Nelson "Madiba" Mandela used to love boxing a lot and during his early years he was a boxer.
In his book, Long Walk to Freedom, he said boxing is strategy, attacking as well as retreating.
Mandela used to visit the gym on Monday upto Thursday spending one and a half hours.
In the gym he used to workout his body, skip ropes, shadow boxing, weight lifting and sparring.
He started boxing at Fort Hare but when he moved to Johannesburg thats when he became serious about boxing.
He started boxing at Fort Hare but when he moved to Johannesburg thats when he became serious about boxing.
Mandela said he was not a good boxer but he loved the science of boxing.
Madiba wa a heavyweight boxer in his primetime.
1953 Mandela used to exercise with a very famous boxer Jerry Moloi.
1953 Mandela used to exercise with a very famous boxer Jerry Moloi.
After thet he opened a Law firm with Oliver Tambo. It was the first Law Firm owned by blacks.
Muhammad Ali was a very famous boxer and he loved Mandela so much for his dedication to fighting for freedom and civil rights for blacks in South Africa and the world.
Muhammad Ali was sad with the news of his friend's passing.
May his soul rest in internal peace.
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