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The Thrilla in Manila is the third and final famous boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier for the ‘Heavy Weight Boxing Championship of the World ‘, fought at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on October 1, 1975. [1]
The fight was a brutal affair with only flashes of great skill. [2]
Hosted by Marv Alpert and the “Fight Doctor” Ferdie Pachecho, the two review the bout round by round with commentary from Frazier, Angelo Dundee, Eddie Futch, and the referee Carlos Padilla. [3]
I was always of the opinion that barring their first fight in ‘71 where Ali had to shake off 3 and a half years of ring rust and STILL almost won the fight, that he could beat Frazier everyday of the week, and twice on Sunday. [2]
Some years later after repeated weekly prodding from Ali, Frazier petitioned President Nixon to restore Ali’s right to box thereby bringing about the so called Fight of the Century between two undisputed Heavy Weight Champions in 1971. [1]
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It still surprises me that both Men were able to raise their game for 14 rounds and had it gone one more round either corner could have pulled their Man out. [2]
NBC Sports put together this special program for its “Greatest Bouts of All-Time” Series, which originally aired in the early 1990’s. [3]
Unlike the Sly Stallone written film classic inspired in part by the fight in Manila (Stallone had gotten the inspiration to write the script after watching Ali-Wepner via closed circuit theater), Frazier’s trainer determined he should stop the bout after the fourteenth round, so the decision went to Ali as a technical knockout (TKO). [1]
After the fight, Ali said that that was the closest he felt he had ever come to death. [...] But these two gave boxing fans three of the best fights in boxing history. [2]
This is the best boxing match in history. [3]
The “Thrilla” was a fight where two of the greatest fighters of all time, both with an intense grudge against each other, met in one of the most brutal battles ever…a 14 round slugfest in overpowering heat. [2]
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It was THE MOST BRUTAL FIGHT OF ALL TIME, both Ali & Frazier (who hated each other) knew this fight would be the definitve fight that History would use as a barometer and to define their rivalry for all time. [2]
Sources:
[1] Thrilla in Manila - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Ali vs. Frazier III (”The Thri - Reviews on RateItAll
[3] Amazon.com: Thrilla in Manila - Ali vs. Frazier III 1975: Ali’s …
[4] Ali Frazier on eBay