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Former President Bill Clinton, taking a break from his wife's campaign, attended Ali's public funeral to give a eulogy.

Pallbearers Tyson (front), Smith and Lewis (behind) are pictured prior to the ceremony as the world said farewell to a great.

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Baton on who? Shuu!

To control the crowd na, sebi our police use it on us here for example. If our leaders are passing in their motorcade, their security men whip us chase us off the road, hit our cars with batons, smash our windscreens or lamps including banks bullion vans.

Ali's 10 pallbearers (top left to right) Gene Dibble Jr, John Ramsey, Jerry Ellis, Kamawi Ali and Jan Waddell, (bottom left to right) Ibn Ali, Lennox Lewis, Will Smith, John Grady and Mike Tyson.

Hana Ali, daughter of Muhammad Ali, throws flowers as she rides in her father's funeral procession while it enters Cave Hill Cemetery.

The hearse carrying Ali's body is pictured above passing his childhood home as hundreds say their final farewells to the boxer.


To control crowd like this in some countries, koboko/whips and baton will be raining front, back, and centre. But just don't understand why these policemen are holding non of the above


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Dominique

Mourners gather outside Ali's childhood home during the funeral procession for the three-time heavyweight boxing champion.

The hearse carrying Ali's body is pictured above passing his childhoodhome as hundreds say their final farewells to the boxer.

Mourners lined the streets as the 17-car funeral procession for the famed boxer passed through Louisville on Friday.

A diverse and vast crowd from a wide range of backgrounds gathered to celebrate and remember the life of a most charismatic man.

Ali's daughter, Hana ,shared the image below of her father showing him blowing her a kiss before death.

The coffin carrying Ali's body was wheeled into the Freedom Hall on Thursday as mourners snapped photos and took videos of the somber moment.


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Farewell: The coffin of late boxing champion Muhammad Ali arrives for a Jenazah, which is an Islamic funeral prayer, in Louisville, Kentucky on Thursday.


The three-time world champion boxer's body was wheeled into Freedom Hall by officials for Thursday's Jenazah service.

Muhammad Ali's wife, Lonnie (left), and daughter, Laila Ali (center), attend his Jenazah, a traditional Islamic Muslim service, in Freedom Hall on Thursday.

President Barack Obama will be absent, remaining in Washington, DC, for the high school graduation ceremony of his eldest daughter, Malia.

Touts have been caught cashing in on Muhammad Ali's death by selling free tickets for his memorial service for as much as $100 each(Pictured).




'I'm personally disgusted and amazed that someone would try to profit off of Muhammad Ali's memorial service,' Ali family spokesman Bob Gunnell said: 'I hope that those buying tickets or trying to buy tickets would stop those efforts by not purchasing.'Muhammad Ali wanted this to be a free event, an event that was open to all.' Daily Mail Online has contacted Craigslist for comment. Ali's family are holding a private ceremony on Thursday before the public service on Friday.

The box office selling tickets to Friday's event was supposed to open at 10am on Wednesday but started handing them out at 8am instead after police became concerned by the growing crowd. Within about an hour, all 15,000 tickets were gone.
Those who were unable to get their hands on a set of tickets will be able to watch the service on a jumbo-tron outside the arena or online, where it will be streamed.

Fans of the legendary boxer snapped up 15,000 tickets to the events later this week at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

There are dozens of posts on the buy-and-sell website from desperate Ali fans looking for tickets.

A woman cheers on Wednesday after receiving a set of free tickets to Muhammad Ali's memorial service.

The box office selling tickets to Friday's event was supposed to open at 10am on Wednesday but started handing them out at 8am instead after police became concerned by the growing crowd. Pictured, a fan after picking up his tickets from the box office.

Fans started lining up outside the arena last night and by 7am, the linesnaked around the KFC Yum! Center in Kentucky, the large sports arena where the ceremony will be held on Friday.

Shelton Jones, seven, takes a nap while resting on his mother LatashaHarrison, both of Louisville, as they waited in line.

Some people spent the night in line on camping chairs and wrapped inblankets to make sure they got tickets.

Smith played Ali in the 2001 movie of the same name, earning an Oscar nomination and becoming a family friend.

Actor Will Smith will be among the pallbearers for Muhammad Ali's funeral on Friday (pictured together in 2003).

A footbridge decorated with a memorial banner to Muhammad Ali in Louisville, Kentucky.

A girl shows her entry ticket to the jenazah, an Islamic funeral prayer, for the late boxing champion Muhammad Ali.

Tickets for the Muhammad Ali public memorial service in Downtown Louisville on Friday are all gone.

People wait in line for the box office to open for tickets to Muhammad Ali's memorial service Friday at the KFC Center in Louisville, Ky

Thousands of pepole are expected to line the route of the funeral which is due to take place on Friday.