IT takes a lot of guts to pull off the Ali shuffle in a boxing ring – but showmanship is in the DNA of The Greatest’s grandson.
This weekend the undefeated Nico Ali Walsh will step into the ring for his tenth professional bout as he attempts to prove he is the true heir to his grandfather Muhammad Ali’s sporting legacy.
For as long as he can remember, the 23-year-old fighter has faced people who would love to take down the grandson of the former heavyweight champion, who died in 2016 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
And rather than trying to ignore the huge shadow of history’s most famous boxer, Nico is facing up to his challengers in true Ali style.
The middleweight, who shares a trainer and promoter with Tyson Fury, has knocked out five of his opponents so far.