US EditionThe Thrilla in Manila, Remembered: The Brutal, Bleak Brilliance of Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III
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The Thrilla in Manila, remembered: The brutal, bleak brilliance of Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III
Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier's trilogy encounter in Manila in 1975 is the consensus greatest heavyweight title fight of all time. The darkness of what both men endured makes it hard to celebrate.
Muhammad Ali against Joe Frazier III or ‘Thrilla in Manila’, as they called it, was the fight that broke out after two previous battles between two real titans in the ring. The first, called ‘Fight of the Century’, took place in 1971 at Madison Square Garden and honored that label. The first sender won ‘Smokin’ Joe’ by unanimous decision after 15 rounds. In the latter, ‘The Greatest’ fell into the tarp for the first time in his career after a bi…
"Sit Down, Son. It's over." It's a Wonder Both Rivals Came Out of the Rough Thriller in Manila Alive
It was the last of three fights between these boxing legends, and according to observers, both boxers could have been happy to leave the ring alive. The bloody battle was stopped only by Frazier's trainer, who forbade his protégé to enter the final round of the match. Ali, who won by technical knockout, later said that he would not enter the next round either. His opponent Frazier was deeply sorry that he had given up just moments before his opp…
Thrilla in Manila. Exactly fifty years ago, on October 1, 1975, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier faced each other for the third and final time. Read more about one of the greatest fights in history. In the iconic heavyweight bout Thrilla in Manila, in October 1975, bitter rivals Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier faced off in Manila, Philippines. Both had a victory each heading into the final bout of their trilogy, and the fight has since become widely re…
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