Word: exchamp
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Sparring with the Kremlin is not easy (just ask Jimmy Carter), but Muhammad Ali figured it was worth a round. At the invitation of the Soviets, the exchamp toured the U.S.S.R. for ten days. Although he missed TV and cheeseburgers, he enjoyed early morning jogs through Red Square. "I never saw a people so peaceful and orderly," he said. Looking a paunchy 235 Ibs., he also lumbered through two-round exhibition matches with three top Soviet heavyweights. The highlight of the trip was a 35-minute interview with Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev. Recalled Ali: "He gave...
Floyd Patterson predicted that he'd "do better this time" in his heavyweight title bout with Sonny Liston at Las Vegas last night, and indeed he did. The formidable Liston required a full 2:10 of-the first round to dispose of the exchamp, four seconds longer than it took him in their first encounter...
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