because, number one, we fought together and let s say we touched each other and maybe he hugged me all night in one fight back in the 70s, you know what i mean? joe, you were a fight fan there in the 70s. my gosh. those three fights? best fight ever in 1971 at the garden, a 15-round desanction of course the thriller in manila in 75 where frazier never forgave his corner man, his trainer for not allowing him to go out for the 15th round. remember the trainer threw in the towel, wouldn t let him finish the fight. it was epic. there were a lot of people who live in new york city that are fight fans and will remember from 1971 to 1975 it was the golden age of boxing. nothing compares. it started with the fight of the century. it was the fight of the century. yes. it was ali, frazier, 71. and america was split dead straight down the middle. progressives were cheering on ali and a lot of conservatives certainly in my household were cheering for joe frazier. and it was a rem