Paved With Gold

LONG BEFORE THEY MET AT THE CROSSROADS IN 1971, ALI AND FRAZIER STARTED THEIR PRO JOURNEYS AS OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS “If someone...

Opposites Attack

MORE THAN JUST TWO MEN VYING FOR THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP, THE FIRST ALI-FRAZIER FIGHT WAS AN AMERICAN CULTURE CLASH The first...

Above: The great Smokin’ Joe Frazier was both friend and mentor to our cover artist, Richard T. Slone. SMOKE, BEES AND...

BIRTHDAY BANTER Some of the luster had rubbed off of Muhammad Ali's anticipated rematch with Joe Frazier by the time they...

A LESSON LEARNED FROM THE RING APRON AT ‘THE FIGHT OF CENTURY’ HELPED HALL OF FAME PHOTOGRAPHER NEIL LEIFER CAPTURE...