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Jimmy Ellis looked beautiful as he bounded into the ring resplendent in a gold satin robe with sparkling lapels. He pranced. He danced. And, while 18,079 fight fans in Madison Square Garden roared in anticipation, he tauntingly aimed a flurry of punches at Joe Frazier standing across the ring. Twelve minutes and four rounds later, Ellis looked awful. Eyes glazed and face puffed, he sat in his corner while Manager Angelo Dundee sponged his forehead and asked him questions. No response. Then Dundee pinched Ellis, pounded his knees and shoved ice down his trunks. Still no response. Mercifully...
Prefight speculation had it that Ellis, the fast and classy stylist, might be able to outmaneuver Frazier, the brawling club fighter. Circling and backpedaling, Ellis did score with enough combinations to win the first round. Yet, by the third round, it was apparent that he needed something besides style. Grinning after one exchange, Frazier chided his opponent: "Sissy, you can't hit. I'm takin' everything you got, man, and you ain't hurtin' me." In the fourth round, Frazier bulled Ellis into the ropes and felled him with two crunching left hooks. Ellis staggered...
...Knicks' convincing victory over last year's champions clearly indicated that basketball's old order is changing. Besides Reed, the New Yorkers boast a brilliant assortment of speedy ball handlers and hawks: Bill Bradley, Cazzie Russell, Dick Barnett and Walt Frazier. The team also gained additional power and scoring punch when Dave DeBusschere came to New York from Detroit in a trade last year. Says Holzman: "We have no first team, only some guys who play more than others." Their combination of depth and speed has made the Knicks almost invincible. Says Walt Frazier: "There...
...long-awaited heavyweight fight between Ex-Champion Muhammad All and Joe Frazier, who is recognized as the champ by six states, nearly came off last week on a Philadelphia street. After quarreling with Frazier on a local TV talk show, ALI (who lost his title after refusing induction into the military) lay in wait outside the studio. When Frazier emerged, Ali hit him in the shoulder with a long, looping right. Before followers could restrain both fighters, Ali threw another punch that fell short. "If Clay gets a license to fight, we'll fight him," Frazier's manager...
...JAMES C. FRAZIER...