North Carolina uses Ali-Frazier as inspiration in hard-fought ACC championship game

Posted Mar 13, 2016
Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier had electrifying, gritty, fights of the century more than four decades ago. Roy Williams remembers those days. But his North Carolina players who were all born in the 90s? Not so much. But these players — the group that claimed the Tar Heels’ first ACC tournament championship since 2008 on Saturday — can relate to those boxing matches. (USA Today)

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