March 8, 1971

Maybe Jack Johnson/Jim Jeffries. Maybe Louis/Schmeling II. Maybe... but probably not. There is probably no fight that better deserves the moniker "The Fight of the Century" than the one that took place at the Garden 36 years ago tonight. The tectonic plates of the earth are still reverberating with the impact of the mighty blow struck in the 15th round. Some might even say it was a blow for justice.