“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”. Who doesn’t know
Muhammad Ali’s famous quote? And a special fighter needs
a special shoe: In December 1970, Ali was fighting
Argentinean boxer Oscar Bonavena in New York’s Madison
Square Garden. For this fight, Ali asked adidas to produce a
special boxing shoe only 24 hours before the fight started.
Ali was dreaming of a shoe inspired by outfits featuring
tassels worn by elegantly moving female dancers. The
solution: a unique 3-striped boot with red tassels. Needless
to say that these boots called Ali-Shuffle were the talk of the
town after the fight.