Muhammad Ali exhibition fight royal Albert hall

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  1. 7 deadly

    7 deadly New Member Full Member

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    London 1979 was the year i think, there was 3 opponents, the late Lottie Mwale was one but who were the others ?
     
  2. robert80

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    Just checked cyberzone, there is an unknown opponent for that date!!
     
  3. mcvey

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    He gave an exhibition on a bill in the UK after he had beaten Foreman .I think it was at the RAH ,he sparred with John L Gardner.
    Ali was overweight amd wore a rubberized top.
     
  4. SolomonDeedes

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  6. 7 deadly

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    yes i remember john l gardner in that fight and thinking he was short for a heavyweight.
     
  7. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I remember Muhammad being grossly overweight. He still looked surprisingly fast given his condition.
     
  8. indianajonez

    indianajonez New Member Full Member

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    Hey guys would any of you know who might have been attending the exhibition, the reason I ask is because I have a pair of gloves with Muhammad Ali & John L. Gardner's signatures on them, together with the following names:

    Alan Minter
    Boza (Cornelius) Edwards
    David 'Boy' Green
    Jim Watt
    Maurice hope
    Al Phillips
    Jimmy Batten

    I still have 9 autographs to identify!

    It may be that the gloves were not signed at that event, just a possibility as most of the autographs, if not all of them, are British boxers.

    I would add photos but this site does not seem to allow uploads from computers just url's

    Thanks,
    Indy
     
  9. cleglue1

    cleglue1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Def overweight, yikes.

    http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=190569