BIG BOOTS TO FILL
‘HE WAS ALSO THE BEST GRANDFATHER AND POSSIBLY THE BEST PERSON
HE DOESN’T look much like his famous grandfather – he’s slightly built, lighter skinned and long-haired.
He’s also more soft-spoken than the boxing legend who effortlessly uttered the words and sayings that have gone down in history as much as his mighty bouts and featherlight footwork.
But Nico Walsh isn’t allowing comparisons to stop him from following in granddad Muhammad Ali’s heavyweight footsteps.
The 21-year-old seemed to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee when he made his professional boxing debut recently, knocking out both his opponents in his first two professional matches.
