Orville Qualls aka Lee Mandingo(trivia about)

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Orville Qualls aka Lee Mandingo(trivia about)

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As"Lee Mandingo"he was the heavyweight managed by singer Marvin Gaye in the 1970's.
He was originally suppose to be one of the "Toronto Five" that boxed George Foreman in 1975.
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Re: Orville Qualls aka Lee Mandingo(trivia about)

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I have a film of either Qualls or Al Blue Lewis in an exhibition bout with Muhammad Ali which was Ali's last ring appearance before being banned from boxing for refusing his draft call.
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Ali boxed 3 rounds each with Al Blue Lewis and Orville Qualls, June 1967 at Cobo Hall in Detroit for a benifit.
Boxrec lists Qualls at 6 ft. 6 inches tall.
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Re: Orville Qualls aka Lee Mandingo(trivia about)

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Yeah, I know, its just hard to tell because they have headgear on. If I had to guess Id say its Qualls because the style is different the Lewis' but Im not 100%.
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Re: Orville Qualls aka Lee Mandingo(trivia about)

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Im not sure if this is any help identifying them,
but boxrec list Alvin Lewis at 6 ft 3 inches tall and 198 lbs around June 1967,
and Qualls at 6 ft 6 inches tall and 240 pounds.
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