Muhammad Ali Funeral: Tens of Thousands to Say Farewell

A Filipino fan poses before a standee of Muhammad Ali at an exhibit of photos and memorabilia launched last week to pay tribute to Muhammad Ali, in Quezon city, Philippines, June 10, 2016.

Muhammad Ali Memorial: Crowds line the route of the procession led by the hearse carrying the body of Muhammad Ali, Friday, June 10, 2016, in Louisville, Ky.

Crowds line the route of the procession led by the hearse carrying the body of Muhammad Ali in Louisville, Ky., June 10, 2016.

Fans of the late Muhammad Ali sign a large banner at the I AM ALI event to celebrate his life at the Kentucky Center of the Performing Arts in Louisville, Ky., June 8, 2016.

Muhammad Ali Memorial: Cathy Gutgsell, left, holds a sign as she is photographed while spectators wait for the arrival of Muhammad Ali's funeral procession to enter Cave Hill Cemetery, Friday, June 10, 2016, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Spectators wait for arrival of Muhammad Ali's funeral procession to enter Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky, June 10, 2016.

Teenagers pose for a photograph outside KFC Yum Center in Louisville, Kentucky, where the funeral of boxing great Muhammad Ali will be held Friday, June 10, 2016. (Photo: S. Ameen/VOA)

Nick Smith, of Louisville, poses for a photograph holding a drawing of Muhammad Ali as spectators wait for the arrival of Ali's funeral procession to enter Cave Hill Cemetery, Friday, June 10, 2016, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Walter Farrow Jr., right, of Birmingham, Ala., strikes a boxing pose with Malachi Chism, 10, of Louisville, Ky., on the porch of Muhammad Ali's boyhood home in Louisville the night before Ali's funeral and memorial services, June 9, 2016.

People pose for photos outside the childhood home of the late boxing champion Muhammad Ali in Louisville, Ky., June 9, 2016.

Worshippers and well-wishers take photographs as the casket with the body of the late-boxing champion Muhammad Ali is brought for his Jenazah, an Islamic funeral prayer, in Louisville, Ky., June 9, 2016.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, arrives to take part in the Jenazah, an Islamic funeral prayer, for the late boxing champion Muhammad Ali in Louisville, Ky., June 9, 2016.

Philippines Muhammad Ali Tribute

Filipino fans look at memorabilia from the "Thrilla in Manila" World Heavyweight boxing fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in the suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines, June 10, 2016.

Muhammad Ali Memorial: A collage of Muhammad Ali images is displayed as a visitor is reflected in the glass while looking over a makeshift memorial to Ali at the Muhammad Ali Center Thursday, June 9, 2016, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Filipino fans look at the memorabilia of the Oct. 1, 1975 "Thrilla in Manila" World Heavyweight boxing fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier at the launch of an exhibit at The Ali Mall in suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines Friday,