Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers in the history of sports, has died in the USA

Muhammad Ali, a former heavyweight boxing champion and one of the greatest boxers in the history of sports, has died in the United States. He was 74 years old. Ali died in a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was hospitalized due to respiratory disorders. For the last 32 years of his life, the boxer suffered from Parkinson's disease.

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1. Cassius Clay in 1954. (Associated Press)

2. Rome. Cassius Clay, second from right, on the podium, winner of gold in the light heavyweight category at the 1960 Summer Olympics. (IOC / Allsport)

3. Louisville, Kentucky, the home where Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, grew up. (BRIAN BOHANNON / Associated Press)

4. Cassius Clay with coach Angelo Dundee in New York, February 8, 1962. (DAN GROSSI / Associated Press)

5. Los Angeles, November 15, 1962. Cassius Clay predicts his knockout victory over Archie Moore. The prediction was confirmed: Clay knocked Moore out in the fourth round. After that, Clay said that he would win by knockout over Sonny Liston in the eighth round. Won in the seventh. (Harold P. Matosian / Associated Press)

6. Louisville, Kentucky, Clay is going to take his mother Odessa Grady Clay for a ride in a new Cadillac, April 4, 1963. (H.B. LITTELL / Associated Press)

7. Clay and his first wife, Sonji, 1964. This year he converted to Islam and took the name Mohammed Ali. (Associated Press)

8. Miami Beach, Florida, February 18, 1964. From left to right: Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison with Muhammad Ali. (Associated Press)

9. New York, Ali and the head of the "Islamic Nation" Malcolm X after the screening of the film about Ali's fight with Sonny Liston. (Associated Press)

10. Lagos, Nigeria, June 1, 1964. Ali in the national Nigerian costume. (Associated Press)

11. Lewiston, Maine, May 25, 1965, Muhammad Ali over a defeated right punch to the jaw by Sonny Liston. (John Rooney / Associated Press)

12. Houston. Muhammad Ali blows out candles on a cake baked for his 25th birthday, January 17, 1967. (ED KOLENOVSKY / Associated Press)

13. Houston. Muhammad Ali and his lawyer Hayden Covington on June 19, 1967 in federal court in Houston. Ali was summoned to court on charges of evading service in the armed forces. Then he said his famous phrase: "I didn't quarrel with Viet Cong." (ED KOLENOVSKY / Associated Press)

14. Muhammad Ali during training before the fight with Ernie Terrell, Houston, February 1967. (Associated Press)

15. Chicago, February 26, 1967. Muhammad Ali at the meeting of the "Islamic Nation". The abbreviation on his headdress means belonging to an exclusively male branch of the organization. (Paul Cannon / Associated Press)

16. New York, March 8, 1967. Joe Frazier next to the defeated Muhammad Ali and referee Art Mercante. In fact, Fraser was the champion, but fans still called Ali the champion, who was stripped of the title due to accusations of evading military service. (Paul Cannon / Associated Press)

17. New York, March 1971, Joe Frazier (right) smiles at the blunder of Muhammad Ali. (Associated Press)

18. West Point, New York, August 7, 1972. Former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali pulls the hair of commentator Howard Cosell before qualifying for the Olympic team. (Associated Press)

19. New York, August 29, 1974, Muhammad Ali at an official lunch advertises the broadcast in Madison Square Garden of his future October fight with George Foreman. (Ron Frehm / Associated Press)

20. Manila, Philippines, October 1, 1975. The ninth round of Muhammad Ali's fight with Joe Frazier. Ali won the match. (Mitsunori Chigita / Associated Press)

21. Kinshasa, Zaire, October 29, 1974. Muhammad Ali raises his hands in victory as referee Zach Clayton counts down over George Foreman, who was knocked down in the eighth round. (Associated Press)

22. Chicago, November 11, 1977, Muhammad Ali and commentator Howard Cosell play out a fight at the "Outstanding Chicagoans of Our Time" dinner. (CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

23. New Orleans, September 14, 1978, Muhammad Ali is preparing for a fight with Leon Spinks for the third title of champion. (Associated Press)

24. San Pedro, Ivory Coast, August 20, 1997. Mohammed Ali in a shelter for Liberian refugees. The champion brought food, wheelchairs and medicines with him, having received a letter from the organizer of the charity mission sponsored by Beltran. (David Guttenfelder / Associated Press)

25. Atlanta. Muhammad Ali lights the Olympic flame, opening the relay before the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. (CURTIS COMPTON / Agence France-Presse)

26. Davos, Switzerland. Mohammed Ali in the lobby of the hotel, January 28, 2006. (Michel Euler / Associated Press)

27. Louisville, Kentucky. Muhammad Ali and his wife Lonnie on Saturday, January 14, 2012. (The Muhammad Ali Center)

28. Muhammad Ali and his coach Angelo Dundee in Louisville, Kentucky, January 14, 2012. (The Muhammad Ali Center)