World leaders, celebrities, boxing fans and people who admired Muhammad Ali as a man will gather today at his Kentucky hometown for one last goodbye to a towering global figure who died a week ago at age 74.

Ali's pall bearers include Rahaman Ali, Victor Bender, Howard Bingham,
The Honorable John Y. Brown, George Chuvalo, Ronald DiNicola, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Gene Kilroy, Jerry Perenchio, Michael Phenner
Dr. Harvey Sloane, Cleve Walker, Mike Tyson, Will Smith and Harlan Werner.

The procession will pass by Ali's boyhood home on the West End, traditionally an African American section of town, and the Muhammad Ali Center, a museum in the center of the mid-sized city, which is also home to the Kentucky Derby. The memorial is expected to be an interfaith service with representatives from different religions. A family spokesman said 15,000 people are expected to attend the service.

Mourners will line the streets of Louisville for a funeral procession starting at 9 am (1300 GMT) that will bring his body to Cave Hill National Cemetery for a private burial. Thousands of people will then fill the KFC Yum Center for a memorial service featuring eulogies by former U.S. President Bill Clinton and comedian Billy Crystal, beginning at 2 p.m. (1800 GMT). Jordan's King Abdullah and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan are expected to be among the dignitaries at the sports arena for the service.

Pic: The memorial outside the Muhammad Ali Center at Louisville, Kentucky