Ali`s cherry-red casket, draped in an Islamic shroud, was placed in a hearse that is taking the body past sites that were important to him.
Ali will be buried in a private service at the Cave Hill Cemetery, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Former heavyweight boxing champions Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis are among the pallbearers for a memorial service, which will be televised from a sports arena in Louisville. Ali family spokesman Bob Gunnell said Tyson was a late addition after finding out a prior commitment would not prevent him from attending. Grunnell also says Tyson was very emotional after learning of Ali`s death and was not sure whether he could cope with the emotions surrounding Ali`s funeral. Actor Will Smith, who was nominated for an Oscar for a movie portrayal of Ali, is one of the pallbearers as well.
Former president Bill Clinton and comedian Billy Crystal will eulogize Ali. Crystal`s accurate impersonation of Ali often left the champ doubled over with laughter.
Chants of `Ali` throughout Louisville as `The Champ` is Bid Farewell - VIDEO
11 June 2016
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Thousands of people chanting "Ali" are lining the streets of the hometown of the
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