Boxing legend Muhammad Ali pictured enjoying Super Bowl after reports he could be days from death Muhammad Ali pictured watching the Super Bowl in a photo posted on Twitter by his family. Picture: Twitter / RealALI_me Source: Supplied THE family of Muhammad Ali has posted a picture of him enjoying the Super Bowl, amid claims he was close to death. Ali's brother was quoted in British media as saying the sporting legend, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, could be dead within days. But Ali's family told the Louisville Courier-Journal that he was in good spirits and tweeted a picture of him enjoying the Super Bowl in a Baltimore Ravens jersey. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali is reportedly so ill that his family fear he may only have days left to live. Family spokesman Bob Gunnell disputed the UK media reports and said Ali "looks great." "He's having a Super Bowl party," Gunnell said. The tweeted picture shows Ali with fists raised along with the words: "The Greatest is ready for the Super Bowl! Go @Ravens!. Former heavyweight boxing champion Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1984. Regarded as one of the greatest sportsmen of all time, he has made many public appearances over the years, including at the Sugar Bowl college football game last month. Muhammad Ali, known as The Greatest, is regarded as one of sport's true legends. Cassius Clay, as Ali was known then, won gold at the 1960 Olympics and after turning professional went on to become a three-times world heavyweight champion. Cassius Clay is a slave name. I didn't choose it and I don't want it," he said. I am Muhammad Ali, a free name - it means beloved of God, and I insist people use it when people speak to me and of me. The father-of-nine had several famous fights during his career, including 1974's "Rumble in the Jungle" with George Foreman and the "Thrilla in Manila" against Joe Frazier the following year. When discussing his plan ahead of his fight with Foreman, he famously said: "Float like a butterfly sting like a bee - his hands can't hit what his eyes can't see."