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Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier Signed Poster
Leroy Neiman Boxing Poster from the Thrilla
in Manila. Dual Signed by Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier this
great framed piece of memorabilia comes with photos from
the signing.
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MUHAMMAD ALI
At 10:45 A.M, the bell for Round 1 rang. Ali
had previously told his trainers that he was about to "put
a whoopin'" on Joe Frazier. He came out and walked
flat footed to the center of the ring, where Frazier met
him. Ali then proceeded to unleash a flurry of combinations
to Frazier, who would continue to be hurt under Ali's onslaught
in the first few rounds. In the sixth round, however, Frazier
came back and threw multiple hooks to Ali's head, which
staggered him in turn. At the beginning of the seventh round,
Ali reputedly came out and whispered in Frazier's ear, "Why
old Joe Frazier, they told me you were washed up."
To which Joe Frazier replied, "They told you all wrong,
pretty boy."
It was here that Frazier started to dominate the fight.
Ali even tried to use the rope-a-dope technique, but it
appeared to have little effect on the Frazier's relentless
assault and power. Finally, in the tenth round, Ali again
turned the tide. He unloaded a rapid firing flurry of fast
combinations on Frazier, which severely disfigured his face
by the end of the round - his eyes swelling to the point
where nothing but a tiny slit appeared. In Round 13, Ali
landed another blistering combination on Frazier, this time
which sent the already injured fighter's mouthguard flying
into the crowd. Frazier's trainer, Eddie Futch, wanted to
stop the fight at this point. Frazier, however, refused,
asking his coach to give him one more round. In round 14,
Frazier was almost blind as he stepped in, and was met once
more with punishing blows from Ali.
After 14 brutal rounds, and seeing the condition of Frazier's
eyes and his inability to properly see, Eddie Futch had
to do something. He told Frazier he was going to stop the
fight as they spoke in the corner. "I want him boss",
Frazier shouted, to which Futch replied, "It's all
over. No one will forget what you did here today."
Ali was therefore declared the victor and shortly after,
fainted on the canvas. He claimed that this was the closest
to dying he has ever been. After this, Ali finally showed
his respect to Joe Frazier, and with that, the trilogy of
Ali-Frazier ended.
