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The Greatest is in the building! Shortly before his iconic bout with Joe Frazier that became known as "The Fight of the Century", Muhammad Ali was caught on NBC cameras during a pre-fight physical exam. The stakes of this fight could not have been higher, as each of the two men had a legitimate reason to call himself the heavyweight champion of the world. Nevertheless, Ali brings his trademark sense of levity to the pre-fight ritual, demonstrating his top-notch physical conditioning and his legendary sense of humor all at once. Always mugging for the camera, he entertains and awes his physician and a room full of press in this wonderfully fun Video of the Week.
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The Greatest is in the building! Shortly before his iconic bout with Joe Frazier that became known as "The Fight of the Century", Muhammad Ali was caught on NBC cameras during a pre-fight physical exam. The stakes of this fight could not have been higher, as each of the two men had a legitimate reason to call himself the heavyweight champion of the world. Nevertheless, Ali brings his trademark sense of levity to the pre-fight ritual, demonstrating his top-notch physical conditioning and his legendary sense of humor all at once. Always mugging for the camera, he entertains and awes his physician and a room full of press in this wonderfully fun Video of the Week.
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