Verkkowhen muhammad ali fought joe frazier for the first time, on march 8, 1971, it was about as big a deal as 20th century sports produced. Verkkothe ‘fight of the century’ was the second defence of the world boxing council (wbc) and world boxing association (wba) world heavyweight titles by joe frazier,. Of all the words he had to endure from the louisville lip, it was on boxing’s ultimate night — the “fight of the century” — when joe. Verkkotheir first fight at madison square garden was so epic it was billed as the fight of the century, and 50 years later it reigns undefeated. Verkkonew york (ap) — they called it the fight of the century, and when muhammad ali and joe frazier met for the first time a lot more was at stake than.
