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Fighter and Thinker: the Two Sides of Muhammad Ali

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In 1971, Muhammad Ali was preparing to the box Joe Frazier in the "Fight of the Century." He lost that fight, but won their two re-matches. Watch him train for that bout and, later, reflect on his life and his accomplishments when interviewed by NBC News in the 1980s.

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