It was Cooper's good friend Alisa Camplin who stole the show in the aerials at Deer Valley, and capped a tremendous three days for her nation after Steven Bradbury's equally stunning, if fortuitous, short-track skating triumph on Saturday.

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At the suggestion of my friend, Bobby, who is Ali trainer Angelo Dundee's nephew, I driven 700 miles to Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, where Ali was preparing for a world title defense.

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