The photo was shot just before The Fight of the Century in 1971, Ali and Frazier’s first meeting, the only one that Joe won, famously knocking Ali down for an exclamation point. Both men are ...

Ali made nine successful defences of his crown before he was stripped of it in 1967 after he refused to participate in the ...

Ali would avenge his defeat to Frazier several years later, just months before he claimed a historic victory over ‘Big’ ...

Just like Ali, ‘Iron’ Mike is recognised as being one of the greatest heavyweights to ever lace up the gloves. He rose to ...

Sinatra, Frank. How big was Ali-Frazier I? There were more than 700 working press credentials issued for the March, 8, 1971, fight, and The Chairman of the Board, working as the exclusive ...

George Foreman, dead at 76 last Friday in Houston, boxed at the apex of the sport in the 1970s, when the heavyweight ...

Younger people may know Foreman for his infomercials, but for a generation of boxing fans, he will always be known for his ...

I was in Madison Square Garden, on March 8, 1971, when Joe Frazier knocked Ali down and his legs flew up in the air. I turned to someone and said that’s the end of that and when I looked back Al ...

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 ...

Commentator Harry Carpenter presents the BBC screening of the legendary Fight of the Century between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, 1971. Muhammad Ali refuses to fight in the Vietnam War — BBC ...