MUHAMMAD ALI AND HIS SPARRING PARTNERS............

Brutu
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Rodney Bobick(Duanes brother)was one of Ali's sparring partners for a time.
When Ali was in Germany training to fight Richard Dunn.
Ali must have been in a foul mood around this time,as he uncharacteristically beat up on Rodney Bobick during sparring sessions.
Brutu
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Joe Bugner came to America around 1970,to spar with some of the top
heavyweights like Ali and Bugner also Sonny Liston too,who asked Bugner
to spar with him at a gym in NYC.
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Post by keithmoonhangover »

I'm sure he sparred with Harry Terrell.
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Post by Jaclem »

....yeah...bugner sparred with some top heavyweights, including ali and frazier.....sometimes they were called main events..... :yay:
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Post by Judilynn »

There is also boxer that was a sparing partner. Mike Donaldson (last name might be spelled different) I do not know the time frame though.
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Post by BoxBuzz »

Hmm....I'm guessing it's the 2 name thing again....check which account the request was connected to.....
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Post by Boilermaker »

Brutu wrote:Joe Bugner came to America around 1970,to spar with some of the top
heavyweights like Ali and Bugner also Sonny Liston too,who asked Bugner
to spar with him at a gym in NYC.
Are there any reports on hos the Bugner Liston sparring sessions went?
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Post by Sabastian_Zbik »

Can anyone confirm and cite a source for Peter Riccitelli of Portland, Maine, being a sparring partner for Muhammad Ali for the Liston fight? Peter was a friend of mine in his later years and told me he had sparred with Ali. Is this true?
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Post by Bricks »

Seems like Ali sparred a huge span of generations from Ingemar Johannson to Tony Tubbs.
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