Monthly Archives: June 2016

Muhammad Ali – Sonny Liston 2nd Fight 1964

June 4, 2016 – 10:48 pm

In 1964 I watched the second Cassius Clay-Sonny Liston fight on TV.

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Flutter Like A Butterfly

June 4, 2016 – 5:03 pm

Muhammad Ali was undeniably the greatest boxer of the 20th Century. The heavyweight regarded his Manila match with Joe Frazier as ‘the closest thing to death’ as his greatest fight and his recapturing the title against George Foreman in Zaire as his greatest upset. These boxers sacrificed their body and soul during these combats and […]

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Ali Versus Stevenson

June 4, 2016 – 5:01 pm

Fight promoters were dying to match Muhammad Ali versus the undefeated Cuban heavyweight Teofilo Stevenson. Many boxing pundits wrote that Stevenson could last fifteen rounds with Ali, but judging from his reach Teofilo wouldn’t have needed fifteen rounds. Longer arms. Taller. Better shape. All action. No talk. But Ali had an edge, Something no one […]

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Joe Frazier the thrilla in manila

June 4, 2016 – 2:25 pm

The Thrilla in Manila between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali on October 1, 1975 has been called the greatest fight of modern times. Ali entered the ring out of condition. Joe Frazier had lost three fights; two to George Foreman and one to Ali. HIs career was thought to be over. The heat the morning […]

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Ali Versus Frazier THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY

June 4, 2016 – 12:00 pm

Muhammad Ali faced the champion Joe Frazier in the Fight of the Century on March 8, 1971 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Ringside seats cost $150 and each boxer was guaranteed $2.5 million. Big money in 1971. Big money now many places in the world. The bettors were favoring Ali […]

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