Boxing great Muhammad Ali's ex-wife packs a punch of her own

Muhammad Ali was a hero to millions, but his ex-wife, who visited SA this month, reveals another side to the legendary fighter, writes David Isaacson

30 January 2022 - 00:00

If Muhammad Ali never met his match inside the ring, he surely did outside it with his second wife, Khalilah Camacho Ali. 

The fast-talking Khalilah, who had four children with the world heavyweight champion during their marriage from 1967 to 1976, has been in SA helping to put together a movie about Gerrie Coetzee, the Boksburg Bomber who fought to succeed Ali as world champion...

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