On the anniversary of the legendary "Fight of the Century" in 1971 between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden, LIFE.com offers us rare snapshots of that classic bout.
Joe Frazier in training for his heavyweight title bout against Muhammad Ali, 1971. (John Shearer—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Muhammad Ali watches himself in the mirror while jumping rope in 1971. (John Shearer—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Muhammad Ali taunts rival Joe Frazier at Frazier's training camp in Philadelphia, 1971. (John Shearer—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Muhammad Ali draws a crowd as he playfully spars with an unidentified man in the parking lot of a grocery store in Miami Beach in 1971. (John Shearer—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Muhammad Ali, Miami Beach, Florida, 1971. (John Shearer—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Joe Frazier lunges at Muhammad Ali during their title fight at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971. (John Shearer—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
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