A little off topic, but I was watching this program last night called "Facing Ali". There was this boxer on there, George Chuvalo. He was telling the story about Ernie Terrell and the first fight he was supposed to have with Ali, Chuvalo said Terrell's real manager was Tony Accardo, he used another Outfit guy by the name of Bernie Glickman or something like that, as the front manager for Terrell. Chuvalo says they had the contract all written up, of course Terrell tells a different story saying he backed out after someone told him he'd get no guaranteed money. Chuvalo says the real reason the first fight never happened is because Accardo sent Glickman to Ali's manager, and told his manager that if Ali won the fight they'd find his manager "in cement shoes, stuffed in a trunk", Ali's management at the time was all NOI guys. Chuvalo says the manager sent word by snapping his finger, and they beat Terrell's manager, Glickman within an inch of his life and sent him back to Chicago, and that's why the fight never happened.


Interesting story to say the least.