Muhammad Ali attempting to lift 76 year old former World Bantamweight boxing champion, Johnny Coulon
Muhammadi Ali attempting to lift 76 year old former world Bantamweight boxing champion, Johnny Coulon. He had a famous trick where he put his finger on the lifters neck and wrist, making himself unliftable Muhammad Ali attempting to lift 76 year old former World Bantamweight boxing champion, Johnny Coulon. He had a famous trick where he put his finger on the lifters neck and wrist, making himself unliftable. The trick is a combination of pressure on the vagus nerve along with a good understanding of leverage and body mechanics. After his retirement from boxing in 1914, former bantamweight champion of the world Johnny Coulon (5 ft, 110 lbs) hit the vaudeville circuit demonstrating his apparently mysterious power to resist being lifted into the air. The act was simple; the tiny Coulon would first allow himself to be lifted by his “opponent”, typically a big heavyweight boxer, wrestler or weightlifter. The opponent would initially have no difficulty at all hoisting the smaller man into t