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...quite. Frazier labors like a thief in the night-alone and almost totally ignored. His arrival ceremony in the Philippines barely lasted a minute. He sticks close to his suite where he peels grapefruit and plays high-stakes blackjack with his sparring partners to pass the time. On his first morning of roadwork, he found the Manila streets clogged with joggers; he was later granted special government permission to start before the national curfew is lifted at 4 a.m. In the afternoon, he retreats to his dressing room, which is decorated in the same red and blue motif that jazzes...
Good Target. When Ali flew in, Frazier sent his 15-year-old son Marvis to heckle the champ by singing the latest Frazier recording, First-Round Knockout. Ali couldn't resist the chance to spar. Summoning Marvis to the microphone, he said, "He's better looking than his father, and he makes more sense." Marvis bravely sang on. "Hey, that's good" said Ali. "He even talks better than his father...
...Filipinos are such boxing fanatics that when former World Junior Lightweight Champion Gabriel ("Flash") Elorde goes shopping with his wife, he brings along his gloves to oblige admirers who want to show their stuff. There probably will be few empty seats at the coliseum in nearby Quezon City when Frazier and Ali square off Oct. 1 (Sept. 30 in the U.S., which is on the other side of the international date line). But even with a capacity crowd of 25,567 (16,000 of whom will pay just $4.50 a seat) and some TV income, the Philippine government will undoubtedly...
...money will be made elsewhere, and it will be needed. For his 15 rounds-or less-in the ring, Frazier has been guaranteed $2 million. Ali will, of course, do better. His contract with Impresario Don King, the bout's promoter, calls for more than twice that sum. If the fight sells well at closed-circuit television outlets in the States, both fighters could double their take...
...first he must punch his way past the man he calls "the Gorilla." Frazier's manager, Eddie Futch, insists that is easier said than done. "Ali's not 25 years old any more. He can only go four rounds on his toes, and eventually he'll have to stand and fight." Perhaps not. "I'll be sidestepping and dancing, pacing myself," says Ali. "When he takes two steps forward, I'll take three back." He also plans to unveil a new weapon, "the acupunch." Not that he thinks he needs it. "Frazier...