The late Muhammad Ali will be remembered with multiple TV tributes fast-tracked for Saturday night.
ABC’s 20/20, which was originally set to encore a September broadcast about O.J. Simpson, instead will air at 8/7c the new special “Muhammad Ali: The Greatest of All Time,” taking stock of reactions from around the world to the former heavyweight boxing champion’s passing.
Similarly, CBS at 9 pm will present the 48 Hours special “Muhammad Ali: Remembering a Legend.”
Ali lost his 30-year fight with Parkinson’s syndrome on Friday, at age 74, after being hospitalized with respiratory issues. (Read full obituary here.)
Spike meanwhile will at 9 pm encore the 2009 documentary Facing Ali, in which 10 of the fighter’s acclaimed rivals pay tribute to “The Greatest.”
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My condolences and prayers go to the family of such a great man.
Honorable. Steadfast. Devout. Determined.
I was very sad when I heard the news about my role model …Muhammed Ali …that he is dead….Please keep me updated about his burial…sobbing. …..
My condolences to his family. …God knows better….We gonna miss you..