PHOTO OF THE WEEK: "The 3 Boxers"


From left to right: Late  Joe Fraizer, George Foreman and Late  Muhammed Ali;  25th of July 1973. 

Frazier and Ali  faced each other on the 8th of March, 1971 at Madison Square Garden, New York City in what was known as "The Fight of the Century"; with Fraizer winning by unanimous decision after 15 rounds. In the 2 subsequent rematches, the third called the "Thrilla in Manila", Ali won. 

The fight between Ali and Foreman on the 30th of October, 1974 was known as "The Rumble in the Jungle", and was held at then 20th of May Stadium (renamed Stade Tata Raphaël) in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), with Ali defeating Foreman via a knockout in Round 8. 

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