Mohamed Said
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*Don’t go anywhere I want to talk to you.’’
(Muhammad Ali shouting at Sal Davis, Frankfurt, Germany 1966)
‘’When I was in Paris I used to stay late to watch Ali’s fights. He had defeated Sony Liston and Ali was now ‘The World Heavy Weight Champion’ the greatest of all time as he used to call himself. I met Ali again in 1966 in Frankfurt, Germany. I was going to Kenya but since I heard that Ali was in Frankfurt to fight Germany Heavy Weight champion Karl Mildenbeger I decided to first fly to Frankfurt before going to Nairobi. Ali had set his training camp in a hotel in the centre of Frankfurt at a place known as Zeil Street. This is the main street in Frankfurt. There was a gym at the top floor of the hotel. If you take the lift to the gym the lift door faces direct towards the gym. I took a lift up I was with a friend of mine called Al Jones. Jones like me was in the show business. As the door opened I came face to face with Ali who was in the ring sparring. Ali shouted at me, ‘Salim I am a Muslim now. Don’t go anywhere I want to talk to you.’
(Muhammad Ali shouting at Sal Davis, Frankfurt, Germany 1966)
‘’When I was in Paris I used to stay late to watch Ali’s fights. He had defeated Sony Liston and Ali was now ‘The World Heavy Weight Champion’ the greatest of all time as he used to call himself. I met Ali again in 1966 in Frankfurt, Germany. I was going to Kenya but since I heard that Ali was in Frankfurt to fight Germany Heavy Weight champion Karl Mildenbeger I decided to first fly to Frankfurt before going to Nairobi. Ali had set his training camp in a hotel in the centre of Frankfurt at a place known as Zeil Street. This is the main street in Frankfurt. There was a gym at the top floor of the hotel. If you take the lift to the gym the lift door faces direct towards the gym. I took a lift up I was with a friend of mine called Al Jones. Jones like me was in the show business. As the door opened I came face to face with Ali who was in the ring sparring. Ali shouted at me, ‘Salim I am a Muslim now. Don’t go anywhere I want to talk to you.’
