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 ...

At Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971, unbeaten Muhammad Ali, 31-0 with 25 knockouts and Olympic gold medalist in 1960 in his prime at 29 years old, fought Joe Frazier, 26-0 with 23 knockouts ...

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 ...