Hall of Fame boxing writer Jerry Izenberg remembers the time he tried to warn a 38-year-old Muhammad Ali. The former champion of the world was getting set to challenge Larry Holmes for the heavyweight title when Izenberg, skeptical of Ali’s ability at his age, begged him not to do it.
Ali responded by taking his shirt off and revealing a physique identical to the one he had as a 22-year-old fighting Sonny Liston.
“That doesn’t prove anything,” Izenberg said.
Which brings us to Felix Hernandez.
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