537
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(SPORTS—BOXING.) ALI,
MUHAMMAD. PIATTI, CELESTINO.
The Fight.
Large color poster 44 x 35
inches.New York: Congress on Racial
Equality [CORE], 1971
[1,000/1,500]
The first matchup between Muhammad Ali
and Joe Frazier, referred to as “The Fight of
the Century,” was telecast on closed circuit tele-
vision. This was indeed to be “the Fight”
pitting the unbeaten ex-champion against the
unbeaten current champ. Ali had been stripped
of his title after refusing to be inducted into the
U.S. Armed Services on religious grounds. His
record thus far: 31-0 with 25 knockouts;
Frazier’s 26-0 with 23 knockouts. The bout
was fairly even until the 11th round when
Frazier caught Ali with a left hook that nearly
floored him. Ali tried to come back in the next
three rounds, but Frazier was ahead on the
scorecards. In the 15th round, Frazier connected
with a right cross, sending Ali to the mat, thus
ending the first of three encounters. Ali won the
next fight and the last, the famous “Thrilla in
Manila,” effectively ending Joe Frazier’s boxing
career.
536A
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(SPORTS—BOXING.) ALI,
MUHAMMAD
Direct From Ringside
. . . In Color, Joe Frazier vs
Muhammad Ali.
Red and black poster,
41 x 28 inches; creases where folded; a
couple of tiny holes at the conjunction of
the folds.
[Place, date.]
[800/1,200]
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536A
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