Ali vs Frazier I
by Charlie Ross
Title
Ali vs Frazier I
Artist
Charlie Ross
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This is my representation of the well-known poster used to advertise the first of three Ali vs. Frazier bouts, this one took place on Monday 8th March 1971, at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
Ali had won the title from Sonny Liston in Miami Beach in 1964, and successfully defended his belt up until he had it stripped by boxing authorities for refusing induction into the armed forces in 1967.
In Ali's absence, the undefeated Frazier won two championship belts through knockouts of Buster Mathis and Jimmy Ellis. He was recognized by boxing authorities as the World Champion.
Frazier was plausibly Ali's superior, which created a tremendous amount of hype and anticipation for a match that would unify the division.
It was also the first time two undefeated boxers fought each other for the World Heavyweight title.
The Fight of the Century (as it became known) is the title given to this boxing match between WBC/WBA heavyweight champion Joe Frazier (26–0, 23 KOs) and 'Ring Magazine'/lineal heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali (31–0, 25 Kos).
Joe Frazier won in 15 rounds via unanimous decision, the rematch would have to wait until 1974.
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