Thought for the day
Joe Frazier, after winning a 15-round decision over Muhammad Ali in 1971, the Fight of the Century, reflected on the fight with reporters the next day.
'Ali kept saying, 'Don't you know I'm God!'' A tipple of laughter from the press. 'He kept saying that,' Frazier said. 'Don't you know I'm God,' in between punches. 'Don't you know I'm God! You must fall!'
Joe grinned.
'I just said,' Well, God ... you gonna get whupped tonight.'
Before the fight, Ali, who was seeking to regain the title which had been stripped from him in 1967 for his refusal to join the Army, had announced that 'if Joe Frazier beats me, I'll crawl on my knees across the ring and kiss his feet.'
After the fight, he was asked about why he hadn't kept his promise.
'I lied,' Ali said.