Muhammad Ali showed legendary broadcaster Howard Cosell how to do the famous ‘Ali shuffle’ during an appearance on ABC’s Wide World of Sports in 1966. ‘The Greatest’ was invited to the network’s studio, where he was asked to demonstrate his famous move on live television.
Ali, who at the time was only 24 years old, was only too happy to oblige as he showed off his dancing feet. Footage circulating on Twitter shows Ali demonstrating how he used the move – which was subsequently named after him – when he fought Cleveland Williams at the Houston Astrodome in November 1966.
The boxing legend can be seen dressed in a stylish black suit and trousers with matching shoes and socks. In the clip, he says: “This is unexpected.
I didn’t know you would invite me to do this. “Woah, hold up. You must be on boxing position and just have a little dance like you’re in boxing and just one second I have to time it. “For one second.
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