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Photo Flashback: Signing for the big fight November 1972

Published:Friday | November 15, 2024 | 4:41 AM
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CHAMP ARRIVES FOR SIGNING: Champion Joe Frazier (in front) and his manager Yank Durham arrive for the official announcement and signing in November 1972.
WORLD champion Joe Frazier (left) and challenger George Foreman exchange pleasantries before the official announcement in November 1972. Looking on (from left) are Lee Grant and Larry Gill, members of Frazier’s party; National Sports Ltd chairman Paul Fitz-Ritson, and Jamaica Boxing Board of Control president Mike Fennell.
Joe Frazier and George Foreman flank National Sports Ltd chairman Paul Fitz-Ritson as he puts his signature on the contract.
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World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier and George Foreman got together on Friday, November 3, 1972 for the official announcement of their title fight to be staged at the National Stadium on January 22, 1972. The House of Chen ceremony ended weeks of speculations as to whether or not there would be an announcement.