Boxing legend Muhammad Ali 'could be dead in days' warns distraught brother

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Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali is so ill he could be dead within days, his brother has warned.

Rahman Ali said the former heavyweight champion cannot speak and no longer recognises him.

Rahman fears his 71-year-old brother - known as The Greatest - may not survive the summer.

He told The Sun: 'He's in a bad way. He's very sick.

'It could be months, it could be days. I don't know if he'll last the summer. He's in God's hands.'

Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1984 but remained active for many years and made a moving appearance at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games where he lit the flame.

However, he was seen looking particularly thin and frail at the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony where he was helped across the stage by wife Lonnie.

Rahman has accused his sister-in-law, who has been married to Ali for 26 years, of refusing to let the family visit the ailing champion.

Rahman, who was also a professional boxer, said he last saw his brother in July at the Sports for Peace Gala in London and is only allowed to speak to him over the phone.

The brothers, born Cassius and Rudolph Clay, grew up together in Louisville, Kentucky.

Ali's most recent public health scare was December, 2011, when the champion was taken to hospital after falling unconscious.

Emergency services were called days after Ali made a frail appearance at the funeral of fellow boxing great Joe Frazier.

He was treated for dehydration after collapsing at his 6,000 sq ft estate in Arizona.

Rahman told The Sun from his flat in Louisville that before Ali's health deteriorated, he said he was in no pain and was proud of his achievements.

Rahman, who has suffered recurrent strokes following his own boxing career, said he feels distraught at being cut from his brother's life, who he compared to Jesus, and who he says he loves above all others.

He said: 'You know the word "infinite"? That's Ali, he's infinite. His name will last forever.'

Father-of-nine Ali wants a Martin Luther King quote on his gravestone, according to Rahman.

The quote is: ''I tried to love somebody, I did try to feed the hungry.

'I did try, in my life, to clothe those who were naked. I want you to say that I tried to love and serve humanity.' The Greatest.'

Wife Lonnie refused to comment on the claims.

MikeydaGawd

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

O.G.VETERAN

gonna be a sad day when it ever happens.

David Ruffin

the coon then shuffled his last shuffle hopefully

Chi-Town Bully

Ali been in bad condition for years now so this isn't surprising. The brother should have kept the family feud out of the media though

detcatinva

one of the best moments in my life was when ali came to my granmda church to sponsor the democrat running for governor of michigan back in 2002. it was amazing to see the entire church chanting ali. he even got up to the podium after he was seated to say he was still pretty

icks86

The deaths of Ali & Mandela will without a doubt be Michael Jackson esqe maybe bigger because of what they were able to do especially for black people!!!

darkone360

I kinda knew his time was coming when he made the appearance at the 2012 Olympics. They should've never had him out there like that, in that condition. You can't recapture that 96' moment.

R.D.

fucked up as it may seem

I read the title and thought "Ali been dead for years"

greenwood1921

All this talk about the "next Jordan" or "next" this or that...

There will NEVER be a "next" Ali. And I ain't talkin bout what he did in the ring.

The stances he took, the risks he took... Never again. Nowadays you can pacify any black athlete with a few dollars and a few groupie hoes.

This brother was a movement.

Glad to say I lived in his lifetime. Whenever he goes....

peagle05

Damn..my favorite athlete ever.

My dad met him when he was a kid..said Ali walked up to him and his friends at the school bus stop and shook their hands and talked with them. He told me the white kids was mad as fuck. Lol

greenwood1921

Chi-Town Bully wrote: »

Ali been in bad condition for years now so this isn't surprising. The brother should have kept the family feud out of the media though

Werd, that shit is so lame.

Reminds me of the Jackson's or MLK's sorry ass kids fighting over money they didn't earn and he didn't even live to see.

TheBoyRo

smh i knew he aint gonna make it to 2014, i just watched his 30 for 30 again last night, smh that nigga shouldn't had fought larry holmes, u could tell he was slurring his speech and moving around slow, still the GOAT shit talker though

Already Home_17

looks like we're gonna lose another icon in black history month smh

detcatinva

TheBoyRo wrote: »

smh i knew he aint gonna make it to 2014, i just watched his 30 for 30 again last night, smh that nigga shouldn't had fought larry holmes, u could tell he was slurring his speech and moving around slow, still the GOAT shit talker though

that reminds me i was in like 6th grade and i did a project for black history month. i did my project on ali and during my presentation i said ali was my hero cuz he talked alot of trash and backed it up. had the classroom rolling

bigev240

Just listening to my dad and my uncles talk about Muhammad Ali's fights and what he did refusing to go to Vietnam always made me respect him. Its sad because I could be wrong but I just don't see any of the pros now willing to risk what Ali risk with his career or their money.

pralims

a few days will still be spring...what does he mean summer?

but i hope this is not true.

Matt-

Shizlansky

The dude is old though.

Alpha Outlaw

Sad..

Mantequilla

I remember watching that vid, as genuine an athlete you'll ever see. Him and Louis

Valentinez A. Kaiser

lol @ "do you wanna meet my sister?"

and then the next kid after wanted to say "oh shit!" sooooo bad lmao

IamtheVILLE

noooo. he is the ville. noooooo.

sapo614

I want to console Laila once he goes .

Law Trafalgar

Meh, didn't know that nigga was alive anyway.

waterproof

MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE GREATEST OF ALL TIMES, i pray that he do what he always do and pull one out late in the rounds.............i have a thread in the tuck about Muhammad Ali for the cheap seats and i am bout to drop it next week while we still have him here