Remembering Ali: Gene Kilroy on the man behind the legend

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Recorded02 Jun 2025

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Nine years on from Muhammad Ali’s death, Buncey sits down with his close friend and longtime business manager, Gene Kilroy, to hear first-hand stories about the man behind the legend. From their first meeting in Germany in 1960 to the way Kilroy has upheld Ali’s legacy, they revisit some key moments from an extraordinary life.

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