Are they right?
Brother and son, however, are united in the accusation that she has turned Ali into some garish waxwork exhibit, flying him around the world to be photographed, prodded and gawped at by well-meaning fans — and lining her own pockets with the proceeds of these events.They recall with dismay his pitiful appearance during the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, where Ali’s wife had to prop him up on the podium and could be seen repeatedly imploring him to wave to the rapturous crowd — to no avail.What is the truth behind this unedifying family feud?Ali’s brother, who was invited by Olympic organisers to a charity function — attended by sporting celebrities such as Lewis Hamilton and David Beckham — in the boxer’s honour before the Games, claims Ali was dehydrated because he didn’t have enough to drink at the party and ‘looked helpless and weak’.Others in Ali’s circle take a very different view of Lonnie, however. They maintain that she has been his saviour and that his fortunes — financial and physical — would have declined far more rapidly had she not come to his rescue almost 30 years ago.
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