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Tape Time :41
VT COOMING...
DESMOND: LIVE
VTR: BOXINGLess than 3 months after losing to Joe Frazier,
former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was back in
business today as he signed on to meet his former
sparring partner, Jimmy Ellis, in a 12-round bout
that'll take place on July 26th in the Houston
Astrodome.
SILENT........ (:19)
The contract signings took place in a New York hotel
today with Ali getting 45% against a w450,000 guarantee
while Ellis will be getting 20%. Ali said he is
confident of beating Ellis, but not overconfident,
as he feels that is what cost him in his showdown
fight with Frazier.
SOUND........ (:22)OUT CUE: "...gonna be ready."
BOXING
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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Script: 10PM Sports update], script, June 2, 1971, 10:00 p.m.; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1431610/m1/12/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.