As Muhammad Ali was sent off for his final processional through his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, thousands of people lined the streets to pay their respects to the late legend.
Celebrities also showed up in bunches to honor Ali for what would be his last time. Will Smith (who portrayed Ali in the biopic of the same name) and former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson loaded Ali’s casket into a hearse just before the 17-car processional took the legendary boxer on his final journey around his hometown.
The 19-mile processional route stopped at landmarks in the three-time heavyweight boxing champion’s life, including his childhood neighborhood, the gym where he first began his boxing training, Muhammad Ali Boulevard and the Muhammad Ali center.
Former President Bill Clinton, actor Billy Crystal and journalist Bryant Gumbel will give eulogies. Check out the live stream here.
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The Greatest Muhammad Ali Pictures Of All Time (PHOTOS)
The Greatest Muhammad Ali Pictures Of All Time (PHOTOS)
1. Muhammad Ali of the USA relaxes at home in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, USA.
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2. FEBRUARY 25, 1964: Cassius Clay (aka Muhammad Ali) talks into a reporter's mic after defeating Sonny Liston, not pictured in a World Heavyweight Title fight February 25, 1964 at Convention Hall in Miami, Florida.
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3. FEBRUARY 25, 1964: Cassius Clay (aka Muhammad Ali) talks into a reporter's mic after defeating Sonny Liston, not pictured in a World Heavyweight Title fight February 25, 1964 at Convention Hall in Miami, Florida.
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4. Muhammad Ali in the dressing room before a fight.
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5. Supremely confident American boxer Cassius Clay holds up five fingers in a prediction of how many rounds it will take him to knock out British boxer Henry Cooper.
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6. Pre-Fight Ritual.
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7. The Champ.
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8. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali rides a golf cart onto the field to represent the Louisville Cardinals for the coin toss against the Florida Gators prior to the start of the Allstate Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
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9. Say it loud!
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10. The Greatest.
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11. Will Smith and Ali on stage together to promote the biopic based on his life.
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12. Halle Berry and Muhammad Ali.
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13. Jennifer Lopez and Muhammad Ali.
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14. Muhammad Ali signing autographs in the NY Hilton Hotel; circa 1990; New York.
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15. Reading on the plane.
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16. The champ getting his grub on.
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17. Come on in.
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18. Getting ready.
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19. Muhammad Ali photographed at his training camp in Pennsylvania, circa 1974.
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20. Muhammad Ali on 42nd Street circa 1970s in New York City.
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21. After a night of making Denver, and Sonny Liston in particular, aware of his presence, Cassius Clay and troupe found accommodations at the Albany Hotel. The Denver Post caught him in bed Tuesday morning asking for the time of day and telling hotel employees what a great night he had Monday on the Liston home's front lawn.
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