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 ...

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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 ...

Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought in the third and final installment of their storied rivalry 50 years ago in the Philippines. The fight was nicknamed the "Thrilla in Manila." In 2005, the Muhammad ...

It's been 50 years since Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought in Manila. How Louisville is still inspired by The Greatest's ...

It's the 50th anniversary of Muhammad Ali's third title bout with Joe Frazier, which will go down as the best singular sporting event in history.

In 1989, with Muhammad Ali sitting beside me, I watched a tape of Ali’s historic triumph over Joe Frazier in Manila, which took place 50 years ago this week. For months, Ali and I had been reviewing ...

The “Thrilla in Manila” is not just about Muhammad Ali’s victory in his third and final fight with Joe Frazier, 50 years ago. In the months before the fight, Ali set a cruel agenda and, on the night, ...

The air sat still and sticky. Body heat from some 28,000 spectators at the Philippine Coliseum brought Manila’s midmorning temperature to a boiling point. Breathing felt like sipping warm water. An ...

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 sported as they crashed the Aug. 26, 1975, ...