The world mourned the loss of one of the greatest sporting icons on Saturday.
Within seconds of the announcement of Muhammad Ali’s death in the early hours of the morning, the boxer’s name was trending on social media around the globe.
Presidents, politicians, musicians, athletes and celebrities paid their respects to the former heavyweight champion.
This is the story of how the world reacted to the death of Ali, referred to by many as simply ‘The Greatest.’
Ali’s children paid tribute to their father including daughter Rasheda
Another daughter Hana paid this touching tribute
A president’s tribute
US President Barack Obama led the tributes to Ali
Boxing peers
Former heavyweight champion George Foreman lost his titles to Ali in the “The Rumble in the Jungle” in 1974
The boxing community
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson
British boxer Amir Khan
Britain’s former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis
Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather
Britain’s IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua
From one great to another
Brazil’s three-time World Cup winner Pele, widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all-time
Celebrities
American talk show host and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey
Actor and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger
