Muhammad Ali’s grandson Nico Ali Walsh nails ‘Ali shuffle’ before knocking out opponent

The great Muhammad Ali’s grandson, Nico Ali Walsh, was victorious again at the weekend to extend the unbeaten start to his professional career.

The middleweight moved to 4-0 with a second round knockout win over Jeremiah Yeager in Oklahoma.

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He even managed to pull out the Ali shuffle as he was looking to finish his 1-2-1 foe.

Ali Walsh blasted Yeager with a three punch combination that finished with a left hook that sent him to the canvas.

Yeager answered the referee's count and Ali pulled out the shuffle as he went with his opponents against the ropes. The referee was forced to step in and stop the onslaught.

The 'Ali shuffle' was first popularised by the great Muhammad Ali back in 1966 when he defeated Cleveland Williams, a win many cite as the greatest knockout of Ali's career.

While Ali made the move famous, allegedly, Jersey Joe Walcott, the great champion of the early 1950s, is the first man to produce the famous shuffle.

It looked like a form of showboating as Ali moved his feet at lightening speed to bamboozle his opponent before making his next move. It would become a staple of Ali's repertoire throughout his career where he defeated names like Joe Louis, Sonny Liston and George Foreman.

While it's a great homage to his grandfather, Ali Walsh says he didn't intend on doing it.

"I didn't plan [the Ali Shuffle]," Ali Walsh said. "It was emotional, of course. So much has been going on, but yeah, I didn't plan on doing that. It's just something that happened.

"I think the main thing was staying calm, which I did. Another thing was head movement and defence, which I felt like I did improve on. I fought last month. So if I can make those small improvements in this such a short amount of time, who's telling what I can do in my next fight?"

Ali Walsh scored two knockout wins to kick off his professional career but the 21 year old struggled to an unconvincing win over Reyes Sanchez last time out.

Promoted by Bob Arum who also worked with his legendary grandfather, Ali Walsh got back on track last weekend and with new head trainer Richard Sloan, the youngster seemingly has a plan.

Arum originally partnered Ali Walsh up with Tyson Fury trainer Sugarhill Steward and he believes the descendent of greatness has a bright future ahead.

"Even though his grandfather is the great Muhammad Ali, Nico does not have a great background in boxing.

"He was in the amateurs, but not like a lot of the other guys.

"It's in the genes! The kid obviously has a lot of talent having inherited it, to some extent, his grandfather's genes.”