News about Joe Frazier

Ali has signed the silk Everlast shorts, which are all white except for a black belt line and black racing stripes on each leg. Sotheby's in New York expects the item to sell for up to $6 million (£4.8 million). It was the third time the legendary boxer met 'Smokin' Joe Frazier' in the Philippines. Both the pair appeared at The Fight of the Century in New York in 1971 and then in 1974 at Madison Square Garden.

GREG LEEDHAM: Muhammad Ali could take a beating. He was knocked down just four times in 21 years, in 61 bouts and 548 rounds. Of the four boys, Chuck Wepner's 'knockdown' in 1975 could safely be dismissed as a mistake, leaving only three men with the ability to say they rescued the self-proclaimed "greatest of all time." For all three, a left hook, a rare chink in Ali's armour, was present. In his first professional fight in his 11th birthday at Madison Square Garden in New York, where the first suffered a flash knockdown at the hands of the little-known Sonny Banks. Ali was down for just a second before returning to his feet and eventually winning in round four. Ali was sent by great rival Joe Frazier in 1971 to the canvas by three hundred million people, including half of the UK's population. Ali came back after three seconds but lost on points in his first professional loss.

It's called The World's Most Popular Arena, but Madison Square Garden has been more renowned than ever in the 21st century, a place where celebrity athletes routinely fail to impress, and teaching careers go to die. The Manhattan arena's tenants haven't even sniffed a title this millennium, despite the New York Rangers' Stanley Cup Finals loss in 2014. Although New York has had some success on the track, the hardwood has been much crueler, as the Knicks have won only three playoff series since being in the NBA Finals in 1999. But now, with the support of some new blood, the Knicks and Rangers are giving irritated fans a reason to be excited about visiting Madison Square Garden for the first time in years.

On the small screen with a new event series centered on Peacock about the legendary boxer's life, Muhammad Ali's legendary life will be shared. According to a Deadline report on Wednesday, excellence: 8 Fights is being developed at Peacock with writer Kevin Willmott (BlackKklansman) and executive producers Rege-Jean Page and Morgan Freeman, which marks the 52nd anniversary of Ali and Joe Frazier's historic battle dubbed The Fight of the Century. Page 34, the current position, currently has only got a contract to executive produce, and there is no agreement for him to appear as the boxer, though it's unclear if he's being considered for the role.

It wasn't the Thrilla in Manilla, where Muhammad Ali began their unholy trilogy as he died just as Joe Frazier was recovered when practically blind. When the Gypsy King eventually knocked the Bronze Bomber into the middle of next year, it wasn't episode three of Tyson Fury versus Deontay Wilder. However, it was a fitting enough end to a rivalry that was electrifying in its first two parts and open enough in its unanimous decision to conclude the case without fear or regrets. On Saturday night, there was no sin in this town. At least not in the T-Mobile Arena.

Nothing expresses a fighter's greatness more than three, or more, wars against a similarly mighty opponent. These movies have electrified the deadliest game for well over a century, and we've arrived in the desert to witness the triumvirate's arrival. Where Canelo Alvarez (left) versus Gennady Golovkin (third left) comes to rank in this litter of trilogies according to the fabric and quality of this third encounter of the close kind. Of course, Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier (bottom right) is the mother of all trilogies, with Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder (top right) joining the legend most recently.