NICO ALI WALSH revealed that his grandad Muhammad Ali used rewatch old fights with a twinkle of his eye.
Ali, a boxing legend, died at the age of 74 in 2016. However, Walsh's grandson has carried on the family tradition in the ring.
Muhammad Ali and Nico Ali Walsh, his grandson, used to watch old boxing matches together
He boasts a 5-0 record as a professional fighter, and likely learned a few things from watching Ali fights.
Walsh said that Rumble in The Jungle was his favorite Ali fight, which took place in 1974. This is when Ali defeated George Foreman in round 8.
Walsh shared with SunSport that Ali used to be captivated by his old conquests.
He stated that the main fights he would be watching would be his fights. We would also watch my sparring clips on our phones, and my training videos when we weren't watching him.
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"If we had to choose a fight, I would pick Rumble in The Jungle. This is my favorite fight of his. It was great to watch him react and it was great to share the experience with him. He always reacted to what we were doing.
I always follow his fights. He's very different, so it's difficult to duplicate him. However, I do watch his fights and they are entertaining.
It brings back memories of when I was a child watching him. His eyes would lighten up when he saw his own reflection.
"That was one the most amazing things about watching his fights, seeing his reactions to his opponent hitting him or his opponent hitting him. It was great to see his thoughts about his fights.
SUN BINGO GET PS50 BONUS & 50 FREE SPINS TODAYAli would encourage his grandson to box, and he did so by watching Walsh's training videos.
Walsh explains that Ali's support was enough to allow him to take up boxing full-time. It is paying off as Tyson Fury's coach SugarHill Steward is now training the youngster.
He made his Las Vegas debut in early February and celebrated with a spectacular one-punch knockout that defeated Alejandro Ibarra in just two minutes.
Walsh answered that Ali supported his boxing career, saying: "Yeah. You know what, I wasn't expecting him to want me to become boxer." That was what I expected.
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"I actually hoped that he said it because boxing would be a long road if I decided to pursue it."
"So, I was searching for him to tell me that you shouldn't be boxing. Surprisingly, he was the one who encouraged me to box.
"He kept pushing it towards me, and that was how he felt about the topic. It is why I am so passionate about it today, because that is what he wanted me do, what he said I should do."
