Meeting Muhammad Ali

Bernard Dunne, Jimmy Magee, and Brian Peters on The Greatest

Muhammad Ali, about to punch Hungarian-born British boxer Joe Bugner, in their title fight at the Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur in 1975 Pic: Getty

Bernard Dunne, former professional boxer

I met him in Chicago back in 1999. I got to shake his hand. He was suffering from Parkinson’s at that stage, but you had the sense that you were around someone special.

I think he was possibly the greatest athlete that ever was. He has brought people from all walks of life together. Even my kids know who Muhammad Ali is, and they have no interest in ...