I don't have a heavyweight fight that jumps out to me as more memorable than that. Ali-Frazier I and II were sensational fights. There were others. But in terms of storyline and setting ...

At Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971, unbeaten Muhammad Ali, 31-0 with 25 knockouts and Olympic gold medalist in 1960 in his prime at 29 years old, fought Joe Frazier, 26-0 with 23 knockouts ...

The next day, Teddy Brenner, the matchmaker for the Garden, said he'd never put on another Ali fight. Joe Frazier, right, won the first of his three epic battles with Ali. Frazier, Joe.