50 years ago

Date: 28th January 1974

Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

Title: NABF Heavyweight Title

Tv: Closed Circuit Television

Muhammad Ali
( 43 - 2 - 0 )
Weight: 212 lbs

Joe Frazier
( 30 - 1 - 0 )
Weight: 209 lbs

Ali and Frazier met for the second fight of their famous boxing trilogy at Madison Square Garden with Ali's NABF heavyweight title on the line and in front of a sellout crowd of 20,748.

Ali won by unanimous decision but the fight failed to live up to the excitement that bouts one and three of the trilogy managed.

Scores: Tony Perez 6-5 | Tony Castellano 7-4 | Jack Gordon 8-4.