Ali hatte nach seinem spektakulären Titelgewinn gegen George Foreman den Gürtel 1975 drei mal innerhalb von drei Monaten ungefährdet gegen meist mittelmäßige Gegner verteidigt.
Nun wollte er ein drittes Mal gegen Joe Frazier antreten, um mit einem erneuten Sieg die Scharteder Niederlage von 1971 endgültig auszuwetzen.
Der Kampf war nicht nur aus Prestigegründen bedeutend für Ali.
www.float-like-a-butterfly.deAfter having regained the title against George Foreman in Zaire one year earlier, Ali had successfully defended the belt three times within three months against mostly mediocre opponents.
Now he was to face Joe Frazier for the third time to change the record to his favor ( Frazier had won the first bout in 1971, Ali prevailed in the rematch three years later ).
The bout was important for Ali not only in terms of prestige.
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