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Joe was the undisputed champion when he beat Ali and made about 4th highest number of defences of the title. He was effectively finished after the Ali fight which was his ultimate performance.
ali and frazier finished each other off on march 8, 1971 at MSG......they both left their souls in the ring that night. they were both merely shadows of their former selves after that.
What is remarkable is that Ali still had the rumble in the jungle and the thriller in manilla in him.