John Abraham, Abhishek Bachchan and others mourn Boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s death

The world has lost one of the biggest and simply the greatest sportsperson ever on Friday night, when boxing legend Muhammad Ali took his last breath in United States’ Phoenix, Arizona.

Ali was hospitalized owing to respiratory problem, and was also battling with Parkinson’s disease. “After a 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74,” Bob Gunnell, Ali’s spokesman, was quoted in the media, on Friday.

Following Ali’s demise, Bollywood celebrities took to Twitter to pay condolences for the sporting icon. The likes of John Abraham, Abhishek Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar, to name a few, used the social media platform to tweet about the legendary boxer.

Here are the messages celebrities posted on Twitter:

Rishi Kapoor: RIP. Muhammad Ali. Was at a function with him in Bahrain think early 80’s. He was unwell and he called me “pretty boy”

John Abraham: “Float like a butterfly , sting like a bee” sad sad sad day #MuhammadAli

Abhishek Bachchan: Rest in peace legend @MuhammadAli #FloatLikeAButterfly #StingLikeABee #GOAT Crushed! @MuhammadAli was the 1st sportsman I was told about by @SrBachchan. He was inspirational and an idol.

Ayushmann Khurrana: “I’m so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.” – #RIPMuhammadAli

Jackky Bhagnani: The greatest that ever was. Eloquent, colorful, controversial and simply brilliant. THE #MohammedAli. RIP Cassius Clay

Kunal Kohli: #MuhammadAli #rip the greatest boxer n sportsman. Celebrate his life n achievements #inspiration

Farhan Akhtar: @MuhammadAli Never before-Never again. RIP Champ.