Muhammad Ali's Family Gathers at Ailing Boxer's Hospital Bedside

[Eugene]

Source: NBC News

JUN 3 2016, 6:35 PM ET

Muhammad Ali's Family Gathers at Ailing Boxer's Hospital Bedside

by CORKY SIEMASZKO

Muhammad Ali's family gathered by his hospital bedside Friday as the boxer dubbed "The Greatest" continued to battle a respiratory condition.

The 74-year-old former heavyweight champion was hospitalized on Thursday in Phoenix, Arizona, for what had initially been expected to be a "brief" stay, according to his spokesman Bob Gunnell.

A spokeswoman for his daughter, Laila, said, "Laila's number one priority is her father's well-being. She truly appreciates the outpouring of love for her family, as she spends quality time with her dad."

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[Gomez163]

1. First Bowie, then Prince. 2016 YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Monk06]

4. Indead 2016 The Year of Suck

[napkinz]

2. just saw update on AOL news:"Muhammad Ali is on life support, and his family has been warned the end

is near"

[lpbk2713]

3. You can go Champ, if you want to.

If he wanted to fight this he would. Defeat is just not part of his makeup.

Always was, always will be ... The Greatest.

[malaise]

8. Couldn't say it better

[LuvLoogie]

5. Man. This sucks. The world will weep.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

6. Damn

I suspect it's not long now.

[Cooley Hurd]

7. PLEASE get well, Champ!!!!!

[montana_hazeleyes]

9. Tears are flowing now. I love this man.

The world loves him.

[Contrary1]

10. Two of the Greats:

Muhammad Ali and Walter Cronkite

[H2O Man]

11. Ali

I've been talking to a few associates. Things are very rough now, as the news reports.