The Fight of the Century (1971). Muhammad Ali: “Don’t you know I’m God”, Joe Frazier: “God, you in the wrong place tonight.”
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The Fight of the Century (1971). Muhammad Ali: “Don’t you know I’m God”, Joe Frazier: “God, you in the wrong place tonight.”
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“My only focus was on him. I didn’t see nothing, didn’t hear nothing, didn’t feel nothing. I knew that if I could get past that jab and land my left hook, then he was going to know about it.”
Joe Frazier
Smokin Joe Frazier 👊🏻✊🏻
The exchange I always heard was Ali saying to Frazier “Don’t you understand? I’m God!” Frazier responded “Well, God’s about to get knocked on his ass.”
What a legend! Joe Frazier deserved better.
So, who won?
Joe broke Ali’s jaw that night.
Was this the only time Ali was on his back?
My favorite is Ali on a plane when he’s told by the flight attendant to buckle his seat belt
Ali: “Superman don’t need no seat belt”
Flight attendant: “Superman don’t need no plane, either. Now buckle”
Ali reminds me of Kanye
The things Ali said and did to Frazier leading up to this fight. It had to be very satisfying to knock him down
Dang what kind of camera is this?
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Ali was such a prick
They were serving lamb chops with mint jelly – beautiful food. The waiter asked, ‘Can I get you anything else?’ And Joe said, ‘I want some more green jelly.’ The waiter said, ‘Do you mean mint sauce?’ And Joe said, ‘Same thing.’
Cool picture and all but there’s been a few post this past week of people posting pictures of Ali getting hit or knocked out… did something come out or am I missing something? Is there anti-ali train coming around?
Smokin Joe….. Great Fighter…… Lousy Singer……Great Left Hook.
Ali had been railroaded by the government because he wouldn’t play ball and get drafted and hold boxing exhibitions for the soldiers in Viet Nam. So he lost about four years of prime boxing years before this fight.
But he was too hard on Frazier. He thought he had to keep the hype train running and he did and said things about Frazier that he shouldn’t have.
Two of the greatest to ever step into the ring. But imo Ali was just out of this world. Yes Frazier floored him first fight , and Ali once he learned fraizers style – was able to take him next two fights. And how Ali handled foreman was just next level. Foreman destroyed Frazier and norton but Ali found a way. This is not to take anything away from smokin joe. But overall boxing iq- can’t top Ali
‘On his back’, “I’m still prettier than you, Joe”
That’s a hell of a line
Back in 2007 Joe Frazier came to Ft Dix, NJ to watch the US Marine boxing team fight the Philadelphia Muhammad Ali boxing club. The old gym they fought in had no air conditioning and it was one of the hottest days/nights in July.
Joe was wearing a 3 piece suit with a sharp looking hat to match and never once complained. He stayed all night and even stayed for a few hours after and talked to every single person who approached him. Every single grunt, airman, sailor, marine it didn’t matter, he gave everyone his time and I’ll never forget that. True legend and gentleman
Bill Burr to Philadelphia: “Rocky is your hero. The whole pride of your city is built around a fucking guy who doesn’t even exist. You’ve got fucking Joe Frazier is from there, but he’s black so you can’t fucking deal with him, so you make a fucking statue for some three foot Italian.”
Ali was way too arrogant, I know we revere him now but I think a majority of people would’ve wanted Frazier to win. Frazier kept hus head down and boxed, Ali was too much of a showman.
Man this fight was amazing. Super fight 2 was super boring. But Thrilla in Manila is still the GOAT!
In speaking of the cost on Ali’s career of his refusal to be drafted, his trainer Angelo Dundee said, “One thing must be taken into account when talking about Ali: He was robbed of his best years, his prime years.”