Thirty-three years have not dimmed my memories of Superfight 1, or the events and hype that lead up to and surrounded this fight. Ali's style, personality, ability, the Viet-Nam thing. Contrasted with Frazier's bobbing and weaving, big left hook and giant heart made for the greatest heavyweight title fight I have ever seen. I remember waking up on Tuesday, March 9th, 1971 and rushing to the kitchen and hearing my father say Frazier's the champ. Joe Frazier became my hero that day, and in my mind, on the night of March 8th, 1971 might have beaten any heavywweight in history. To this day I wished Frazier had retired after the fight, cementing his place as one of the greatest in history.
