{"id":8351,"date":"2024-05-02T02:13:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T02:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/?p=8351"},"modified":"2024-05-02T02:13:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T02:13:36","slug":"my-grandad-is-muhammad-ali-now-im-following-his-path-as-boxer-but-ive-turned-down-huge-payday-out-of-respect-for-him-vu-thuy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/my-grandad-is-muhammad-ali-now-im-following-his-path-as-boxer-but-ive-turned-down-huge-payday-out-of-respect-for-him-vu-thuy\/","title":{"rendered":"My gr\u0430nd\u0430d \u0456\u0455 Muh\u0430mm\u0430d Al\u0456 \u2013 now I\u2019m follow\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 \u0440\u0430th \u0430\u0455 boxer but I\u2019ve turned down huge \u0440\u0430yd\u0430y out of re\u0455\u0440e\u0441t for h\u0456m"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

\"Muhammad<\/p>\n

NICO ALI WALSH has such respect for his iconic grandfather that no amount of money could convince him into a cash-grab fight.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The middleweight prospect has quite possibly the greatest ever boxing shoes to fill\u00a0as the grandson to Muhammad Ali.<\/p>\n

\n
\n

\"Nico<\/p>\n<\/div>

Nico Ali Walsh is the grandson of Muhammad AliCredit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\n
\n

\"Muhammad<\/p>\n<\/div>

Muhammad Ali is considered The GreatestCredit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\n
\n

\"Nico<\/p>\n<\/div>

Nico with his iconic grandfatherCredit: @nicoaliwalsh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So far,\u00a0Nico has forged his own path to success in the ring with a 9-1 record\u00a0but his iconic surname will always be able to make him millions.<\/p>\n

Although the American is uninterested in profiting from a crossover-style spectacle bout if it means his grandfather’s legacy takes a hit.<\/p>\n

Nico told SunSport: \u201cI have so much respect for this legacy, it\u2019s bigger than me. I can\u2019t be selfish with it because a lot of people care for it.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust going to Africa and seeing so many people chant, \u201cAli\u201d just for the love and respect they have for my grandfather was crazy.<\/p>\n

\n

READ MORE IN BOXING<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cSo, this legacy is bigger than me. I can’t be greedy and be like, \u2018I\u2019m going to do a money-grab and start fighting YouTubers.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s insane, I didn\u2019t get into boxing for the money. I think the money will come in time and I love what I\u2019m doing right now, taking the long road.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to be champ one day, I want to get to that undisputed level and you can\u2019t do that fighting YouTubers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nico, 23, has continued to be linked with a clash against social media star-turned prizefighter Jake Paul, 26.<\/p>\n

CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFER<\/strong>S<\/p>\n

And despite distancing himself from it, Nico praised Paul for his\u00a0first-round knockout win over boxer Andre August.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI\u2019ve got to say, Jake Paul, he keeps getting popped up but I give him a ton of respect.<\/p>\n

“His last fight he fought a legitimate boxer, a no-name boxer and I heard he did well.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what it\u2019s going to take to get to contender status, to get to champ status, to get to a title fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to take fighting someone that nobody knows about, not making any money from it.<\/p>\n

“Just building your resume and then just fighting for millions one day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul claimed an offer to fight Nico\u00a0was respectfully declined in the past.<\/p>\n

Giving his side of the story, Nico said: \u201cI don\u2019t remember if there was ever a legitimate offer but we\u2019ve made it very clear that we don\u2019t want something like that, respectfully.<\/p>\n

\n
\n

\"Jake<\/p>\n<\/div>

Jake Paul knocking out Andre AugustCredit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\n
\n

\"Nico<\/p>\n<\/div>

Nico Ali Walsh has distanced himself from fighting Jake PaulCredit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe respectfully decline anything like that and it is out of respect for my grandfather, it is out of respect for the legacy that I\u2019m trying to build, it\u2019s out of respect for the career I\u2019m trying to build for myself.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce you\u2019re categorised in that category it is so hard to break out of that cast.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tommy Fury, 24, insisted he was going to beat Paul and then return on his path to world championship boxing.<\/p>\n

But after edging past Paul, the ex-Love Islander went straight into facing YouTube sensation KSI, 30,\u00a0winning controversially on points.<\/a><\/p>\n

The foray into the world of influencer boxing has left Fury laughing all the way to the bank – but his title ambitions are now seen as the joke.<\/p>\n

And Nico said: \u201cI know Tommy, love Tommy, he\u2019s an awesome dude, the Furys are awesome but it\u2019s options you\u2019ve got to weigh.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s two options, on one hand you\u2019ve got life-changing money and on the other hand you\u2019ve got a boxing legacy.<\/p>\n

\n
\n

\"Jake<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

Jake Paul was beaten by Tommy FuryCredit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\n
\n

\"Tommy<\/p>\n<\/div>

Tommy Fury was a controversial winner over KSICredit: Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cSo you can\u2019t fault anybody for picking one or the other but in my case I will always side with legacy over money.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nico recently returned with victory in Guinea, beating Noel Lafargue by split-decision over six rounds.<\/p>\n

The bout –\u00a0documented in an OnlyFans series called Rise & Grind\u00a0– gave the boxing prodigy the chance to bounce back from his first ever loss.<\/p>\n

He said: “It was super relieving. It’s crazy because nowadays in boxing people value your record more than your ability almost.<\/p>\n

“And that kinda sucks because I’m such an old school guy, I’m only 23-years-old but I’m an old head.<\/p>\n

“And I respected these guys coming up; my grandfather, George Foreman, Joe Frazier all those old school guys, Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Leonard.<\/p>\n

“These guys didn’t care about records they cared about putting on awesome fights and nowadays it’s just not like that.<\/p>\n

“So when I did get that loss, me personally I took it as a learning experience but for the world of boxing, for the viewing of boxing I thought, ‘This could really do some damage.’<\/p>\n

“Because people value that record so much but coming back off that it makes your comeback even more when there’s a minor setback.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NICO ALI WALSH has such respect for his iconic grandfather that no amount of money could convince him into a cash-grab fight. The middleweight prospect has quite… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8351"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8351"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8353,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8351\/revisions\/8353"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}