Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier I "Fight of The Champions" 8mm black & white Columbia Pictures home movie, complete with original box, 8th March 1971, Madison Square Garden, New York.


Condition very good (light scratches on box)

The battle of the champions confirmed Joe Frazier's conviction that he was by right the undisputed heavyweight supremo, as this was Ali's first attempt to regain the title he never lost in the ring. The bitterly fought contest resulted in Ali's first professional defeat but, considering his time out of the ring, his performance against a superbly conditioned and fiercely determined champion was one for which he deserved enormous credit.

Price: £35

Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky. 17th January 1942. Ali said he was “The Greatest” and to most he was. He was the first man in history to win the Heavyweight championship 3 times. In 1964 he demolished Liston to become Heavyweight champion and in the return fight, knocked out Liston in the first round. He was stripped of the title in 1967 for refusing to join the U.S Army. Following the first defeat of his career to Joe Frazier he regained his title with an incredible win over Foreman in Zaire. He defended his title 10 times before losing it to Leon Spinks whom he outpointed in the return match winning the title for the historic third time. It was arguably the greatest heavyweight boxing career of all time



Joe Frazier was born in Beaufont, South Carolina. 12th January 1944. Frazier earned the nickname “Smokin” Joe by his perpetual motion two-fisted style of boxing. He became the World Heavyweight champion in the forced absence of Ali. Frazier beat Jimmy Ellis for the undisputed championship and the successfully defended against Ali. He then fought George Foreman as a “warm-up” fight for a return against Ali, but was down 5 times before being stopped in the second round. Frazier had 2 more fights against Ali and lost both times. He made a comeback in 1976 against Foreman but once again lost. Another comeback attempt in 1981 against “Jumbo” Cummings showed that “Smokin” Joe’s fire had finally gone out.