![]() In his 32nd pro fight, ‘The Greatest’ was exposed as a mortal by his greatest ever rival before Ali would reaffirm his status with two wins in an epic trilogy. Both fighters were paid a then- record $2.5m purse for arguably the biggest fight in history, with Frank Sinatra working as a ringside photographer for a bout that transcended the sport.įrazier punished Ali on the ropes and clocked up points before sending him to the canvas with a massive left hook in the final round. While the apolitical Frazier had been somewhat altruistic towards Ali, their rivalry intensified closer to the fight as Ali insultingly dismissed Frazier as an ‘Uncle Tom’. ![]() Ali had infamously been stripped of his title after refusing the draft with Frazier prevailing during his rival’s absence from the ring.
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