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On September 15, 1978, the self-proclaimed “Greatest” boxer, Muhammad Ali, won a decision on points against former US Marine, Leon Spinks, winning back the heavyweight boxing championship he had held twice before.
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Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
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On September 15, 1978, the self-proclaimed “Greatest” boxer, Muhammad Ali, won a decision on points against former US Marine, Leon Spinks, winning back the heavyweight boxing championship he had held twice before.
The text narrated in this video is from the original article at historyandheadlines.com/history-short-ali-wins-heavyweight-title-for-a-third-time
Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
The following media files are in the public domain for various reasons or have no known copyright restrictions:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bonavena_y_Clay_en_Estados_Unidos._Adem%C3%A1s,_Pianetti_y_Nicolau_(Boca)_-_El_Gr%C3%A1fico_2669.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Championship_fight_between_Cassius_Clay_and_Sonny_Liston_Miami_Beach,_Florida.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frazier_vs_Ali_1971_Ajman_stamp.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Muhammad_Ali_1971_Ajman_stamp.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Muhammad_Ali_fights_Brian_London_on_August_6,_1966.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Muhammad_Ali_visits_Washington.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stamps_of_Azerbaijan,_1996-383.jpg
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The image by John Stango available at commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StangoAli.jpg is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
The low-resolution image available at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Rumble_in_the_Jungle_poster.jpg is used briefly in a video intended for educational purposes per fair use.
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