Boxing trainer and actor. Longtime trainer, colorful motivator and ringside cornerman/jester for boxing legend Muhammad Ali. He was also one of Ali's speechwriters and poets, which includes the famous "Float Like a Butterfly - Sting like a Bee."
Before serving in Ali's corner, Brown worked in the corner of boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson.
Troubled by alcohol and drugs (he once sold one of Ali's title belts for heroin), Brown was a self-proclaimed black Jew and attributes to Moses to have led Ali to the promised land (world's heavyweight boxing title), and oftentimes claimed to have used his "voodoo" and "magic" to help Ali.
Brown performed a brief stint in Hollywood, having appeared in feature films "Shaft" (1971), "Shaft's Big Score" (1972), "Aaron Loves Angela" (1975), "The Color Purple" (1985) and just before his death, "Penitentiary III" (1987).
Before serving in Ali's corner, Brown worked in the corner of boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson.
Troubled by alcohol and drugs (he once sold one of Ali's title belts for heroin), Brown was a self-proclaimed black Jew and attributes to Moses to have led Ali to the promised land (world's heavyweight boxing title), and oftentimes claimed to have used his "voodoo" and "magic" to help Ali.
Brown performed a brief stint in Hollywood, having appeared in feature films "Shaft" (1971), "Shaft's Big Score" (1972), "Aaron Loves Angela" (1975), "The Color Purple" (1985) and just before his death, "Penitentiary III" (1987).
Boxing trainer and actor. Longtime trainer, colorful motivator and ringside cornerman/jester for boxing legend Muhammad Ali. He was also one of Ali's speechwriters and poets, which includes the famous "Float Like a Butterfly - Sting like a Bee."
Before serving in Ali's corner, Brown worked in the corner of boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson.
Troubled by alcohol and drugs (he once sold one of Ali's title belts for heroin), Brown was a self-proclaimed black Jew and attributes to Moses to have led Ali to the promised land (world's heavyweight boxing title), and oftentimes claimed to have used his "voodoo" and "magic" to help Ali.
Brown performed a brief stint in Hollywood, having appeared in feature films "Shaft" (1971), "Shaft's Big Score" (1972), "Aaron Loves Angela" (1975), "The Color Purple" (1985) and just before his death, "Penitentiary III" (1987).
Before serving in Ali's corner, Brown worked in the corner of boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson.
Troubled by alcohol and drugs (he once sold one of Ali's title belts for heroin), Brown was a self-proclaimed black Jew and attributes to Moses to have led Ali to the promised land (world's heavyweight boxing title), and oftentimes claimed to have used his "voodoo" and "magic" to help Ali.
Brown performed a brief stint in Hollywood, having appeared in feature films "Shaft" (1971), "Shaft's Big Score" (1972), "Aaron Loves Angela" (1975), "The Color Purple" (1985) and just before his death, "Penitentiary III" (1987).
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