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World Service,3 mins

Up in the air with Muhammad Ali

Newshour

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One of Ali's most memorable fights was the so-called Rumble in the Jungle, the classic bout in Kinshasa, in what was then Zaire, in 1974. He regained his title after beating George Foreman. Robin Wright - a contributing writer to the New Yorker - found herself, quite by accident, on that flight to Kinshasa with Ali. She was the only reporter on board. (Picture: Muhammad Ali and George Foreman - Rumble in the Jungle - 1974 Credit: AFP / Getty)

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