17 Unfinished Business: Ali vs Frazier VI, Daughters of Destiny

Published: March 10, 2015, 6:25 a.m.

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In 2001, a\\xa0quarter-century after boxing\\u2019s celebrated \\u201cThrilla in Manila,\\u201d Ali and Frazier were once again poised to enter the ring. But this time it was the daughters of the legendary combatants scheduled to battle at the Turning Stone Casino on the Oneida Indian Nation in upstate New York.\\xa0Laila Ali, 22-year-old daughter of Muhammad Ali; and Jacquelyn Frazier-Lyde, 39-year-old daughter of Joe Frazier. The 2001 bout, broadcast on pay-per-view TV, was billed as \\u201cAli vs. Frazier IV\\u201d \\u2014a continuation of the blood feud that fueled their fathers\\u2019 three title fights in the 1970s. A behind the scenes glimpse of the \\u201cDaughters of Destiny,\\u201d from the trash-talk of the press conferences to the sweat\\xa0of the training camps.

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