The original Fight of the Century in 1971 featured two unbeaten heavyweights getting record purses of $2.5 million, and the rich and famous gathered at the Garden to see if Ali could overcome his three-year exile and regain the heavyweight title from Frazier. Adding to the excitement was the fact the two fighters genuinely didn’t like each other.
Thursday 20 August 2015
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier
The original Fight of the Century in 1971 featured two unbeaten heavyweights getting record purses of $2.5 million, and the rich and famous gathered at the Garden to see if Ali could overcome his three-year exile and regain the heavyweight title from Frazier. Adding to the excitement was the fact the two fighters genuinely didn’t like each other.
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