After refusing to register for the draft in 1967 — at the very height of his career — 25-year-old Muhammad Ali ... Knockouts — and the truth is, he wasn’t bad. “The two places Frazier ...

The beat was boxing — specifically, Muhammad Ali, who on this ... beat Bonavena via technical knockout in the 15th round and declared himself ready for Smokin’ Joe Frazier.

Frazier was the unbeaten heavyweight champion, a short cannonball of a fighter with a left hook that could knock out an elephant. Ali was ... because there was no picture. Seats at ringside ...

Frazier was 27, undefeated in 26 fights with 23 knockouts and was an Olympic ... the now smoke-filled theater, there was Ali in his glory, only the picture was in black and white.

Frazier also turned pro quickly and won his first 10 fights by knockout. Their paths ... First thing I see is a floor-to-ceiling picture of Joe looking at Ali, who is on the canvas after the ...

In the picture, Ali is on his back in the ring and Frazier ... He had a loud band, Smokin’ Joe Frazier and the Knockouts, and he unwisely promoted his son, Marvis, in increasingly embarrassing ...

Twenty-nine years ago, the first of three fierce battles between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier was billed as such an event--and it lived up to the hype. It does still. "The Fight," as it was simply ...

“We’re just two colored boys from the ghetto and we have the whole world watching us in the greatest event of all time!” Thus did Muhammad Ali describe himself and Joe Frazier hours before ...

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier was billed as the 'Fight of the Century,' held on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The match lasted 15 rounds with the judges declaring ...

Frazier was the unbeaten heavyweight champion, a short cannonball of a fighter with a left hook that could knock out an elephant. Ali was ... because there was no picture. Seats at ringside ...

Frazier was the unbeaten heavyweight champion, a short cannonball of a fighter with a left hook that could knock out an elephant. Ali was ... because there was no picture. Seats at ringside ...