World Title Shot, The Frazier Rematch
The following year, in 1968,after outpointing Leotis Martin, he got a rematch with Frazier for the heavyweight title in Philadelphia. After a grueling fifteen rounds Bonavena lost the rematch by decision, fighting more defensively than previous. But he did leave with a seriously battered face photographed in the Ring magazine. However, he had won respect.
In 1969 he got a draw in a rematch with talented Gregorio Peralta, who'd outpointed him four years earlier, and won his three other contests by knock out.
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