Ali swore he won the fight despite that late fusillade. Some agreed. Most believed Frazier won fair and square. From ringside, you could tell it was a little different than most fights.

It was 10 days after Frazier clearly had won what was billed as the Fight of the Century. But Muhammad Ali had won the battle of the late-night television talk shows. He had used them to convince ...

Frazier also turned pro quickly and won his first 10 fights by knockout. Their paths met on that Monday night, 50 years ago, with Ali staring across the ring in his bright red shorts and Frazier ...

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 ...

After that moment of Ali's command, the affair seemed hopeless for Frazier. Points would not win the match; Frazier would need a knockout. It never did come, and soon Ali was sitting on a platform ...

Both fighters were undefeated at the time of the bout. Frazier, who knocked Ali down with a left hook in the 15th round, won by unanimous decision. For Ali, it was just his third fight ...

In terms of the event, I think that was maybe the greatest event." Frazier won the bout via unanimous decision. Ali, who was 31-0 going into the fight, suffered his first defeat. Frazier moved to ...

Ali had won 12 of 13 fights since the Frazier setback, whereas his conqueror had gone a mere 3-1. “The Greatest” was sharp, fleet-footed, and defensively switched on in this rematch.

Frazier had won the WBA and WBC titles in February 1970, titles that had been stripped from Muhammad Ali, and had successfully defended those titles four times, including an iconic 1971 victory ...

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier was billed as the ... The match lasted 15 rounds with the judges declaring Frazier the unanimous winner. Take a look back at the New York Daily News photograph ...

It was 20 years after his loss to Ali. In an interview with Boxing News in 2023, Foreman said the victory felt more special than his first heavyweight title win against Frazier. “The second time ...