Word: alie
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Biggest Prize. As they prepare for their rematch at Madison Square Garden on Monday, Ali, 32, and Frazier, 30, know that time is running out for both of them. Perhaps the fight will be as dramatic as their last clash in 1971, but by any measure the stakes are not. Frazier is no longer the defending heavyweight champion of the world; he is defending little more than his pride because George Foreman took away his title with a surprise knockout last January in Jamaica. Ali, after being beaten by Frazier three years ago and by Ken Norton last March...
Frazier is in top shape following three months of hard training. Up every day at 5:30 for a two-mile run, Frazier has concentrated on building his stamina. He intends to fight Ali the way he did three years ago: "Stay in on him, keep him moving back, don't give him the big punch." Constant forced retreat, he is sure, will exhaust Ali. As usual Frazier is not intimidated by any of Ali's verbal attacks. "Ali can rap," Joe says. "I can fight...
...Ali's camp, known locally as Muhammad's Mountain, the words, as always, fly as fast as the punches. "Frazier's a robot," says Ah'. "He's a human punching bag." Ali promises that he will be better prepared for Frazier's methodical style this time. "I fought his fight last time. This time I'm gonna move. I'm gonna dance...
...workouts with sparring partners, though, Ali seems to tire fast, doing little dancing or punching, often protecting his right hand. Whenever visitors show up, Ali seems to regain his energy and tries to put on the expected show. But he admits that he finds training boring, and he seems distracted...
Never have 36 minutes of fisticuffs meant so much to the careers of two men as the 12 rounds of mayhem scheduled for tonight mean to Muhammed Ali and Joe Frazier. Because, for one of the pugilists in tonight's Madison Square Garden match--the one who doesn't come away with the winner's laurel--the end of the boxing road will be at hand...