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Thrilla in Manila. Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III, billed as the Thrilla in Manila, was the third and final boxing match between undisputed champion Muhammad Ali, and former champion Joe Frazier, for the heavyweight championship of the world. [1] The bout was conceded after fourteen rounds on October 1, 1975, at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao ...
- Muhammad Ali
- The Greatest
- Louisville, Kentucky, US
- $9,000,000
Apr 7, 2013 · "Thrilla in Manila" 1975-10-01 Joe Frazier (III) Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, National Capital Region, Philippines
- 73 min
- 5M
- Muhammad Ali
Oct 1, 2023 · Oct. 1, 1975: Ali vs Frazier III. More than four decades later, one still hears the echoes, the reverberations of that final, epic struggle between two boxing legends. After all, it was more than a heavyweight championship boxing match, much more. It was a monumental clash of wills, a last battle between bitter rivals, the final, indisputable ...
- Boxing historians describe it as a boring, overrated fight. In terms of action and brutality, most people today consider Ali-Frazier III as light-years more intense than the recent Pacquiao-Mayweather fight.
- President Marcos reportedly used Thrilla in Manila as “distraction.” In 1975, there was a brewing revolution in the Philippines as a result of President Ferdinand Marcos’ martial law declaration 3 years earlier.
- The phrase ‘Thrilla in Manila’ was coined by Muhammad Ali himself. In the days leading up to their epic fight in Manila, Ali didn’t hold back in hurling personal insults to his opponent.
- Frazier was already partially blind when he fought Ali in Thrilla in Manila. Turns out, Manny Pacquiao was not the only prizefighter in history who knows how to conceal an injury.
Nov 11, 2008 · Thrilla in Manila: Directed by John Dower. With Joe Frazier, Marvis Frazier, Thomas Hauser, Muhammad Ali. A detailed examination of the intense rivalry between the two heavyweight boxing champions, Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali.
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- Documentary, Sport
- John Dower
- 2008-11-11
Jun 4, 2016 · The “Thrilla in Manila” is remembered as the greatest fight of all time. Sportscaster Ronnie Nathanielsz remembers Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier’s legendary bout.
May 12, 2020 · When Muhammad Ali survived 14 brutal rounds with Joe Frazier in the 'Thrilla in Manila' 45 years ago, it wrote a page in boxing folklore but left both men forever diminished. Fought in the ...
