Muhammad Ali could be dead in days –Brother

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.
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.