Before his ultimate retirement from boxing, the late Muhammad Ali was warned about taking a certain fight which is believed to have contributed to his debilitating health issues. Fresh from his historic rematch win over Leon Spinks after a shock upset loss to the former world heavyweight champion in their first of two clashes, Muhammad Ali would return to the ring against a bruising puncher. MORE BLOODY ELBOW NEWS“All the people involved in this fight (Muhammad Ali vs. Larry Holmes) should’ve been arrested,” Pacheco said post-fight. …He may not have been trapped in a shell like he was for so many years.”The immediate effects of Muhammad Ali’s damaging defeatJust three years after his definitive retirement fight against Trevor Berbick, Ali was diagnosed with the degenerative neurological disease, Parkinson’s. Facing the disease at just 42 years of age, Ali tragically died in 2016 after suffering from septic shock at the age of 74.