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Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies aged 74
传奇谢幕!拳王阿里逝世
导读:拳王阿里是拳击史上知名的运动员，战绩辉煌。然而除了拳击场上取得的成就，他还是一位民权斗士，为黑人群体的权益努力斗争。阿里不幸病逝，享年74岁。
Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74, a family spokesman has said.
一代拳王穆罕默德·阿里的家人今日宣布阿里因病逝世，享年74岁。
The former world heavyweight boxing champion, one of the world’s best-known sportsmen, died at a hospital in the US city of Phoenix in Arizona state after being admitted on Thursday.
这位前世界重量级拳王是全球最知名运动员之一。阿里于本周四进入亚利桑那州菲尼克斯市一家医院进行治疗，不幸于今日病逝。
He was suffering from a respiratory illness, a condition that was complicated by Parkinson’s disease.
阿里长期患有帕金森综合症，这导致其呼吸系统疾病不断恶化，最终不治身亡。
The funeral will take place in Ali’s hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, his family said in a statement.
阿里的家人发表声明称葬礼将在其家乡肯塔基州的路易斯维尔举行。
Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Ali shot to fame by winning light-heavyweight gold at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
阿里原名卡修斯·马塞勒斯·克莱 ，在1960年罗马奥运会上夺取拳击项目重量级冠军，一战成名。
Nicknamed "The Greatest", the American beat Sonny Liston in 1964 to win his first world title and became the first boxer to capture a world heavyweight title on three separate occasions.
阿里的外号是“最伟大的人” ，他在1964年击败索尼·利斯顿，赢得了首个世界冠军，同时成为世界上首位在三项不同的赛事中包揽冠军的拳击手。
He eventually retired in 1981, having won 56 of his 61 fights.
阿里于1981年退役，职业生涯战绩为56胜5负。
Ali’s boxing career
阿里的拳击生涯
Won Olympic light-heavyweight gold in 1960
于1960年赢得奥运会拳击项目重量级比赛冠军。
Turned professional that year and was world heavyweight champion from 1964 to 1967, 1974 to 1978 and 1978 to 1979
同年转入职业拳坛，分别于1964年至1967年，1974至1978年以及1978年至1979年赢得世界冠军。
Had 61 professional bouts, winning 56 (37 knockouts, 19 decisions), and losing five (4 decisions, 1 retirement)
阿里共参加了61场职业比赛，赢得了56场胜利(37次直接KO对手，19次点数取胜)，遭遇5场失利(4场点数告负，1场退赛)。
"It’s a sad day for life, man. I loved Muhammad Ali, he was my friend. Ali will never die. Like Martin Luther King his spirit will live on, he stood for the world.’’ - Don King, who promoted many of Ali’s fights, including the Rumble in the Jungle
拳击经纪人唐·金多次负责阿里拳击比赛的推广工作，曾策划了1974年的拳王争霸战“丛林争夺战”。听闻噩耗，他表示：“这真的是令人伤心的一天，老兄。我爱阿里，他是我的朋友。阿里永远不会死去，就像马丁·路德·金博士一样，他的精神永存。他为世界而战。”