Philadelphia Inquirer/MCT/Sipa USA In this 1971 file photo, Joe Frazier dazed Muhammad Ali during their heavyweight championship in New York City.
Those old enough know where they were 50 years on this date, Monday, March 8, 1971. It’s one of those indelible moments in sports history, and it involved an event at a time that transcended sports and may never be repeated.
It’s often called the greatest sporting event of the 20th century and though it happened on an illuminated, raised canvas square in the middle of Madison Square Garden in New York City, its roots were firmly entrenched here in Philadelphia.