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Muhammad Ali: Fans In Fur At The Bonavena Fight (1970)

On December 7, 1970. Muhammad Ali fought Oscar Natalio Bonavena from Argentina, at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The fans were there. The fans’ fashion was memorable.

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