From collection Muhammad Ali Center Permanent Collection
Joe Frazier versus Muhammad Ali Pin
Button from 'The Fight', Muhammad Ali's first bout against Joe Frazier on March 8, 1971. The fight was held at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. Both Ali and Frazier were undefeated going into this fight for the Heavyweight Championship. It would be Ali's first professional loss, as Frazier won in a unanimous decision after the 15th round. The two boxers would go on to create one of boxing's most well-known rivalries in and out of the ring, and would go on to fight two more times.
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