"The Night the Unstoppable Was Stopped" Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali – Madison Square Garden, March 8, 1971 | Bibiano Fernandes

#OTD in 1971: The Fight of the Century 🥊 At 90 years old, and after nearly seven decades of covering sports, Jerry Izenberg has plenty of stories to tell about his good pals Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier: https://buff.ly/2MWsPQo | Sports Illustrated

Joe Frazier never lived to see his statue or any other grand gesture from the city that shaped him. That bothered his family and friends. What bothered them even more was the city’s decision to embrace its fictional son before its adopted one. For a full timeline of the Frazier statue, from its inception to its move to the Art Museum, click the link in @phillyinqsports’ bio. 📝 by Nick Vadala / Staff 🎥 by Gabe Coffey / Staff #joefrazier #boxing #reels #foryou | Philly Sports