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'When We Were Kings', Revisited

'When We Were Kings', Revisited

A 1970s montage of music, politics, and boxing

Mar 27, 2021
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Muhammad Ali landing a punch on George Foreman at their 1974 epic "Rumble in the Jungle" bout in Kinshasa, Zaire. The fight was the subject of a documentary called "When We Were Kings", directed by Leon Gast who died on March 8th, 2021.

So far, 2021 hasn’t been kind to the boxing world. On February 5th, 2021, former heavyweight fighter Leon Spinks passed…

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