On March 8, 1971, Joe Frazier (26-0, 23 KOs), the undisputed heavyweight world champion, holding the WBA and WBC belts, defends his undisputed championship against former world champion Muhammad Ali (31-0, 25 KOs). The vacant The Ring heavyweight title is also on the line.
Joe Frazier is coming in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round KO victory over Bob Foster, 3 months and 18 days ago. Muhammad Ali is on a 31-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, with his last fight being a 15th round TKO win over Oscar Bonavena, 3 months and 1 day ago.
The odds of winning are at 98.4-1.6 in favor of Joe Frazier. Muhammad Ali won't be able to do much against Frazier.
Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA and WBC heavyweight titles. Frazier improves his record to 27-0, while Ali adds a loss to his record at 31-1.