'Hit harder, George. Is that the best you can do?' (Leon Gast's film 'When We Were Kings' shows boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Oct 1974)

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Leon Gast's documentary film 'When We Were Kings' is very effective in capturing the atmosphere of the boxing match which took place between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire in Oct 1974. The film was shot over a period of two months, but was not completed for another 23 years. It was initially intended to focus on the three-day music festival held in the run-up to the fight, but Gast actually found it more interesting to film Ali. He encountered many difficulties before, during and after shooting the film.

Portrayals, Boxing, Foreman, George (American boxer), Ali, Muhammad (American boxer)

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Leon Poliakov

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Historian Leon Poliakov was born in St Petersburg, Russia, but moved with his family to Paris, France, in 1924. He attended the Lycee Janson-de-Sailly and read law at the Faculte de Droit. He joined the Resistance during the second world war, and in 1945 became co-founder of the Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine. He was appointed director of research at the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique in 1954, and remained there until 1971.

Obituary, Historians, Poliakov, Leon

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Boxing stands accused after tragedy in ring

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The recent death of bantamweight boxer Jim Murray following a fight with Drew Docherty has once again led to calls for boxing to be banned. The sport will now have to justify its continued existence, and its leading figures will look at the lessons that can be learned from this latest death. The widescale violence which took place at the fight has also given cause for concern.

Health aspects, Boxers (Sports), Murray, Jim

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