Sugar Ray Leonard: I'm Going to Ali Funeral ... 'Paying My Respects'
Sugar Ray Leonard I'm Going to Ali Funeral ... 'Paying My Respects'
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Sugar Ray Leonard is heading to Louisville to attend Muhammad Ali's funeral -- telling TMZ Sports the man had a tremendous impact on his life and he wants to pay his respects in person.
Leonard says he's not scheduled to speak at the event -- but would if he was asked. However, he admits it's a pretty tough task to eulogize a man who accomplished so much.
He also has a message to the fans caught up in the melee over funeral tickets this morning -- CALM DOWN!!!!
VIDEO: pushing and yelling starting outside @kfc_yumcenter. @LMPD and event security trying to calm crowd @WHAS11 pic.twitter.com/ExZRJXWwCl
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