The three time World Heavyweight Champion boxer, Muhammad Ali passed away on Friday at 74. The boxer was famously proclaimed as “The Greatest Of All Time,” Ali died at a Phoenix-area hospital, where he had spent few days being treated for respiratory complications, a family member confirmed.
The Silver-tongued boxer and civil rights champion passed away after a 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. Even as his health declined, Ali did not shy from politics or controversy, releasing a statement in December criticizing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States. “We as Muslims have to stand up to those who use Islam to advance their own personal agenda,” he said.
The Boxing champion’s last public appearance was in April at the “Celebrity Fight Night” gala in Arizona, a charity that benefits the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center.
