While it's true that Apollo Creed was based on Muhammad Ali, what a lot of people don't know is that Rocky Balboa was also based on a real fighter: Chuck "The Bayonne Bleeder" Wepner. Muhammad Ali beat Wepner like a rented mule. read more
( non title fight) Ali and Frazier met again on January 28th,1974 at Madison Square Garden, New York. Ali won a 12 round unanimous decision. Joe Frazier vs Muhammad Ali Referee: Tony Perez 5-6 Judge: Tony Castellano 4-7 Judge: Jack Gordon 4-8 Fight 3. Ali and Frazier met for the 3rd and final time at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City of the Philippines on October 1, 1975. read more