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Former fight commentator and an author from Toronto, Ed Zawadzki, recalled the incident when he brought Muhammad Ali to Toronto for a George Chuvalo testimonial dinner back in 1989, upon hearing about the death of latter.
According to Zawadzki, he picked Ali up at Pearson International and they discussed about his Polish immigrant mom, Wanda, who had spent years in a slave labour camp during the Second World War. Three-time world heavyweight champion of the world, Muhammad, changed their way from downtown to Zawadski’s home to meet his mother. In his remarks, Zawadzki states that “suddenly, he said he wanted to meet her,” and “so even though we were already halfway downtown, we turned around. When we walked into our condo, Muhammad walked up to my mom, gave her a big hug, and the two of them sat together, and talked and hugged for a good 45 minutes. She told him all about her experiences in the camp.”
Zawadzki claims that he will never forget the two days he spent with him and Chuvalo. He recalled about Muhammad that “he didn’t ask for a penny, because he loved George so much,” adding that “when Ali heard that this was being done for George, that George was having problems in his life, he made a complete commitment. No matter what day, no matter what time, Ali said he’d be here in Toronto for George.” Ali and Chuvalo fought as opponents a number of time. Discussing about Muhammad, Zawadzki alleged that “the Greatest” has an aura that he has never seen before or since.
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