Editing Muhammad Ali (section)

==Death==
Ali was hospitalized in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]], on June 2, 2016, with a respiratory illness. Though his condition was initially described as fair, it worsened, and he died the following day at the age of 74 from [[septic shock]].{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Jill |title=Muhammad Ali hospitalized with respiratory issue |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/02/us/muhammad-ali-hospitalized-with-respiratory-issue/ |access-date=June 3, 2016 |work=CNN |date=June 2, 2016 |archive-date=December 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226052922/https://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/02/us/muhammad-ali-hospitalized-with-respiratory-issue/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/muhammad-ali-dies-greatest-boxer-dead-74/story?id=18391211 |title=Muhammad Ali Dies: 'The Greatest' Boxer Dead at 74 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=June 4, 2016 |access-date=June 6, 2016 |archive-date=June 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605060602/https://abcnews.go.com/US/muhammad-ali-dies-greatest-boxer-dead-74/story?id=18391211 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lipsyte |first=Robert |date=June 3, 2016 |title=Muhammad Ali Dies at 74: Titan of Boxing and the 20th Century |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/04/sports/muhammad-ali-dies.html |url-status=live |url-access=limited |access-date=June 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222012025/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/04/sports/muhammad-ali-dies.html |archive-date=February 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Schuppe |first=Jon |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/muhammad-alis-hometown-louisville-honors-late-boxer-our-inspiration-n585816 |title=Muhammad Ali Died of Septic Shock, Will Be Honored at Public Funeral: Spokesman |work=[[NBC News]] |date=June 4, 2016 |access-date=June 6, 2016 |archive-date=June 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606001542/http://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/muhammad-alis-hometown-louisville-honors-late-boxer-our-inspiration-n585816 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

===News coverage and tributes===
Following Ali's death, he was the number-one trending topic on Twitter for over 12 hours and on Facebook for several days. [[BET]] played their documentary ''Muhammad Ali: Made In Miami''. [[ESPN]] played four hours of non-stop commercial-free coverage of Ali. News networks, such as [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]], [[BBC]], [[CNN]], and [[Fox News]], also covered him extensively.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

He was mourned globally, and a family spokesman said the family "certainly believes that Muhammad was a citizen of the world ... and they know that the world grieves with him".<ref name="Columbian">{{cite news |title=Ali: 'Citizen' of the world' |url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jun/04/ali-citizen-of-the-world/ |newspaper=Columbian |date=June 6, 2016 |access-date=June 6, 2016 |archive-date=June 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606120632/http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jun/04/ali-citizen-of-the-world/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Politicians such as [[Barack Obama]], [[Hillary Clinton]], [[Bill Clinton]], [[Donald Trump]], [[David Cameron]] and more paid tribute to Ali. Ali also received numerous tributes from the world of sports including [[Michael Jordan]], [[Tiger Woods]], [[Floyd Mayweather]], [[Mike Tyson]], the [[Miami Marlins]], [[LeBron James]], [[Steph Curry]] and more. Then-Louisville mayor [[Greg Fischer]] stated, "Muhammad Ali belongs to the world. But he only has one hometown."<ref name="Columbian" />

The day after Ali's death, the [[UFC]] paid tribute to Ali at their [[UFC 199]] event in a lengthy video tribute package, crediting Ali for his accomplishments and inspiring multiple UFC champions.<ref>{{cite web |last=Emery |first=Debbie |date=June 4, 2016 |title=UFC 199 Invades LA Forum, Honors Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali |url=https://www.thewrap.com/ufc-199-invades-the-la-forum-honors-boxing-legend-muhammad-ali/ |access-date=January 16, 2020 |work=The Wrap |archive-date=August 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805080747/https://www.thewrap.com/ufc-199-invades-the-la-forum-honors-boxing-legend-muhammad-ali/amp/ }}</ref>

===Memorial===
{{external media | width = 210px | headerimage= | video1 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?410916-1/memorial-service-muhammad-ali-19422016 "Muhammad Ali Memorial Service"], [[C-SPAN]]<ref name="cspan memorial">{{cite web |title=Muhammad Ali Memorial Service |publisher=[[C-SPAN]] |date=June 10, 2016 |url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?410916-1/memorial-service-muhammad-ali-19422016 |access-date=September 9, 2016 |archive-date=August 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816190250/https://www.c-span.org/video/?410916-1/memorial-service-muhammad-ali-19422016 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
[[File:Close-up of Muhammad Ali's headstone.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Ali's headstone, with an inscription of his quote: "Service to others is the rent you pay for your room in heaven"]]
Ali's funeral had been pre-planned by himself and others for several years prior to his actual death.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schreiner |first1=Bruce |last2=Galofaro |first2=Claire |date=June 7, 2016 |title=Will Smith, Lennox Lewis among pallbearers for Muhammad Ali, who scripted his own funeral in final days |work=National Post |url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/will-smith-lennox-lewis-among-pallbearers-for-muhammad-ali-who-scripted-his-funeral-in-his-final-days |access-date=July 31, 2016 |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031225119/https://nationalpost.com/category/news/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The services began in Louisville on June 9, 2016, with an Islamic [[Salat al-Janazah|Janazah]] prayer service at [[Freedom Hall]] on the grounds of the [[Kentucky Exposition Center]]. The Janazah prayer was attended by Turkish President [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=President Erdoğan Attends Muhammad Ali's Funeral |url=https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/44339/president-erdogan-attends-muhammad-alis-funeral |access-date=September 14, 2022 |work=www.tccb.gov.tr |issue=Presidency of the Republic of Turkey |date=June 9, 2016 |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031225132/https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/44339/president-erdogan-attends-muhammad-alis-funeral |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 10, 2016, the funeral procession passed through the streets of Louisville ending at [[Cave Hill Cemetery]], where his body was interred during a private ceremony. A public memorial service for Ali at downtown Louisville's [[KFC Yum! Center]] was held during the afternoon of June 10.<ref>{{cite news |title=Muhammad Ali To Be Buried In Louisville Friday |url=http://wfpl.org/muhammad-ali-buried-louisville-friday/ |publisher=[[WFPL]] |date=June 4, 2016 |access-date=June 5, 2016 |archive-date=June 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605072604/http://wfpl.org/muhammad-ali-buried-louisville-friday/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Muhammad Ali's funeral to be watched worldwide by billions |url=http://www.india.com/sports/muhammad-alis-funeral-to-be-watched-worldwide-by-billions-2-1238356/ |publisher=India.com |date=June 5, 2016 |access-date=June 5, 2016 |archive-date=June 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609221156/http://www.india.com/sports/muhammad-alis-funeral-to-be-watched-worldwide-by-billions-2-1238356/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=June 6, 2016 |title=Muhammad Ali Islamic Funeral Prayer Service Jenazah scheduled at Freedom Hall |publisher=[[WHAS-TV]] |url=https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/muhammad-ali-islamic-funeral-prayer-service-jenazah-scheduled-at-freedom-hall/417-234230429 |url-status=live |access-date=June 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609165705/http://www.whas11.com/news/local/muhammad-ali-islamic-funeral-prayer-service-jenazah-scheduled-at-freedom-hall/234230429 |archive-date=June 9, 2016}}</ref> [[Billy Crystal]], his wife Lonnie Ali, sports journalist [[Bryant Gumbel]] and former President [[Bill Clinton]] all gave the eulogies.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 10, 2016 |title=In Their Own Words: Eulogies for Muhammad Ali |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/11/sports/lonnie-billy-crystal-bill-clinton-eulogies-for-muhammad-ali.html |access-date=October 23, 2023 |archive-date=February 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220062027/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/11/sports/lonnie-billy-crystal-bill-clinton-eulogies-for-muhammad-ali.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The pallbearers included [[Will Smith]], [[Lennox Lewis]] and [[Mike Tyson]], with honorary pallbearers including [[George Chuvalo]], [[Larry Holmes]] and [[George Foreman]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/06/will-smith-mike-tyson-pallbearers-muhammad-ali-funeral |title=Will Smith, Mike Tyson among those serving as pallbearers at Muhammad Ali's funeral |first=Laken |last=Litman |work=USA Today |date=June 10, 2016 |access-date=July 31, 2016 |archive-date=August 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818011911/http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/06/will-smith-mike-tyson-pallbearers-muhammad-ali-funeral |url-status=live }}</ref> Ali's memorial was watched by an estimated 1{{nbsp}}billion viewers worldwide.<ref name="alicenter" />

{{blockquote|If the measure of greatness is to gladden the heart of every human being on the face of the earth, then he truly was the greatest. In every way he was the bravest, the kindest and the most excellent of men.|Tribute from [[Bob Dylan]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel  |date=June 5, 2016 |title=Bob Dylan on Muhammad Ali: 'The Most Excellent of Men' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-sports/bob-dylan-on-muhammad-ali-the-most-excellent-of-men-70657/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518095339/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-sports/bob-dylan-on-muhammad-ali-the-most-excellent-of-men-70657/ |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |access-date=April 23, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>}}