This popped up on YouTube. A 42 year old podgy and slurring Muhammad Ali sparring Kevin Porter in 1984, three years after Ali retired. Ali's jab not looking too shabby even then.
Muhammad Ali sparring Kevin Porter in 1984
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Re: Muhammad Ali sparring Kevin Porter in 1984
It's awful that Ali is still climbing in the ring and sparring younger men in 1984, the year in which his Parkinson's was diagnosed. Some people you can't help.
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Re: Muhammad Ali sparring Kevin Porter in 1984
This clip is really sad given Ali was already suffering Parkinson's. And Porter was going way too hard.Controversial wrote: ↑20 May 2024, 07:00 This popped up on YouTube. A 42 year old podgy and slurring Muhammad Ali sparring Kevin Porter in 1984, three years after Ali retired. Ali's jab not looking too shabby even then.
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Re: Muhammad Ali sparring Kevin Porter in 1984
Apparently Ali's last exhibition in 1993, Ali would've been around 51.
At least his opponent treated him with respect and didn't throw a punch at him.
At least his opponent treated him with respect and didn't throw a punch at him.