Joe Frazier is led to the neutral corner by the referee after sending then” Greatest” to the canvas in the first of their trilogy on March 8, 1971 in New York’s Madison Square Garden.
PHOTO FROM EDDIE ALINEA’S FILE

Muhammad Ali was sidelined for three-and-a-half long years brought about by his suspension for refusing to be drafted into the military. Such suspension was lifted in August 1970.

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