On December 10, 1968, Joe Frazier (21-0, 19 KOs) and Oscar Bonavena (38-4, 29 KOs) meet in the ring for the 2nd, in a 15-round heavyweight bout.
Joe Frazier is coming in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Manuel Ramos, 5 months and 16 days ago. Oscar Bonavena is on a 7-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round KO win over Jim Fletcher, 1 month and 1 day ago.
This should be a confident win for Joe Frazier at 99-1 winning odds. Oscar Bonavena really doesn't have much to present against Frazier.
In the rematch, Joe Frazier defeated Oscar Bonavena via unanimous decision in the 15-round heavyweight fight. Frazier improves his record to 22-0, while Bonavena adds a loss to his record at 38-5.