Many events stake a claim to be considered among the sporting clashes of the century and few live up to the hype but any shortlist of contenders for the greatest of all time must include the first fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
To be worthy of this recognition such battles must withstand the test of time and refuse to fade from memory or meaning.
They are not fleeting displays of magnificence but monolithic moments that are part of the sporting historical record remembered for more than a winner and loser.
For boxing that moment came at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971 when unbeaten heavyweights Ali and Frazier fought in what …
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