Fans bid farewell to legendary boxer Muhammad Ali
The funeral procession of Muhammad Ali will pass through his hometown. The procession will pass by the house where he spent his childhood, past a Boxing gym, where he began his career - the place where the legendary boxer spent his early years of development. The crowd of supporters carry out Muhammad Ali in the last journey.
The procession, which will last about an hour, at the end of cemetery hill SAV, where he will be buried. Actor will Smith, who played the title role in the film "Ali" in 2001, champion in the heavyweight Lennox Lewis will be among the eight who will carry the coffin during the procession.
Ali died at the age of 74 years a week ago. It was Ali who planned his own funeral, laying out plans several years ago. True to his nature, he wanted the funeral to be more open - with a chance for his fans to say goodbye. Some of the events, including a prayer service on Thursday, procession on Friday and the funeral service is available to the public. He promoted a spirit of openness, memorial service on Friday, which starts at 2 p.m., will be broadcast live from www.alicenter.org.
A memorial service will be held in the arena, KFC Yum Center, where Ali began his Amateur Boxing career in 12 years. The arena seats up to 22 thousand people. Many of the public participants began lining up on Tuesday to a queue so they had a chance to get tickets.
High demand has fuelled speculators who try to profit from the sale of tickets to the funeral. Press Secretary of the family of Ali Bob Hanel called on their attempts to make "despicable" and "deplorable."
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