McCartney Times

Paul McCartney, who first met Muhammad Ali alongside the Beatles in February 1964, penned a tribute to the legendary boxer who died Friday at the age of 74. “Dear Muhammad Ali. I loved that man,” the bassist wrote on his site.SIDEBARMuhammad Ali’s 10 Greatest Pop Culture Moments »”He was great from the first day we met him in Miami, and on the numerous occasions when I ran into him over the years,” McCartney wrote. “Besides being the greatest boxer, he was a beautiful, gentle man with a great sense of humour who would often pull a pack of cards out of his pocket, no matter how posh the occasion, and do a card trick for you.””The world has lost a truly great man,” McCartney added of Ali.

Source: Paul McCartney Remembers Muhammad Ali: ‘I Loved That Man’ | Rolling Stone