Mr. T reveals why Muhammad Ali really was the greatest and a real life superhero in the streets
The A-Team star was the iconic boxer's bodyguard "back in the day" and learned valuable lessons from being in this company
Mr. T has opened up about his time as Muhammad Ali ‘s bodyguard, and painted the picture of a real life superhero.
The A-Team star – who worked with the iconic boxing champion during a period of his life protecting the rich and famous that spanned almost a decade – revealed the sporting icon would actually stop crimes and fights in rough neighborhoods.
Speaking to TMZ , he said: “You’d see guys arguing on the corner, about to cut each other. He’d say, ‘Hey hey!’
The pair remained friends (
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“The guys stopped fighting, and they say, ‘It’s the champ!’ He’d say ‘Break that up’, and Ali was stop stuff!”
Mr. T admitted he learned a lot from his time alongside Ali, and repeated the gesture when he became a star in his own right.
Mr. T still sees Ali is his hero
“A lot of the stuff I do in terms of PR, I learned it from Muhammad Ali,” he added. “He told me you gotta be different but good.”
The boxer would break up fights in the street (
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The star said that he “loved the man”, and revealed just how much the legendary boxer inspired him.
He said: “He’s my hero. I had an opportunity to bodyguard [for him] back in the day. I used to write essays and speeches about him. He’s my hero.”
