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Originally Posted by BillB
Ali and Marciano were filming their computer fight in 1969 (I think it was).
Marciano was wearing a hair piece and Ali started flicking a jab at it and knocking it off.
It made Marciano mad and after a couple of times he warned Ali to stop. Ali did it again and Marciano let go with a real punch to the midsection.
Ali left the ring and refused to go any farther without being paid an extra $2,000.
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As you no doubt recall,there was no actual crowd watching that 'fight' just a black backdrop. At the press screening,someone said something like "That's some crowd. Jack Bodell must have been on the bill"