Looking back at Muhammad Ali's life

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali has been remembered as a great athlete and influential civil rights activist. Image: Cassius Clay, who would come to be known as Muhammad Ali, in 1963. (AAP)

Cassius Clay, who would come to be known as Muhammad Ali, in 1963. Source: AAP

He has died on Saturday (June 04) in hospital in the United States, aged 74.

 

Ali suffered from Parkinson's disease, and had been receiving treatment -- reportedly for respiratory issues.

 

Let's look back at Ali's life.