John Raines, “1971” Not that John Raines ... Around 8 p.m. that day, when the commission believed the Ali-Frazier fight was to start, Forsyth drove from the motel to Media, dressed in a ...

As LIFE observed in its March 5, 1971 issue: “[Ali] and Frazier are both going to get $2.5 million the morning after the fight whether anybody comes or not. A flat $2.5 million. Guaranteed.

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier in the ‘Fight of the Century’ on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Among Bob Arum’s most searing recollections of that night was heading to ...

On March 8, 1971, Ali was 29 years old ... But Ali didn’t sulk about the loss to Frazier, even though it was a brutal fight in which both men absorbed nearly inhumane amounts of punishment.

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 ...

1971, heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. As significant as a Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight would have been, it would have paled in ...

Sports Illustrated's Richard Hoffer writes this morning of the "heroic trilogy" — the three fights Ali and Frazier fought from 1971 to 1975. Hoffer says the first battle (that "Fight of the ...

Bob Arum was ringside. "It was unbelievable," he said. Thomas Hauser was in the last row of the mezzanine. "It was electric," he said. Tim Ryan was in a media section just below the blue seats.

1971, inside a celebrity-packed Madison Square Garden, Muhammad Ali entered the ring wrapped in a red robe with white trim for his “Fight of the Century” with Joe Frazier. After Ali’s loss ...

In this March 8, 1971, file photo, boxer Joe Frazier, left, knocks downs Muhammad Ali during the 15th round of their heavyweight title fight at New York's Madison Square Garden. Anonymous AP ...

Joe Frazier took home the win in the fight against Muhammad Ali, held at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 8, 1971 Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali's "Fight of the Century" is now ...

“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 ...