Will Smith, who played Ali, to be pall-bearer

Hollywood actor Will Smith, who played `Ali' in Muhammad Ali's biographical film, will be a pall-bearer in the boxing great's final journey. Will Smith can't forget Ali because the film had won him an Oscar. On his Facebook page, Will Smith noted that he had lost a mentor and friend in the death of the greatest boxer. Muhammad Ali had died last Friday after suffering from Parkinson's. He was 74. The funeral will be held in Ali's native Louisville in Kentucky. It will be largely attended. Some 30,000 tickets for the funeral have already been sold. Will Smith posted his picture with Ali on the Facebook page.