Muhammad Ali, a three-time world heavyweight boxing champion who became a cultural icon, died early Saturday (6/4/2016) morning at age 74 after a brief hospitalization. The legendary boxer and humanitarian had been battling Parkinson's disease for decades.

"Muhammad Ali's funeral will take place in his hometown of Louisville, KY," spokesman Bob Gunnell said in a statement. "The Ali family would like to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, and support and asks for privacy at this time."

Remembering Muhammad Ali's legacy

Never humble, always bold in style and substance, Muhammad Ali burst onto the boxing world's stage with an unorthodox style and a sharp tongue that moved as fast as his dancing feet.

"I'm gonna float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see," Ali famously said.

Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 17, 1942, he said he learned to fight as a child after someone stole his bicycle. He first captured the world's attention as an 18-year-old in 1960 with a gold-medal boxing victory at the Olympics in Rome. He was just three months out of high school.

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