Quote Originally Posted by Sleepwalker View Post
Fighting Frazier 2 months after 15 rounds with Chuvalo a 2nd time would have been too tough.
Yes, that would have been some Mountain to climb.

Seems that as of {late March 1967}, Cassius' plan was to clean up the Heavyweight Division in 1967,
and turn over the Heavyweight Championship to his brother Rudy Clay on New Year's Day on January 1, 1968.

Rudy was to 'inherit' the Title, and make '2 or 3' Title Defenses in Africa in 1968, and then retire.

Then, it was to be handed off to 'best friend' Jimmy Ellis on January 1, 1969.