Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier in epic re-match on this day in 1974, watch video

Joe Frazier caused one of the biggest upsets of boxing history by defeating Muhammad Ali in their original fight in 1971. However, Ali bounced back and avenged his loss in an epic re-match that took place on this day in 1974. A lot of people questioned Muhammad Ali’s chances in front of Joe Frazier in the re-match. Ali silenced his critics by defeating Joe Frazier via judge’s scorecard. Let us see how the fight ended on this very day in 1974. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Muhammad Ali (@muhammadali) on Jan 24, 2020 at 8:00am PST Also Read | Remembering When Muhammad Ali Proved He Was The King Of Boxing, On His Birth Anniversary On this day in 1974, Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier have fought each other thrice in their entire career. In which, Ali won the last two bouts while Joe Frazier managed to win the original fight. However, the second bout is still considered to be the greatest because Muhammad Ali avenged his loss in one of the best ways possible. Muhammad Ali started the fight aggressively and gave Joe Frazier almost no opportunity to bounce back. During the end of Round 2, Joe Frazier was trembling as Muhammad Ali landed some major blows on him. However, Frazier still managed to keep his feet on the mat and fought back in the remaining rounds. Despite Joe Frazier’s tremendous effort, he could not notch the victory against Muhammad Ali. The Greatest of All Time proved that he is the best by defeating a veteran like Frazier in one of the biggest fights of his career. Take a look at the fight that changed the course of heavyweight boxing. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Muhammad Ali (@muhammadali) on Jan 7, 2020 at 10:20pm PST Also Read | When Mike Tyson Conducted A Cage Fight In The United Kingdom As A Referee Also Read | Larry Holmes Cried After Defeating The Legendary Muhammad Ali Back In 1980 Also Read | Mike Tyson Feels That He Could Never Have Beaten Muhammad Ali At His Prime (Image courtesy: YouTube)

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Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier in epic re-match on this day in 1974, watch video

On this day in 1974, Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier in one of the biggest clashes of heavyweight boxing history. Watch how Muhammad Ali avenged his loss.

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