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https://dailybruin.com/1997/02/09/upper-cut By Daily Bruin Staff Feb. 9, 1997 9:00 p.m. Monday, February 10, 1997 After struggling for over two decades, documentary director Leon Gast will let his praised boxing documentary ‘When We Were Kings’ give audiences a powerful punch of Muhammad Ali’s charisma. By Ricky Herzog Daily Bruin Contributor Most films take only about a year to be completed. Leon Gast’s film took 23 years to reach the big screen. Gast took on the role of editor, producer and director for his critically acclaimed documentary "When We Were Kings." Because the film took over two decades to make, the long process was difficult for Gast at times. "There were times when it was very frustrating," Gast says of his attempts over the years to find financing. "I thought I had deals so many times and companies would pull out for one reason or another. At one time I was ready to sell all the film to somebody. Thank God I didn’t." "When We Were Ki...

ALI-FOREMAN MITO SENZA FINE IL MONDO CAMBIÒ CINQUANT’ANNI FA Il 30 ottobre l’anniversario del Mondiale dei massimi 1974: il primo in Africa, mise a confronto due idee di America Ali, con la tattica di appoggiarsi alle corde, tolse tutte le energie a Foreman Foreman certo non aveva la personalità del rivale e ne fu sovrastato 16 Oct 2024 - La Gazzetta dello Sport di Riccardo Crivelli The Rumble in the Jungle. Il terremoto (in realtà il rombo del tuono, ma anche la rissa di strada, ndr) nella giungla. Un ring. Due campioni. Una notte memorabile. Il 30 ottobre, saranno passati cinquant’anni dal Mondiale dei massimi tra Ali e Foreman a Kinshasa: non un semplice incontro di pugilato. Ma lo sport che si fa storia, cultura, messaggio planetario di riscatto sociale e presa di coscienza. Un giorno che rimarrà eterno. La vigilia  Nel 1974, il campione WBC dei pesi massimi è George Foreman . Nato in Texas nel 1949, da giovane deve fronteggiare molti problemi con la legge per il carattere viol...

https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/23/sports/when-ali-performed-a-knockout-on-film.html By Dave Anderson The New York Times - Feb. 23, 1997 See the article in its original context from  February 23, 1997, Section 8, Page 2 -  Buy Reprints View on times machine WHEN you see him now, he's Muhammad Ali in name only. As he held the Olympic torch in Atlanta, the right hand that battered so many opponents shook with Parkinson's syndrome. In his rare television appearances, the voice that shouted amusing rhymes now mumbles. His eyes still twinkle, but his toes don't. Millions weren't even born when he was a three-time heavyweight champion. Millions of others have forgotten the flames and the fun of his reign. But the opportunity is there now for all those millions to see and appreciate Ali at the top of his game, and at the top of his lungs, in the days surrounding what he considered his proudest moment -- his eighth-round knockout of George Foreman in Zaire in 1974. ''Wi...