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The two fights between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston for boxing's World Heavyweight Championship were among the most controversial fights in the sport's history. Sports Illustrated magazine named their first meeting, the Liston–Clay fight (Ali had not yet changed his name from Cassius Clay), as the fourth greatest sports moment of the ...
Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki, billed as The War of the Worlds, [1] was a professional crossover fight between American professional boxer Muhammad Ali and Japanese professional wrestler Antonio Inoki, held at the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo, Japan, on June 26, 1976.
Giachetti called the fight "awful ... the worst sports event I ever had to cover." ... Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier (Fight of the Century) Worldwide 300,000,000 [130]
Muhammad Ali vs. Alfredo Evangelista, billed as The Parade of Champions, was a professional boxing match contested on May 16, 1977, for the undisputed heavyweight championship. [1] The fight was held in the Capital Centre before a crowd of over 12,000 at the Capital Centre , along with a prime time broadcast on ABC .
Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as The Fight of the Century or simply The Fight, [2] was an undisputed heavyweight championship boxing match between WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight champion Joe Frazier and Lineal champion Muhammad Ali, on Monday, March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. [3] [4] [5]
The series, which premiered on Sept. 5, is based on the infamous 1970 armed robbery that took place on the night of Muhammad Ali’s historic comeback fight.
Despite how close the fight was, all three judges had scored Ali the winner by a wide margin, 9 out of the 15 rounds. The result drew loud boos in the stadium when the scores were read out. Shavers had landed 266 punches to Ali's 208, threw 878 punches to Ali's 709, and landed 30% of his punches to Ali's 29%.
Muhammad Ali vs. Ernie Terrell, billed as The Battle of Champions, was a professional boxing match contested on February 6, 1967, for the undisputed heavyweight championship. [1] The fight went 15 rounds, with Ali winning through a unanimous decision.