The 4th death anniversary of famous Boxer Muhammad Ali is being observed today on 3rd June.
Muhammad Ali, an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist was born on 17th January 1942. He is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest boxers of all time.
In recognition of his contributions, the Louisville Regional Airport Authority’s board voted Wednesday to change the name to Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.
At age 18, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, then turned professional later that year before converting to Islam after 1961.
After retiring from boxing in 1981, at age 39, Ali focused on religion and charity. In 1984, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s syndrome, which some reports attribute to boxing-related injuries. Ali died in Scottsdale in 2016.
Khalilah Ali, a former of the boxing legend said that Muhammad Ali would have supported those marching peacefully in the streets for George Floyd.
“Muhammad would flip his switch,” she said. “He would go off on everybody in here. She maintained, “I know that Ali would retaliate. He would really go off on people and I would love to see him romp and rave over these people hurting people, and burning up our businesses, and hurting people in the streets and burning up police cars. That is uncalled for. Ali would not like that at all.”
Floyd’s police-involved death last week kicked off widespread protests and unrest across the nation over the course of the week. Video showed Floyd was in custody when Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin held his knee on the man’s neck. Floyd later died in a hospital.
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