Muhammad Ali's pallbearers have been named five days ahead of the boxing legend's funeral.
Ali will be laid to rest on Friday in an exclusive area of the historic Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.
Among those carrying the icon's casket, will be Hollywood star Will Smith who is a family friend and who also played the boxer in the blockbuster movie Ali.
Ali's cousin John Grady, his nephew Ibn Ali-Muhammad, former brother-in-law Komawi Ali-Muhammad and cousin Jan Wadell-Muhammad are among the legend's family members who will have the honour.
John Ramsey-Muhammad, the boxer's former friend, and the brother of Jimmy Ellis, Ali's former sparring partner and former heavyweight champion of the world, will also act as pallbearers.
Former heavyweight champion of the world Lennox Lewis has also been named.
The names have been revealed as work gets underway at his burial site - one of America's most beautiful and historic burial grounds.
His family had been planning for his death for the past 10 years.
His headstone is currently being chiseled with sources saying he asked for an inscription of a Martin Luther King quote not one of his own famous lines.
Before his death he told his family he wanted “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” on his grave.
Ali will be laid to rest on Friday in an exclusive area of the historic Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.
Among those carrying the icon's casket, will be Hollywood star Will Smith who is a family friend and who also played the boxer in the blockbuster movie Ali.
Ali's cousin John Grady, his nephew Ibn Ali-Muhammad, former brother-in-law Komawi Ali-Muhammad and cousin Jan Wadell-Muhammad are among the legend's family members who will have the honour.
John Ramsey-Muhammad, the boxer's former friend, and the brother of Jimmy Ellis, Ali's former sparring partner and former heavyweight champion of the world, will also act as pallbearers.
Former heavyweight champion of the world Lennox Lewis has also been named.
The names have been revealed as work gets underway at his burial site - one of America's most beautiful and historic burial grounds.
His family had been planning for his death for the past 10 years.
His headstone is currently being chiseled with sources saying he asked for an inscription of a Martin Luther King quote not one of his own famous lines.
Before his death he told his family he wanted “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” on his grave.
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