Roots of Fight presents Muhammad Ali vs. George Chuvalo – 1966 (Video)

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March 29, 1966, Muhammad Ali–the self-proclaimed greatest boxer of all time–clashed with working-class Canadian champ George Chuvalo in a heavyweight title marathon that lasted all 15 rounds. Ali won by unanimous decision but declared Chuvalo “the toughest guy I ever fought.” Roots of Fight recou...

March 29, 1966, Muhammad Ali–the self-proclaimed greatest boxer of all time–clashed with working-class Canadian champ George Chuvalo in a heavyweight title marathon that lasted all 15 rounds. Ali won by unanimous decision but declared Chuvalo “the toughest guy I ever fought.”

Roots of Fight recounts the epic bout through the release of a short documentary that provides new insights to the fight through the use of archival images, fight footage and an exclusive interview with Chuvalo and commemorates the event with vintage-inspired apparel.

Below is the video and a few of the Ali shirts/hoodies from the Roots of Fight collection. Check out more at www.rootsoffight.com

ABOUT THE AUTHORJeremy BrandStaff Writer

Jeremy Brand is a combat sports journalist and Staff Writer at MMA Sucka.

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