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Big ask, but I am trying to compile a list of ALI's sparring partners for all of his PRO' fights.

I'm reading "The Big Fight" at the moment about his bout with Blue Lewis, so I know those!!

Phil

Ali used Mel Turnbow at least once;for the Foreman fight. Turnbow practically made a carrer of getting knocked out in one or two rounds by rising hevyweights, but he was strong and a very hard puncher, which was what Ali wanted in preparing for Foreman. I think he also sparred with Jimmy Ellis, but not certain.

I think he used Jimmy Ellis and Cody Jones for Floyd Patterson.

He used Jimmy Ellis often, I know he was in camp for the Brian London fight. Ali used British southpaw Jack Bodell before the Mildenberger fight.

near the end of Ali's career he used some young future champs as he prepared for Spinks. Michael Dokes and Tony Tubbs were in Deer Lake. Tim Witherspoon also sparred with Ali as did Larry Holmes for a number of years before being top 10 and champion.

texas heavy Jodi Ballard 25-14 (15) was also a sparring partner for Ali and Holmes

A well known sparring partner is Eddie "Bossman" Jones. Jeff Merritt and Roy Williams were also used as sparring partners according to Larry Holmes' book

Levi Forte was a traveling sparring partner of Ali for several years.

Ali's brother Rahman Ali (Rudy Clay)

Light heavyweight Allan Harmon, who was Ali's roomate for a while was a sparring partner early in his career. Others included Cody Jones, Bossman Jones, Mel Turnbow, Rahman Ali, Terry Lee, Larry Holmes...

He used Johnny Hudgins, Rufus Brassel, along with Blue Lewis, for his comeback against Jerry Quarry. George Hill boxed exhibitions with Ali and might have sparred also.
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Not mentioned yet. Alonzo Johnson?

Joe Bugner sparred for the Jimmy Ellis bout in 1971
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Al 'Blue' Lewis was a sparring partner and, later, opponent. He actually floored Ali in sparring with a body shot.

Sorry, I got that info from 'The Big Fight' as well. Didn't read your question in full.

He sparred extensively with Larry Holmes for 'The Rumble in the Jungle'. That excellent movie based around the fight, 'When we were Kings', shows some footage of their sparring. Ali's already doing the rope-a-dope.

I'm sure I heard that Jeff Simms sparred wth Ali.

Greg Page sparred with him in the mid 70's.

rocky marciano sparred with ali in 1969 :P



- damm he must have had trouble finding sparring partners if he had to drag a 46 year old man to spar with him

the former light heavyweight champion Eddie Gregory aka Eddie Mustafa Muhammad 50-8-1

NY heavyweight Jeff "Candy Slim" Merritt 23-3-1 (18)who was actually Don King's first fighter

NY Heavyweight Lee Carr 9-8 (3)[/b]

Don't forget his famous sparring session with Ingemar Johannson while Johannson was training for the third Patterson fight (I think)! By all accounts, Clay (at the time) outclassed him and Johannson quit because he couldn't hit Clay. It exists on film for those interested at http://www.sweetfights.com

Ingemar wasn't interested in chasing a dancing sparring partner.
He was preparing for a different kind of fight, with somebody coming at him, like Patterson.
YT

I know a guy named Paul Fields that claims to have been a sparring partner of Muhammad Ali. Can anybody confirm that?

In his fight vs Holmes, he had a young Tim Witherspoon and future-Tyson trainer Jay Bright in his camp.

...how come i didn't get a notice of reply on this one when i have a post on it and a request for one?