The world came to a standstill today as news emerged of the death of a global icon.
Muhammad Ali passed away overnight at the age of 74, and the outpouring of tributes has included some truly fascinating takes on the great man's life and career.
While it's rare to such resounding positivity and acclaim, even for a man who deserved no less, there's always one or two berks who go and ruin it - and even the gun-wielding oddballs who have taken to Twitter to denounce Ali a 'draft-dodger' would likely take umbrage with tomorrow's Sun headline announcing the former three-time World heavyweight champion's passing.
The Sun on Sunday front page:
Muhammad Ali
1942-2016
Float like a butterfly sting like
R.I.P#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/qSQ91B1Vgg— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) June 4, 2016
Why, oh why, the UK's Sun on Sunday felt the need to include a frankly tasteless pun in their 'tribute' to Ali would boggle even the most finely-tuned of minds, but worse still, it probably doesn't even arrive as much of a surprise.
The reaction to the early release of tomorrow's front page has naturally been universally scathing.
That Sun headline is even worse than their 'I'M STAYIN' ALIVE' one when Maurice Gibb was gravely ill
— Thar Barr Superstar🕯 (@WildState) June 4, 2016
@suttonnick @thesun Got to be up there for one of the worst headlines ever
— Ian B (@stinkygreencat) June 4, 2016
@suttonnick terrible tribute tag line... Very low class from a shitty fish and chip jurno
— Matthew McAllister (@DanteFlorence) June 4, 2016
@suttonnick Disgusting & Tasteless. Sadly, this is wholly consistent with The Sun.
— J (@LordJay1982) June 4, 2016
Thankfully, other Sunday papers are also leading with Ali - minus the ramshackle attempt at a joke.
A selection of Sunday's UK #MuhammadAli newspaper coverage. More still to come. #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/ZQJ3AUMzWN
— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) June 4, 2016
Ali dominating Sunday's front pages pic.twitter.com/cCviFYlHin
— Dan Roan (@danroan) June 4, 2016
