Marvel's The Punisher: 31 Easter Eggs & References You Need To See

9. The Big Fight

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 1974, file photo, boxer Muhammad Ali makes a face during a press luncheon in New York, to promote the sale of tickets to Madison Square Garden where the battle against George Foreman in Zaire will be shown in October on closed circ
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In a clever little nod to The Punisher's history on the page, episode 5 includes a reference to the Ali/Foreman fight of 1974, which Lewis' dad attempts to use to motivate him.

It's an iconic fight, but it's also important to The Punisher as a character, as it took place in the same year that Frank Castle debuted in Amazing Spider-Man #129.

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