Edinburgh boxing legend Ken Buchanan sadly passed away at the age of 77 earlier this month, saddening locals.
Alongside capital residents, many admirers of the boxer travelled from miles around to mourn the fighter, lining the streets on Tuesday afternoon as the funeral cortege made its way to St Giles Cathedral.
During the procession, mourners congregated at the Ken Buchanan statue at St James Quarter to pay their respects to the boxer who won countless lightweight tournaments.
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Edinburgh Live went down during the procession which concluded at St Giles Cathedral and spoke to fans of the cities greatest boxer.
James Lettis, 47, distant cousin of Ken Buchanan, said: "He was an absolute gentleman and had a great personality, you could speak to him all the time and I used to go to the pub everyday and that is how I go to know him."
However, James told us that Ken used to tell him that "there was more to life than the pub."
"Ken used to tell me all about his fights and how it used to be tiring going to South America with all of the heat and I used to start watching his videos against other boxers."
James went onto say that the great boxer was a big fan of Neil Diamond and actually nicknamed him 'Mr Diamond', he said: "I used to call him Mr Diamond because he loved Neil Diamond because that is what he used to sing."
Originally from Glasgow and now living in Edinburgh, Neil Roseweir, 75 came down to the Ken Buchanan statue and said: "I came down to say a fond farewell and pay my respects to a great boxer."
Neil used to follow Ken's career avidly by reading about him in the paper and listening on the radio. He went onto reminisce about key moments in the boxers career, he said: "The fight against Duran, were Duran hit him below the belt, that was unfair but he seemed to bounce back from that and go on to succeed."
"I can't see why people wouldn't be proud of him and I am proud of him."
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Jamie MacDonald, 63, Grangemouth resident, reminisced growing up during the 1970's and even told us he was lucky enough to get Ken's autograph after the boxers world lightweight championship victory.
Jamie said: "I remember growing up and getting his autograph in 1971 when he was world champion."
"But that is not all as I followed him for a lot of years throughout his career."
Edinburgh resident, Dave Bird, 64, was also lucky enough to also get Ken Buchanan's autograph after his famous victory in 1971.
Dave said: "I got a signed photo that I kept for years and I have still got it somewhere in the house but it is very sad about his death."
He went onto say: "he was a national hero, I am not a big boxing fan but even I knew he was a national hero."
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