* Former champion dies after long battle with Parkinson's * Ali the first man to win heavyweight world title three times * "Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee" * Epic battles with Frazier, Foreman * More than just a sportsman, Ali spoke out against inequality (Adds details, quotes throughout) By Bill Trott June 4 (Reuters) - Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, whose record-setting boxing career, unprecedented flair for showmanship, and controversial stands made him one of the best-known figures of the 20th century, died on Friday aged 74. Ali's death was confirmed in a statement issued by family spokesman Bob Gunnell late Friday evening, a day after he was admitted to a Phoenix-area hospital with a respiratory ailment.
Friday, 3 June 2016
Muhammad Ali, boxing great and cultural symbol, dead at age 74 (Reuters)
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