This year will, in March, mark the 50th anniversary of “The Fight Of The Century,” the epic fight intense rivals Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier gave the world in their first meeting.
Heavyweight legend George Foreman saw to it that HBO’s coverage of world championship boxing got underway with one heck of a bang.
Fighting with a busted thumb? No problem. Fighting at short notice? So what! Fighting the biggest fights of his career with only partial sight in one eye?
Throughout the years, there have been a number of fascinating match-ups that saw a great light-heavyweight move up and face an equally great heavyweight.
Has any world heavyweight title fight, before or since, demanded so much from its two participants as the third fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier?
A half century ago in his hometown of Philadelphia, boxing legend Joe Frazier punched for pay for the very first time.
Like many fans, you might have caught the replay of the classic “Thrilla In Manila” last night, as ESPN aired the unforgettable third fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier at the conclusion of its 11-hour marathon of great fights.
With no live boxing taking place due to the ongoing coronavirus, hardcore fight fans, boxing junkies if you prefer, are having a tough time of things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w41kFYlMvmc
47 years ago, a 3/1 underdog scored six knockdowns in just over five-minutes to devastatingly alter the heavyweight landscape.
It was billed as “The Sunshine Showdown” (this really one of the worst taglines attached to the great heavyweight rumbles of the 1970s; a time when all the big ones had a catchphrase), but only one man was seeing anything bright at the end of the short fight that took place in Kingston, Jamaica on January 22nd, 1973.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJtEhzyC1WU
Rewind to December of 1981, and two heavyweight legends who had no business still fighting, were, for whatever reason or reasons, trying to do so.