Man who broke up fight between two teens in viral video gets emotional while being honored in Atlantic City
A video, which was posted late Monday afternoon, shows two teens fighting on the corner of McKinley and Indiana avenues in Atlantic City as onlookers cheer and laugh. One of the boys involved in the fight, 15-year-old Jamar Mobley, told NBC10 the fight was over a girl.
“I don’t know what happened,” Mobley said. “I’m a straight-A student. I don’t know how I ended up fighting this man.”
As Mobley and the other teen fought, 27-year-old Ibn Ali suddenly walked over and stepped in between the two teens.
“The one thing he said that got through to me was that, he explained that all my friends, who I thought were my friends, all of them just wanted to see a fight,” Mobley said.
“I want to say thank you for everything,” Mobley said. “You made me think about a lot.”
Ali’s friend Ramal Ford told NBC10 he’s not surprised at all by the video.
“What he did was pretty indicative of what I’ve come to know from him as a person,” Ford said. “I applaud him. He understood how to deescalate the situation and sometimes it’s just the right words.”
“You’re now talking about a video that was seen by over 12 million people in less than 24 hours and it’s a positive video,” Small said. “Normally videos that go viral are very negative. Very harmful to people. He stepped up and was a real man about the situation and he made Atlantic City look great.”
Ali, a father of five who played high school football in Atlantic City and is currently taking college courses, was honored by Atlantic City council Wednesday night for his actions. Mobley and the other teen were honored as well. Ali fought back tears while thanking his own mother for raising him to be the man he is today.
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