A "sledgehammer left hook" that put Muhammad Ali on the canvas in 1971 pretty much tells the story of Joe Frazier's career, NPR's Tom Goldman says. "It was as crushing and symbolic" as any of ...

In remembering how great a boxer and important a person Muhammad Ali was to many people, I think it is important to also remember that were it not for Joe Frazier, Ali would not have become nearly ...

Here's an interesting post-Manila nugget. Lewis, is Butch Lewis, one of Frazier's old friends: Back in the States, Ali called Lewis and asked him for Frazier's private number. Ali told Lewis that ...

In October 1975, after Muhammad Ali closed his historic trilogy with Joe Frazier in a superior battle that some rank as boxing’s ultimate prizefight, co-promoter Bob Arum recalls exiting the ...

Ali's gloves from his first fight against Joe Frazier in 1971 also fetched $385,848 ... highlighted by his 13 Gold Glove Awards from 1980 to 1992, the personal basketball memorabilia of basketball ...

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 ...

Laila Ali and Jacqui Frazier-Lyde are preparing for their upcoming ring encounter by adopting the bitter banter of their famous fathers. Ali, the 23-year-old daughter of Muhammad Ali, spends all ...

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 ...

The third episode, titled "The Rivalry," aired Tuesday night and focused on Ali’s professional and personal exploits in the early 1970s, including his epic rivalry with Joe Frazier, his draft ...

She took an ice bag, pressed it to Ali's jaw and whispered in the ear of the fallen fighter, who had just lost by judges' decision after 15 brutal rounds against Joe Frazier. Ali managed a wink.

A boxing glove worn by Muhammad Ali is expected to sell for millions when it goes up for auction. The Baily’s of Glastonbury left-hand boxing was worn by Ali – then Cassius Clay – during his ...