The Fight Of The Century - Ali v Frazier
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Using words, music, archive and drama, hip hop legend Nas presents 'The Fight of the Century - Ali v Frazier', an event that transcended sport and changed the world forever.

Ep 6: March 8th '71

March 8th '71: Nearly four years after they first met in 1967, the eyes of the world are on a small, illuminated square of canvas in New York's Madiso...
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Ep 5: 1971 - The Deal

Boxing gets the full Hollywood Treatment as Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier finally agree a deal to meet in the ring. The numbers are astronomical and br...
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Ep 4: 1970 - Georgia on my mind

With the spectre of a prison sentence hanging over Muhammad Ali due to his refusal to be drafted, politicians and businessmen manoeuvre behind the sce...
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Ep 3: 1969 - The Super Fight

As America prepares to put a man on the moon, Muhammad Ali is still banned from boxing and needs to find other sources of income. One unusual offer of...
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Ep 2: 1968 - America On The Brink

1968 and America is a nation divided, violently driven apart on racial fault lines and the ongoing war in South East Asia that is claiming thousands o...
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Ep 1: 1967 - Public Enemy No.1

1967 - America is on the brink. Over 400,000 US troops are embroiled in a divisive war in South East Asia, while at home the counterculture, fuelled b...
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