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...There I'll be wearing a sheet and whispering Ali-e-e-e. I'll be the ghost that haunts boxing, and people will say, "Ali is the real champ and everyone else is a fake...
...moral fervor, stripped him of his heavyweight title because he had been convicted of draft evasion. Ali's prophecy was at least half right. Never more than a scene-stealing shout away from ringside, keeping in the headlines with a flurry of lectures and boasts, the champ-in-exile did indeed haunt the sport. He was a titleholder stripped of his rights?not by the fists of another fighter but by decree of a pretentious body of boxing executives...
...himself. "I want Frazier," he screamed when Joe won the title. "I want Frazier now!" Now is next Monday night. In Manhattan's Madison Square Garden, Ali and Frazier will finally decide, in 15 rounds or less, who really is "the greatest," who is the "onliest champ...
...fight has become a classic in an other way. Shrewd prefight publicity has turned the billing into Frazier the good citizen v. Ali the draft dodger, Frazier the white man's champ v. Ali the great black hope, Frazier the quiet loner v. Ali the irrepressible loudmouth, Frazier the simple Bible-reading Baptist v. Ali the slogan-spouting Black Muslim. Frazier, who is generally as impassive as a ring post, would have it otherwise, but he has no choice...
What Clay had, Frazier wanted. In the scramble for a share of Ali's vacated title, he defeated his old nemesis, Buster Mathis, to become the recognized champ in seven states. The rest of the country belonged to "World Boxing Heavyweight Champion" Jimmy Ellis. Nettled by his title of "partial champ," Joe took on Ellis last year and dropped him with two paralyzing left hooks in the fourth round; Jimmy's manager threw in the towel. Arms raised, Frazier cried as he leaped around the ring: "Free at last! Free at last...