It was late Janary 1974, and I took a train from Connecticut to New York City for the rematch between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. I had no idea how or if I was going to get into Madison Square ...

Down goes Ali: In the "Fight of the Century," on March 8, 1971, in Madison Square Garden, heavyweight champion Joe Frazier put Muhammad Ali on the canvas with a hard left hook. Frazier died Monday.

Joe Frazier is dead at 67. I know you have heard this by now. Let’s just say I picked a hell of a week to go on vacation. I come back and one of my icons is dead.

In his 37 professional fights, 'Smokin' Joe' won 32 times. But he never accepted his 1-2 record against Ali. Obituary: Joe Frazier dies at 67; heavyweight champ had epic bouts with Muhammad Ali ...

Joe Frazier, like Nixon, had finally prevailed for reasons that people like me refused to understand — at least not out loud.” "Smokin' Joe" Frazier 1944-2011 21 photos ...

Muhammad Ali, 31-0, would fight Joe Frazier, 26-0. It was a time when boxing mattered, when it often shoved aside the likes of pro football and pro basketball for prime space on newspaper sports ...

Joe Frazier took home the win in the fight against Muhammad Ali, held at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 8, 1971 Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali's "Fight of the Century" is now ...