Frazier Alli Sign Pact
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Frazier AllAli Sign Pact And Exchange VerbalVerb l Punches BBy STU CAMEN with Frazier and only New York record of 2826 including 23 NEW YORK UPI Muham- State Athletic CommissionCom m s s Ion 0 mad Ali claiming he is still the ChairmanC h air man Edwin Dooley AllAli held the title before being truerchampion and Joe Frazier separating them AliAll began a defrocked in 1967 for refusing inin-In- the recognized titleholder signed steady stream of rhetoric poun-poun duction into the armed forces He contracts Wednesday agreeing to ding on the table and at one point became champion when h ae meet for the heavyweight chamcham- he and Frazier threatened to knocked out Sonny ListonListen Feb pionship on March 8 at Madison square off before newsmen and 25 1964 and made his last title Square Garden in a bout assured hadbad to be restrained defense in March 1967 against of being the richest shotone-shot HescHes no champion AllAli toldtoM Zora Folley sporting event in history reporters motioning in the diredirec- After ClaysClay'sCIa v'svs title was declared AliAll and Frazier were guarguar- tion otof Frazier vacant bytheby thethe New York State anteed 25 million each forfor- Im going to punch you allall- and other boxing commissions the roundIS-round fight which one of day he told the titleholder acrossa ross the country Frazier gained the promoters claimed could Frazier a lot more controlled a share of the crown by knockknock- crosgross between 30 million said AliAla does the talking II. dodo- ing out Buster Mathis onore March Ali who rose to fame as the fighting HellHe'll go in seven He 4 1968 He became recognized as Cassius CIanay was his usual can call me anything he wants full champion when he beat JimJim- talkative self at the midday news WeveWe've got all the time in the my Ellis last February conference where the official world when we get in that ring AuAH out of the ring for three signing took place ArrArrivingng one The erlavenial exchanges became and a halfhall years was allowed to chour latelale Clay announced so heated at one point that return by a federal court order 1 Ali The Alilais hereall the DooleDooley interrupted the twot w o and he madmade his first comeback talking hnbis m NN. all fighters and warned them bollboth appearance in October when he This matcho will match an to cut out this horse manure or stopped Jerry Quarry in three nchampion a pro- amateur against pro ImI'm going to fine you each rounds on Oct 26 at Atlanta He fessional champion which is me right now then scored a round technical JoeToe got his chance to bebe- The FrazierAli-Frazier fight pits two knockout over Oscar Frn T 15 a championier when I satat down andand- undefeated boxers Ali with his earlier this month papaving the I willwitwill beat him when we meet 31 record including 25 way for the richest bout in Once seated at the same table 0knockouts compared to FraziersFrazier's history against Frazier.