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REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 26 Feb 2005, 08:22

Poland's Dariusz Michalczewski, left, and his challenger France's Fabrice Tiozzo, right, pose for photographers during the official weighing for the WBA World Championship light heavyweight fight in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Friday, Feb. 25, 2005.

Julio Zarate from Mexico poses with Wladimir Sidorenko (L) from Ukraine during the official weigh-in ahead of their Bantamweight fight in Hamburg February 25, 2005. Zarate will fight Sidorenko in a World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight championship bout on February 26 in the northern German town of Hamburg. REUTERS/Christian Charisius
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Muhammad Ali poses as he arrives to promote his latest book, "The Soul Of A Butterfly," co-authored with his daughter, Hana Ali, in the Harlem section of New York, in this Dec. 1, 2004 photo. An audience of admirers, including celebrities, will pay up to $1,000 per ticket to attend the Butterfly Ball Saturday night in Atlanta to honor Ali as part of Black History Month. Proceeds will support the Muhammad Ali Center, scheduled to open in November in Louisville, Ky.

Boxer Winky Wright talks to the media Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005, to promote his May 14 non-title fight with Felix Trinidad in Las Vegas, during a news conference in the Century City area of Los Angeles.

Felix Trinidad of Puerto Rico poses for photographers to promote his upcoming non-title fight against Winky Wright, before a news conference in the Century City area of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005. The Trinidad-Wright fight will be held in Las Vegas on May 14

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 26 Feb 2005, 08:26

Wow, DM looks the part - he didn't vs Gonzales. More confident with my pick now.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 26 Feb 2005, 09:07

Has Ali lost weight?

ABA Boxing · Post by **ABA Boxing** » 26 Feb 2005, 09:10

KOJOE90 wrote:Has Ali lost weight?

A possible comeback from the greatest after looking at the latest crop of fighters in the Heavyweight Division!

E · Post by E » 26 Feb 2005, 09:11

stujones wrote:Wow, DM looks the part - he didn't vs Gonzales. More confident with my pick now.

True - but doesn't Tiozzo who usually looks fat also look in shape? This the only time he has looked like this in memory.

JC · Post by JC » 26 Feb 2005, 09:27

Looking at Dariusz Michalczewski it's amazing he weighs only 175lbs considering that he is 6'1" and thats at the weigh in so it's not like he's put weight back on after drying out.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 26 Feb 2005, 11:17

KOJOE90 wrote:Has Ali lost weight?

That's what it is, I was trying to figure out what looked different, his face looks much less round than normal, he looks very very old suddenly.

Shirow · Post by **Shirow** » 26 Feb 2005, 13:06

ABA Boxing wrote:
KOJOE90 wrote:Has Ali lost weight?
A possible comeback from the greatest after looking at the latest crop of fighters in the Heavyweight Division!

You beat me to it.

He has lost a lot, roadworking himself back to his fighting weight perhaps??

He probably thought that as LL isn't coming out of retirement to fight Klitchsko for £25M he'd step up and probably make double that.

In all seriousness though, i hope the weight loss doesn't mean he's unwell.