Celebrities
like
Lata
Mangeshkar,
Rishi
Kapoor,
Anil
Kapoor
and
Farhan
Akhtar
have
mourned
the
death
of
legendary
former
heavyweight
boxing
champion
Muhammad
Ali.
He
was
74.
Ali
was
hospitalised
for
a
respiratory
problem
on
June
2.
One
of
the
greatest
boxers
in
history,
Ali
retired
in
1981
and
soon
found
signs
of
sluggishness
and
neurological
damage.
He
thereafter
received
treatment
for
Parkinson's
disease.
Ali,
known
as
Cassius
Clay
before
he
converted
to
Islam,
began
boxing
training
at
the
age
of
12
years.
He
won
the
World
heavyweight
championship
at
the
age
of
22
in
1964.
He
again
won
the
title
again
in
1974
and
1978.
Here
is
what
celebs
had
to
say:
Lata
Mangeshkar:
A
legend
no
more
-
Muhammed
Ali...Had
the
privilege
of
meeting
him
on
a
flight
to
London
with
my
niece,
Rachana.
She
is
a
big
fan
and
insisted
on
this
picture.
Rishi
Kapoor:
RIP.
Muhammad
Ali.
Was
at
a
function
with
him
in
Bahrain
think
early
1980s.
He
was
unwell
and
he
called
me
"pretty
boy".
Anil
Kapoor:
His
personality
was
as
exemplary
as
his
sportsmanship...his
spirit
will
always
dare
us
to
dream
bigger
and
soar
higher!
RIP
Muhammad
Ali.
Farhan
Akhtar:
Muhammad
Ali
Never
before-Never
again.
RIP
Champ.
John
Abraham:
"Float
like
a
butterfly,
sting
like
a
bee" sad
sad
sad
day
Muhammad
Ali.
Ayushmann
Khurrana:
"I'm
so
fast
that
last
night
I
turned
off
the
light
switch
in
my
hotel
room
and
was
in
bed
before
the
room
was
dark."
-
RIP
Muhammad
Ali.
Arjun
Kapoor:
He
stung
like
a
butterfly
and
did
float
like
a
bee.
Mohammad
Ali
was
an
inspiration
to
all
of
us.
RIP.
Saqib
Saleem:
RIP
champ.
The
greatest
of
all
time.
Abhishek
Bachchan:
Crushed!
Muhammad
Ali
was
the
first
sportsman
I
was
told
about
byAmitabh
Bachchan.
He
was
inspirational
and
an
idol.
Kunal
Kohli:
Muhammad
Ali
RIP.
The
greatest
boxer
and
sportsman.
Celebrate
his
life
n
achievements.
Inspiration.
Neha
Dhupia:
RIP
Muhammad
Ali.
The
world
just
lost
one
of
its
greatest.
Vishal
Dadlani:
He
won
every
fight
and
made
it
look
like
a
dance.
Even
the
one
against
life
itself.
RIP
Muhammad
Ali.
Mahesh
Bhatt:
It
isn't
the
mountains
ahead
to
climb
that
will
wear
you
out;
it's
the
pebble
in
the
shoe.
Muhammad
Ali.
Kunal
Kapoor:
Praying
for
the
champ
Muhammad
Ali.
One
of
the
greatest
and
most
inspiring
athletes
ever.
Dia
Mirza:
Thank
you
for
the
strength.
My
childhood
would
have
been
incomplete
without
your
inspiration.
RIP
Muhammad
Ali.