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 fans. He passed away after this 32year battle with parkinsons disease. Muhammad ali, dont know if you are aware, he was born cassius clay in 1942 in louisville, k kentucky and started boxing at the age of 12. He went on of course to become threetime world heavyweight champion. As so many people know, in 1964 he joined the nation of islam, changed his name to muhammad ali after his retirement as parkinsons disease began to take away his motor skills, he became really an ambassador of peace and he raised millions of dollars for charity. The boxing champ was married four times. He is survived by nine children. Muhammad ali led a pretty inspirational life when all is said an done. Obviously has incredible boxing career but he had such strong work for hx causes and he never stopped fighting for what he believed in. He is known as a very principled man. And he always spoke out, quite clearly. Cnns wolf blitzer takes a look now at the boxing legends life. This is the legend of moment ali.
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