Ali - Famous article??

[Tins06]

Wondering if anyone knows, I was given this awesome picture of Ali underwater for Christmas, and Ive heard about it before in his biography that he did a photoshoot of it which was in boxing Mags.Of course it was just a joke but Ali had all believing he actually did his training like this underwater.

Basically Ive started trying to collect famous or unique boxing articles from magazines, And i really want this one. Does anyone know what Mag this was in and where i could get my hands on one?

Ill try and get a picture of it to post but Ive just moved home so no internet access outside of work at the moment.

I'd appreciate any help at all though.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Yeah Tins thats correct Ali had a number of Reporters convinced that he did his training underwater to develop his speed and reflexes, although Ali couldn't actually swim.

[Tins06]

lol funny stuff isnt't but do you know if it's in a ring mag or boxing news mag or something im dying to get my hands on something about it.

[donnydarkoIRL]

At that stage it was mostly newspapers that carried boxing stories so I imagine it would be in a newspaper.
However, I know I read it in either Thomas Hauser's bigraohy or another Ali book. I'll flick through them after work and training to see can I find any details.

I may PM you in a while Tins becasuse that sounds like an interesting project!

[Tins06]

Cheers man I first read about it in Ali - His life and times...but Its only when i got the picture i wanted an article to go with it.

[FBEAR]

A quick Google of Ali Underwater says the picture first came from Life Magazine 1961, the photographer was Flip Schulke.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Well done zzz!!! It seems so onbvious once you said it!

And yeah I know exactly what you mean Tins.
I never paid much heed to the career of Barry McGuigan although he's a national Icon and a local, largely because he was before my time and had a very differnet style than I.
However upon meetinh him I found new relevance in his career and want to watch every bit of it.

[Tins06]

ZZZ cc for you yeh thats the pic i got a big massive one on my wall it looks really cool. Now were I'm gonna get the issue of that particular magazine.......

[FBEAR]

ZZZ cc for you yeh thats the pic i got a big massive one on my wall it looks really cool. Now were I'm gonna get the issue of that particular magazine.......

Heh heh Try googling Life magazine 1961. Google is based on a very simple concept: Any idea you could possibly have, you are pretty much guaranteed that at least 100 other people have had the same idea and put it on the internet. good luck.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Thats a tough one, but as Ali was on the front, there's bound to be a couple of preserved copies. Try the wonderful E-bay first, then perhaps a national media archive andif that fails the magazine itself

[DaxxKahn]

Tins check your PMs mate