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  1. 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.

    • Muhammad Ali
    • The Greatest
    • Louisville, Kentucky, US
    • $9,000,000
  2. Apr 7, 2013 · "Thrilla in Manila" 1975-10-01 Joe Frazier (III) Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, National Capital Region, Philippines

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    • Muhammad Ali
  3. Apr 20, 2022 · Thrilla in Manila was the third and final boxing match between WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier on October 1, 1975 for the heavyweight championship of...

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  4. 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.

    • 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.
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  6. Nov 2, 2021 · The mall is named "Ali Mall" and is located in Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City right beside the Araneta Coliseum, which held the "Thrilla in Manila." Despite the name, the bout was not...

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  7. Oct 1, 2015 · Thrilla in Manila, 40 years later (13:52) On Oct. 1, 1975, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought each other for the third time in a legendary bout in the Philippines. (13:52)

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