Podcast: Lost at the Smithsonian with Aasif Mandvi (LS 56 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Muhammad Ali's Robe
Pub date: 2019-10-24

Notes from The Listener:

Examination of the robe Muhammad Ali wore while training for the “rumble in the jungle” fight against George Foreman in 1974. This sporting artefact is now kept in refrigerated storage at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. The episode positions this boxing match as pivotal in the history of twentieth century sport, and explains its significance using plenty of archive interviews with both Ali and Foreman. This is a much-covered event — I’ve recommended other episodes about it before — but this an excellent and surprising retelling of it

Muhammad Ali was a legendary boxer and much, much more. Finding the robe Ali wore during training gives Aasif a chance to get into the history of one of the biggest sporting events of all time: The Rumble in the Jungle. (Celeb interview: Reporter, Jerry Izenberg)

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