question about on air scuffle between Frazier and Ali?
Ali and Frazier scuffled a bit and one left, on air interview live with Howard Cosell.
They were smart enough not to throw punches. And Howard was outraged!
I think it was for the Wide World of Sports program on ABC but I don’t recall exactly.
I know that Ali always pushed Smokin’ Joe’s buttons, and that Joe took it all personally.
But I wonder if the whole thing was set up. like Verne Gagne slapping Nick Bockwinkel during a wrestling interview. Was it set up?
The whole thing was supposed to be just a promotional gimmick to drum up the fight. But as usual, the irrepresible Ali went overboard with his talk and called Frazier “ignorant” when the latter said that he only went to the hospital (after the first fight) to rest (to which Ali retorted that “people don’t go to the hospital to rest”). Frazier stood up and demanded that Ali take back his word. Thereafter, the scuffle ensued. So it was a gimmick that had somehow gone personal and, then, real.
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