“We’re just two colored boys from the ghetto and we have the whole world watching us in the greatest event of all time!” Thus did Muhammad Ali describe himself and Joe Frazier hours before they faced ...

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Joe Bugner, a heavyweight who took boxing greats Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier the distance in fights in the 1970s, has died. He was 75. The death of the Hungary-born Bugner, who ...

Joe Bugner, a British heavyweight champion known for his resiliency and challenging American greats Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, has died. He was 75. “It is with great sadness that the Former British ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Oct. 1, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Oct. 1, 1975, Muhammad Ali took on Joe Frazier in ...

For all Joe Frazier achieved, the former world heavyweight boxing champion, who has died of liver cancer aged 67, was destined to remain in the shadow of his nemesis, Muhammad Ali, who twice beat him ...

The 1971 Ali vs. Frazier fight was dubbed the “fight of the century.” The bout symbolized deep U.S. political and cultural divisions during the Vietnam War era. Frazier won by unanimous decision after ...

Thanks to Will Smith and Michael Mann, Muhammad Ali is the talk of the town again -- like he was in Rome in 1960, Miami in 1964, nationwide in 1971, Zaire in 1974, and Atlanta in 1996. Muhammad Ali ...

The boxing gloves Muhammad Ali wore in the first fight of his famed trilogy with Joe Frazier, 1971's "Fight of the Century" heavyweight championship bout, are going up for auction again ...

One of the greatest boxers of all time, Muhammad Ali was a rare athlete who transcended his sport completely, becoming one of the foremost civil rights ...

They call it the "fight of the century." In one corner was Muhammad Ali, the "most charismatic and controversial athlete of the 20th century." In the other corner was Joe Frazier, who had just earned ...