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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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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