SERPUKHOV (Moscow region), February 2, Ivan Orekhov. World champion according to the versions of the World Boxing Council (WBC), the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and the International Boxing Federation (IBF) in light heavyweight, Russian Artur Beterbiev told reporters that he considers American Muhammad Ali an example of human and sports qualities.
Mohammed Ali is the 1960 Olympic champion, the absolute world heavyweight champion (1964-1966, 1974-1978), a five-time winner of the Boxer of the Year title and the Boxer of the Decade title. During his career, the American fought 61 fights, scoring 56 victories (37 of them by knockout). He died in 2016 at the age of 74.
“»Mohammed Ali is an example (for me). I believe that if you are a boxer, an athlete, you should promote a healthy, correct, sports lifestyle. He shared these (values) . Thousands of people followed him. My coach from the USA, not being a Muslim, said that he didn’t drink or smoke because Ali didn’t do that. In terms of skills, he is also number one for me,” Beterbiev said.
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