final hours of muhammad alis life and also what the ali family will do in the coming days. A private service just for the close family members already planned for here in louisville on thursday. And then the rest of the world will have a chance to celebrate the life and really that is what the family wants. A celebration to celebrate the life of muhammad ali and remember the extraordinary accomplishments of americas legendary heavyweight champion. In the past couple of hours, we learned that the official cause of death of muhammad ali, a family spokesman said in his final moments ali was surrounded by family. Cnns Jason Carroll is in scottsdale, arizona, where ali passed away nearly 24 hours ago. Jason, tell us what youve learned. Reporter well, a little earlier we heard from the family spokesman, he gave us a lot of information, lot of details about what happened. He started out by explaining muhammad ali
No fighter fought that way. He jabbed and wouldnt hold back. Ali lost a title. Came back ten years later and won the title. Thats unheard of. He was a poet. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. He was a prophet. He made me feel i could walk on water. And a role model. The more we take part in wars, we take lives of other humans. I remember every conversation. Hes always taught me make sure you exercise your soul and your spirit. Thats what my father fought for. A fighter till the end. Tonight, boxing legend muhammad ali. The Opening Ceremony of the 1996 olympics in atlanta, georgia. Look who gets it next. A surprise guest expected on stage. Actually they kept that a big secret from everyone. The children didnt even know. Muhammad alis daughter, maryum. I was told your dad is going to light the torch, call all your siblings. It was a beautiful moment. The crowd roared when they see the champ on stage. Oh, my. And the world held its breath as ali, diagnosed with parkinsons disease s