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Rashida Ellis

SPECIAL FEATURE: SOMERVILLE FIGHT NIGHT

Written by GEORGE HASSETT Posted August 19, 2015 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

In October 1972, Muhammad Ali came to Greater Boston, and the Greatest was tossed by a Somerville bartender in a long-forgotten exhibition scuffle.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: bartender, Bobby Covino, boston garden, boxing, George Hassett, Madison Square Garden, Muhammad Ali, Olympics, Pal Joey's, Rashida Ellis, Rashidi Ellis, Somerville Boxing Club, Somerville Fight Night, Stoney

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