Word: rematch
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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...
Ever since their "fight of the century" encounter three years ago, Frazier and Ali have experienced some pretty lean times. For the flamboyant Ali, there has been the frustration of waiting for a rematch with Smokin' Joe, and more recently, the shattering of his reputation (and jaw) at the hands of Ken Norton. And since the last go-around, Frazier has undergone the drawn-out recuperation from the facial pummeling Ali gave him and, most recently, the humiliating de-regalization by George Foreman as heavyweight king...
Radcliffe just squeaked out with a win over Mt. Holyoke at the Wellesley Relays earlier in December and the rematch between the two teams was billed to be closer than it actually...
Radcliffe coach Alice McCabe predicted yesterday that the rematch between the two teams will be just as close. "This will be Mt. Holyoke's final meet of the season--they will be up and gunning for it," she said...
...Green will rely on the talents of 16 lettermen returning from last year's solid 8-2 team. One of those losses was a 69-44 drubbing at the hands of the Crimson, so the incentive should not be lacking in today's rematch...