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Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) in action during Men's Light-Heavyweight Gold Medal bout vs Poland Zbigniew Pietrzykowski at Palazzo dello Sport during the 1960 Summer Olympics (Rome, Italy 1960) [2867x1882] :
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