(Adds background on career, impact) By Ian Simpson June 3 (Reuters) - Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was close to death in a Phoenix-area hospital on Friday, a source close to the family said, as speculation swirled about his health. Ali, one of the best-known figures of the 20th century, was hospitalized this week for a respiratory ailment. Family spokesman Bob Gunnell has said that Ali, 74, was in fair condition, but media reports have said he was in rapidly failing health.
Friday, 3 June 2016
Boxing great Muhammad Ali near death in Arizona hospital -source (Reuters)
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