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1482:Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki
1423:Joe Frazier (opponent, friend)
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1378:Chuck Bodak (trainer, cutman)
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1202:Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
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300:1963 rematch
296:Sonny Liston
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257:Muhammad Ali
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136:43–4 (31 KO)
133:21–0 (17 KO)
89:Muhammad Ali
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1507:Rope-a-dope
1313:Foes of Ali
1289:video games
1279:(2013 play)
1223:performance
1136:Other films
1018:Ali: A Life
479:Boxing News
198:Recognition
1591:Categories
1371:associates
1287:Comics and
1138:and series
1069:Facing Ali
986:Facing Ali
484:2024-01-31
450:2024-01-31
410:boxrec.com
392:References
292:1962 fight
282:Background
1437:Memorials
1221:Music and
954:The Fight
550:'s bouts
524:'s bouts
445:0362-4331
347:Undercard
327:Aftermath
318:The fight
1524:Category
1444:Ali Mall
1369:Team and
1093:I Am Ali
412:. BoxRec
362:Country
275:The Ring
211:The Ring
193:Orthodox
190:Orthodox
115:Hometown
104:Nickname
62:The Ring
1468:Related
332:Rematch
177:⁄
1328:Family
1213:(2020)
1197:(2001)
1165:(1977)
1157:(1970)
1149:(1962)
1120:(2021)
1112:(2019)
1096:(2014)
1088:(2013)
1080:(2012)
1072:(2009)
1064:(2003)
1056:(1996)
1048:(1970)
989:(2002)
973:(1997)
957:(1975)
607:Fights
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416:6 June
376:
236:Result
163:Weight
152:Height
938:Books
930:Media
270:NYSAC
206:NYSAC
187:Style
79:Boxer
57:NYSAC
33:Venue
1548:stub
558:vs.
441:ISSN
418:2024
310:and
304:1964
272:and
259:vs.
208:and
59:and
25:Date
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384:BBC
266:WBC
247:TKO
242:Ali
219:WBC
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170:196
141:Age
53:WBC
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