I look back on the boxing people I’ve met over the past 20-plus years of writing, and even longer, attending fights before that.
Muhammad Ali (Cherry Hill, 1973 & Deer Lake Camp)
My first encounter with Muhammad Ali was in 1973, at his home in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, after the Ken Norton fight. His wife answered the door and let me in. When Ali came from the back room, I blurted out the most foolish question I could have asked:…