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Ali often used rhyme schemes and spoken word poetry when trash talking in boxing, and also delivered political poetry in his activism outside of boxing. [ 311 ] [ 312 ] [ 313 ] He played a role in the shaping of the black poetic tradition, paving the way for The Last Poets in 1968, Gil Scott-Heron in 1970, and the emergence of rap music in the ...
Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry, billed as The Return of the Champion, was a professional boxing match contested on October 26, 1970, for the Lineal heavyweight championship. [1] This was Ali's first fight since his suspension from boxing in 1967.
Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry II, billed as Double Jeopardy, was a professional boxing match contested on June 27, 1972, for the NABF heavyweight championship. [1] Ali won on a TKO after the referee stopped the fight at Ali's request.
Ali won a well deserved unanimous decision, with referee Lucien Joubert scoring rounds 10–4, judge Ernie Cojoe 10–4, and judge Herman Preis 11–4. This made Ali the first heavyweight champion to win the lineal title three times. [56] [57] Following this win, on July 27, 1979, Ali announced his retirement from boxing.
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]
Boxing on ABC refers to a series of boxing events [1] that have been televised on the American Broadcasting Company. Many of these events aired under the Wide World of Sports [ 2 ] banner which began on April 11, 1964 when challenger Muhammad Ali , then known as Cassius Clay, defeated champion Sonny Liston in the seventh round.
Ali made $250,000 and Holmes $100,000 in forfeit money. [7] After the cancellation, Holmes signed to fight Scott LeDoux, whom he stopped in seven rounds on July 7. On July 17, 1980, Ali and Holmes signed to fight on October 2 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Promoter Don King said Ali would be paid $8 million and Holmes $6 million. [8]
The bout is almost universally regarded as one of the best and most brutal fights in boxing history, and was the culmination of a three-bout rivalry between the two fighters that Ali won, 2–1. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Some sources estimate the fight was watched by 1 billion viewers, [ 10 ] including 100 million viewers watching the fight on closed ...