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, ...

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, ...

It was oven-hot inside the arena, and that was before the fight began. The building’s air-conditioning had already lost the undercard against the tropical sun, and the air was thick with humidity.

Three years after the Fight of the Century, Ali and Frazier stepped back into the ring with everything on the line, their ...

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 ...

The epic 14-round battle, won by Ali after Frazier's trainer stopped the fight, was used as "Exhibit A" in the movement to shorten bouts to 12 rounds because of the raw brutality on display The ...

On Oct. 1, 1975, Ali and Frazier went head-to-head in Quezon City, Philippines, for the heavyweight championship of the world. Fifty years ago, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier competed in what turned out ...

Ali started with flat feet, weighed down by a husky 224-pound frame (12 pounds heavier than he was for Ali-Frazier II) and disbelief in his opponent. Multiple national media outlets covering the fight ...