Sir Michael Parkinson’s late father asked “why didn’t you thump him?” following his notorious row with Muhammad Ali in 1974.
The pair had a falling out on Sir Michael’s ‘Parkinson’ talk show when taking issue with the hosts line of questioning Ali said: “You can’t beat me physically or mentally.
You really are a joke”. And the 86-year-old broadcaster says the far from sage advice offered by his no nonsense Yorkshire coalminer dad Jack was that he should have hit the then world heavyweight champion.
Speaking to the Daily Express newspaper, he said: “I had that remarkable, notorious row with Ali in 1974. That was him at his nastiest.
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