Perhaps the most famous were “the Thrilla in Manila,” the final of his three battles with Frazier, in which Ali retained his crown in 1975; and the “Rumble in the Jungle.” In that fight, Ali stunned ...

Reflecting on what many consider the greatest heavyweight bout ever, Muhammad Ali knew he had been pushed closer to the brink of his physical and mental limits than any other fight in his career. Not ...

Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier faced off at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on October 1, 1975, in one of the most grueling ...

Looks like your little face, don’t it?” As he taunted Joe Frazier, former heavyweight champion of the world, Muhammad Ali, current champ, pointed at the custom black T-shirts he and his entourage ...

Associated Press boxing writer Ed Schuyler later recalled: “The Thrilla in Manila was the best fight I’ve ever seen. As it unfolded, everybody at ringside understood they were watching greatness. The ...

Joe Frazier has slammed the credentials of former rival and legendary heavyweight Muhammad Ali, who is often considered to be ...

The “Thrilla in Manila” is not just about Muhammad Ali’s victory in his third and final fight with ... but occasionally we must force ourselves to remember Joe Frazier and what he did on 1 Octber 1975 ...

Chuck Wepner wasn’t the worst fighter ever to be given a shot at a world championship. For all the accounts of his brave but failed challenge of Muhammad Ali 50 years ago, on March 24, 1975, that ...

The boxing trunks that Muhammad Ali wore in the 1975 boxing match "Thrilla in Manila," are currently up for auction through Sotheby's. The top bid as of Wednesday morning was $3.8 million and are ...

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ATLANTA — Muhammad Ali had a connection to Atlanta, even before the Olympics. We dug deep into the Channel 2 archives to find a 1975 charity fight between then Mayor Maynard Jackson and Ali. WSB-TV ...