Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali 1

Both men came into the fight undefeated and the fight was Muhammad Ali's first loss. The fight was for the heavyweight championship of the world with Joe Frazier defending. Ali was trying to regain the title that he had never lost. The fight was called The Fight of the Century.

The Fight
The first round began.Ali landed a left hook and a right early, keeping his distance as Frazier stalked. Ali landed a left hook. Frazier's head movement was good, bobbing and weaving. Very good. They clinched and broke. Both guys are in good shape. Ali landed a hard left hook. Ali landed a left uppercut. He ate a hard counter left hook, Ali shook his head for the crowd. Frazier landed a left hook and another, he ate a jab and another and another. Another. Another. Frazier landed a hard left and a right, Ali shook his head. Frazier landed a left hook to the body and ate two jabs. He landed a hard right to the body there. Ali landed a few good jabs and ate a hard left hook, Ali shook his head for the crowd again. Ali landed a left hook. Frazier landed a hard left hook. Ali landed a jab, standing flatfooted. Frazier landed a left hook. And another there. The first round came to an end. 10-9 Ali but pretty close.

The second round began

. Both men came out hard. A landed a left hook. Ali was certainly not dancing, he landed three hard jabs and a hard right cross. They clinched and were broken apart. Frazier landed a big counter left. And a big overhand right. Ali landed a right to the body and ate a big counter left. Ali landed a jab-hard right cross combo. Great one-two. They clinched and broke. Ali landed three good jabs. They clinched and broke again. Ali landed a pair of short rights. He is certainly "scoring heavily." Ali landed another one-two and a big left. He ate a big counter left. Ali was talking. They exchanged. Ali landed a big right hand. Frazier threw a big combo that was blocked. They clinched and broke. Ali seemed a bit arm-weary now. They clinched and broke. "Pin him up!" Frazier landed a big right to the body. Ali landed a right. They clinched and broke. Ali landed a jab and ate a big counter left, Ali shook his head. Ali landed three jabs and a right cross. The second round ended to cheers. 10-9 Ali.

The third round began

. He came out talking and shaking his head cussing at Frazier. Frazier was bleeding inside his mouth apparently. Ali landed a big one-two early and ate a big counter left hook. Frazier slipped a few jabs and a left hook. "This so far ranks with the great ones." The ref told them to stop talking. Ali landed a short right. Frazier's head movement was even better now. Ali landed a left uppercut and a right uppercut, very nice. Frazier landed a huge counter left hook. "He is scoring himself!" Ali landed a right, two jabs, a right and two jabs, narrowly dodged a left hook, he got clipped, he ate a left to the body. Ali landed a right. He's using that reach, two jabs and he ate a big counter left hook. Ali landed a right and ate a hard counter left hook. And another. Wow. Nice head movement, Frazier landed a left hook and ate another one-two and a big right. Ali landed a left hook and ate one there. Frazier landed a big left to the body, a right uppercut to the body. They clashed heads there. Half a minute left. Frazier slipped some jabs and ate a right. Ali landed a right and a jab. Fifteen seconds. Frazier landed a big left hook and he hurt him. He was unloading, right upstairs, to the body, big combo to the body and a right uppercut. The third round ended, very close round. 10-9 Ali but very close.

The fourth round began

. Ali landed a left uppercut and another, ate a hard counter left hook. He ate another. He landed a jab. He was looking tired. He landed two jabs and a right, eating another counter left hook. Frazier's head movement is really on point, he ate two hard jabs though. Ali landed two jabs and a right cross there. "Anyone else would be on the floor!" Ali landed a right. Great head movement. Frazier landed two hard lefts downstairs. Ali landed three stiff jabs. And a short right. Ali landed a jab and another, nice head movement himself, another jab, ate a left downstairs. Ali landed a right uppercut. Frazier landed a nice right. Lot of clinching. Frazier landed a left hook. Some head movement and another left hook, a big right. Another left hook and a big right, a left uppercut. Another left hook and a right. A huge left hook. Ali's hurt here. Ali landed a right. The fourth round ended, 10-9 Frazier.

The fifth round began

. Ali landed a right. He ate a left hook. Ali was dancing more. He ate a left hook and Frazier unloaded more. Frazier beckoned him to come and fight. He was hunting him down. Ali landed two jabs and ate one. Nice head movement. Ali landed a good one-two and another. Frazier smiled at Ali. He landed a left hook and another. They exchanged words, Frazier landed a big left hook. And another and a big right. Frazier laughed and talked, pointing at Ali. He ate a few jabs. Slipped a few. He was slipping and he landed a one-two there himself. Nice head movement. Good defense. Half a minute left. Frazier landed a short left hook. Fifteen. Ali landed a right. He landed a one-two and a left uppercut. The fifth round ended and Frazier threw a right that narrowly missed Ali. 10-9 Frazier but close.

The sixth round began

. Frazier landed a few short rights to the body. Lot of clinching, Ali seems tired. Frazier landed two or three whipping left hooks, another. Another downstairs, Frazier's swinging for the fences. Ali held his hand out as a measuring stick but ate a left hook. He ate a right to the body and a left downstairs. More clinching from Ali. Frazier landed a one-two hook combo to the body. Frazier landed a left hook and a big right. Some more clinching. Frazier landed a right downstairs and a good left. Ali landed a counter right. He wasn't landing much though. One minute left. Frazier landed a right to the body, a few good lefts low. A right to the head, a left up there, another to the body. Ali talked some. He ate a left down low and a right up high. He was trapped against the ropes. He escaped. Ten left now. The sixth round ended. 10-9 Frazier.

The seventh round began

. Frazier landed a left hook, more clinching. And a hard one landed there. Ali shook his head. That hurt though. Frazier smiled. Frazier landed a clipping left hook. And a hard one, a right downstairs. A hard left hook to the body, some more clinching. Ali landed a left hook and ate a left and a right hook to the body. Some more clinching. Another one-two hook combo low from Frazier. Ali landed a big right hook. Frazier landed a three-punch combo to the body. He was swinging hard. Ali landed a trio of jabs there. Frazier slowed a bit, landed a left low. Ali landed a left hook. Ali landed a right. And another, another. He ate a hard left hook and a right uppercut. Frazier landed a right to the body. And a hard left hook. Fifteen. Frazier worked the body over and over. Ali shook his head. Both men were exhausted. The seventh round ended. Ali seemed "disgusted with himself." 10-9 Frazier. The crowd chanted for Ali between rounds.

The eighth round began

. Frazier came out talking saying "come on." He landed a right low. Ali landed a jab. Another. And a right. Frazier landed a huge left hook. Ali landed a jab or two. Frazier worked the body with combo after combo. He looked like he was sparring, the crowd booed. Frazier landed a left hook, more sparring, short jabs from Ali. Frazier kept working the body, some big punches. Some short jabs from Ali. Frazier kept going. A big right upstairs. The crowd booed Ali. They were separated. Frazier landed a left hook, more to the body from him. Ali kept talking. They were separated. Ali waved Frazier in. He ate a big left hook. Frazier grabbed his wrists pulling him out. Frazier landed a left hook. He worked the body again. More boos. A left down low. Ali waved him in. Frazier landed a left hook. And another. Fifteen seconds. Frazier landed a big left hook and another. The eighth round ended. Ali was absolutely exhausted. 10-9 Frazier. The crowd chanted for Frazier now.

The ninth round began

. Frazier was definitely fresher. He landed a left. Ali landed a few jabs. More clinching. Ali landed a few jabs and a right. More head movement from Frazier here. Ali landed a few jabs and he ate a counter left. Ali landed a few stiff jabs, another few there. Frazier bobbed and weaved. Frazier was clinching now. Ali landed a right to the temple. Frazier was tiring here as well. Ali landed three straight lefts. A jab. He ate a jab himself. Frazier worked the body well in close with both fists. More boos for Ali from the crowd. Big left hook from Frazier, another down low. A big one upstairs, a right to the body. A big left hook, another to the body. Ali landed a left hook. He landed a counter right and a one-two and another. Ali landed a right and a big left hook and a big right and a left uppercut and a right, he ate a counter left hook and another and a right down low. Wow! What an exchange. Ali landed two big rights and a left hook. The ninth round ended. 10-9 Ali, great round.

The tenth round began

. Frazier landed a right low. And a big left upstairs. I'm gassed just typing it down. Frazier landed a combo down low. Frazier landed a left and another combo low. He landed a big right to the body. Ali was tired again. Ali landed a few jabs. And another and he ate a big counter left. Frazier waved him on indicating the referee, he might have actually indicated an eye injury. He landed a left upstairs. Ali landed a few jabs and a right hand. Ali landed a left hook. And another. And another and a right there, two or three left hooks as well. Ali landed a big one-two and ate a huge counter left hook, another down low there. Ali landed a right uppercut to the body, ate a left low. Half a minute left. Fifteen as Ali landed a right and ate two left hooks. "Set 'em up!" Ali landed a big left. The tenth round ended, great round. 10-9 Ali. The crowd chanted for Ali again.

The eleventh round began

. Ali landed a left hook, he slipped apparently there and fell, he was back up. No knockdown. Ali was jabbing, they clinched. They broke apart. They exchanged a body shot each. Some more holding. Both men were tired. Frazier landed a right low. Two minutes left. Frazier landed a right. Frazier landed a left high and a right low, nice combo, another left hook. Ali was talking. Frazier landed a right. Frazier landed a few clipping left hooks, Ali landed a short combo, ate a right and landed a left hook. A wild short exchange. Ali waved him in, ate a big counter left hook, another and he was rocked. He staggered there. Frazier came in wildly, two huge left hooks. Another. Thirty seconds. Frazier landed a right and two big left hooks. Another big one, Ali staggered, he ate another. He was hurt. Fifteen. Frazier landed a right. Another huge left hook. Ali was playing it up for the crowd, ate a right and the eleventh round ended. 10-9 Frazier. Angelo Dundee berated Ali between rounds.

The twelfth round began

. Frazier came out quickly. Big left hook off of Frazier's head movement nicely. Two nice left hooks, FOUR from Frazier, FIVE. Wow. Ali was still hurting here. Another big one. A combo one-two of hooks to the body from Frazier. Ali landed a good three-punch combo himself. He ate a left, right down low, big counter left. Frazier landed some short hard body combos. More holding. Both men were tired. Good head movement. Ali was firing back now. He landed a jab. He missed a lot, Frazier was laughing and bobbing. He ate a jab. One minute. Ali landed a right. More holding. Ali landed two stiff jabs. He ate a hard left to the body. Ali landed a right eating a hard counter left. Thirty seconds left. Frazier landed two good lefts. Fifteen. Frazier landed a right and a left. Ali's nose was bleeding. The twelfth round ended. 10-9 Frazier. Great round.

The thirteenth round began

. Ali landed a right and ate a counter left. Ali landed a right and a few jabs. Ali landed a jab and a good one-two. He ate a huge left. He was scoring here though. Ali landed a few jabs. Frazier landed to the body well inside. Ali landed a left hook and ate a right and a big body combo and a left hook, that one hurt. They were separated there, a big left hook thudding to the body from Frazier, more holding. Ali was initiating these clinches. More boos. Frazier worked the body. A left upstairs. He ate a big right, Ali ate that right. Ali landed a left hook and a right, and a big right. A left hook. They exchanged inside, Frazier landed a right, left to the body, three punches to the body, Ali landed a left downstairs there. Frazier landed a left high and another low. A right hook high. A left high. Fifteen. Frazier landed a right hook. A right hand. A huge left. The thirteenth round ended, 10-9 Frazier.

The fourteenth round began

. Frazier forced Ali to the ropes again. He landed two big lefts. Ali landed a jab. Frazier landed a left and ate one. Ali landed a good right. That was hard. Ali landed a jab. More holding. "Stop holding!" Some booing. Ali was stalling. Frazier swung wildly. Ali landed a left. Ali landed two jabs and a left, he ate two lefts. Some more holding. Frazier landed two lefts, he was puffy around the eyes himself though, very swollen from the jabs. His right eye was closing. Frazier talked, ate a left and landed one. Ali landed a one-two. A left and he ate one. Frazier landed a one-two to the body. Ali landed a left and ate a big one. Ten. Ali landed a right. The fourteenth round ended. 10-9 Ali but very close round. Frazier's face was very lumpy and unwholesome.

The fifteenth round began

and they touched gloves. Ali landed a right. He landed another one. Frazier dropped Ali with a left hook out of nowhere, wow! Ali was pissed. He stood quick, he ate another left. He was tired and rocked, he ate a left and a right. Another big left, a left-right to the body. A left. A big right, big combos to the body here. A big left up high from Frazier. The crowd was going nuts. A huge left from Frazier. Another nice one. Both men were exhausted. Frazier landed a big left. One minute left. Ali was flurrying. He ate a big counter left. Ali landed a one-two. Frazier was tired and swollen too. Twenty. Frazier landed a big body combo, two big rights low. The fifteenth round ended, 10-8 Frazier. I scored it 144-140 for Frazier but my math sucks. The crowd chanted for Frazier as the judges deliberated. The scorecards were collected. One judge scored for Frazier, and the other for Frazier and the third for Frazier, unanimous decision.&nbsp