Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has been hospitalized with a respiratory issue, according to his spokesman. Bob
Gunnell said Thursday that Ali, who has long battle Parkinson's
Disease, is in 'fair condition' and being being treated by doctors in
Phoenix, where he lives, as a precaution.
He
declined to say in which hospital Ali is based or when he was admitted.
However, he did say that Ali's stay in hospital is expected to be
'brief.'
'He
is being treated by his team of doctors and is in fair condition,'
Gunnell said. 'A brief hospital stay is expected. At this time, the
Muhammad Ali family respectfully requests privacy.'
The
three-time world heavyweight boxing champion's health has been fragile
in recent years, but he has always succeeded in fighting back.
In
January 2015 he was hospitalized with a urinary tract infection, and in
late 2014 he was taken to hospital with pneumonia, but made a full
recovery.
Muhammad Ali, 74, hospitalized with respiratory issue
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