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The Thrilla in Manila: The 50th Year Anniversary
Today's is the celebrated great battle of the Thrilla in Manila. A fight that many
Fifty years ago, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier competed in what turned out to be one of the most brutal fights in the history of boxing.
The pair met in the ring for “Thrilla in Manilla,” the third bout of their epic trilogy, to settle the intense rivalry at last and determine the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
The historic rubber match took place on Oct. 1, 1975, in front of a crowd of 28,000 at the Philippine Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines, and viewed on television by an estimated one billion people around the world.
Ali reigned victorious by technical knockout (TKO) in the 14th round after Frazier lost sight in his left eye. The fight was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated's Oct. 13, 1975, issue.
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