On January 28, 1974, Muhammad Ali (43-2, 31 KOs) and Joe Frazier (30-1, 25 KOs) meet in the ring for the 2nd, in a 12-round heavyweight bout.
Muhammad Ali is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Rudie Lubbers, 3 months and 8 days ago. Joe Frazier is on a 1-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Joe Bugner, 6 months and 26 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Muhammad Ali at 99-1 winning odds. Joe Frazier really doesn't have much to present against Ali.
In the rematch, Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier via unanimous decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Ali improves his record to 44-2, while Frazier adds a loss to his record at 30-2.