Ali-Frazier I ‘was some show’ — and not just in the ring By . Mike Vaccaro. Published March 7, 2021. ... Frank Sinatra is photographed as he takes pictures at the Ali-Frazier I bout. AP.

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier was billed as the ‘Fight of the Century,’ held on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The match lasted 15 rounds with the judges decla… ...

Bettman—Corbis Muhammad Ali connects with the top of Joe Frazier's head in the 13th round of their bout for the heavyweight title at Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Oct. 1, 1975.

(In 2023, the author released his now sold-out book Just A Lawyer Drawing Sports Icons, a collection of his widely praised ...

Click here for Neil Leifer's fine art photography. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Neil Leifer. The third fight between Ali and Frazier, held on Oct. 1, 1975, in Quezon City in the Philippines, ...

Perhaps you were watching on closed-circuit television in a movie theater or arena, or maybe even lucky enough to be in the World’s Most Famous Arena on that magical evening on March 8, 1971.… ...

In the 13th, a right from Ali sent Frazier’s mouthpiece skidding across the ring. In the 14th, Frazier, his eyes slits, was no longer bobbing and weaving. He was standing straight up, accepting ...

Joe Frazier hits Muhammad Ali with a left during the 15th round of their heavyweight title fight at New York’s Madison Square Garden in this March 8, 1971, file photo. Frazier was a relentless ...

Boxer Joe Frazier, who infamously beat Muhammad Ali in the 1971 "Fight of the Century," died Monday at 67. In addition to photographing that legendary fight, 24-year-old John Shearer spent the ...

Photos of Ali outside the arena, meanwhile, offer windows into different aspects of his personality. Some, like Shearer’s 1971 photograph of the boxer taunting rival Joe Frazier, show the ...

Joe Frazier was directed to the ropes by referee Arthur Marcante after knocking down Muhammad Ali during the 15th round of the title bout at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971, in New York.