Boxing Tribute - Thrilla in Manila - Ali vs Frazier III

[barratt176]

People dont realise ali was so tired he couldnt punch no more he gave his all and frasier had a bad right eye from a kid so from his left been so badly damaged he could see hardly anything for ladt rounds. An he hated ali so much he wanted to carry on but his corner said no way you cant see basically an threw towel in yet ali was so tired he was gonna quit. Respect to both i say. Oh an ali technically for studying frasier cos he was so powerful is the better man x

[ameedmusleh]

Ali!!!!!!! The best fighter EVER!!!!!

[stevebenbob]

I saw this last night on uk tv for the first time.I can't believe that 2 men could take so much punishment.

[1968DrDoom]

Even though Ali won this fight, i think was the fight that fucked Ali up, before this ,ali was still quick witted and wide eyed, but noticed every fight after this like Norton 3rd fight his eyes looked lifeless, any one else noticed that ? Or is it just my imagination?.

[vladiator100]

@1968DrDoom What happened was that Ali simply got shot after this fight. He began to age and obviously this brutal bout didn't help, also he was taking way too many priced fights against every top contender there was. In today's era the champion usually fights ONE time a year(Cough Pacquiao Cough)...Ali was facing a top contender 4 or 5 times a year...that's crazy. This fight finished both Ali and Frazier and took the last of their prime they had left, neither were the same ever.

[sottythesecond]

boring, i knew both these men, a big yawn bedtime for me

[kondeja]

one of the most important fights ever ! and the most beatiful

[JackistheMan23]

Nsio

[MrJishjashjosh]

NSIO!!!!!

[mrahmedkhled]

in fact we never see tow boxer players like this agine,and i think bad luck for Joe he was greatest

[llamasoftime]

what is the name of this totally rad song?

[folioboards]

I have been boxing for a little over a year now and after watching this i realized how much i should work on my head movement.

[DGrant1010]

@folioboards Angles and head movement are more important than your hands. Lol.

Look at ali. According to what people call "proper technique" most of his punches are incorrect. Lol.

You would never tell him that. His speed, head movement, and the way he uses angles and moves around his opponent is nothing short of spectacular. Greatest of All Time. He showed us "How Great He is"

[folioboards]

@DGrant1010 lol, i was refering to joes head movement.

[DGrant1010]

@folioboards Lol alright.

:) Keep training hard! =)

[strombakl]

R.i.p. Joe frazier..what a fighter!

[Benni2509]

1:44 stupid white guy

[Blackberryman67]

Poor Joe Frazier

[The521042]

i wish i was in that genaration bcoz this two were the greatest boxers of all time and they had heart for boxing not the shit we have to day:p

[smokinlefthook]

RIP JOE MY HERO

[NyyGyro]

Mmm...you left out some important highlights...like when Ali knocks out Frazier's mouthpiece and staggers him repeatedly in the last 2 rounds of the fight...im so familiar with this fight that these highlights seem incomplete but you did a great video...I like it.

[dapunisher1000]

TTHE GREATEST TRILOGY OF ALL TIME

[GigaShockProduction]

are you sure these guys weighed at heavy weight, seems like light heavy weight.

[1337skillzor]

@GigaShockProduction

its becuz of their height partly, also dont be fooled by their looks they pack a hell alot of muscle :p

ali's lenght: 1.91 m and around 200pounds

[NyyGyro]

@GigaShockProduction Of course they are heavy weights...you kidding? Ali would weigh in at 216 for most of his fights. Frazier would weigh in at around 206-210 for most of his. In this fight Frazier was 210 while Ali was at 220.

[mab999]

People are way to harsh on Ali.

Ali said he wish he could take back some of the things he said, but trash talk is the reality of Boxing.

Reality also meant that Ali had to deal with alot of rubbish outside boxing, such as Politics and Social crap the government kept hounding him with due to the black civil right's movement.

[PinoyDennis]

RIP Joe Frazier.

[Pseudonym25]

Ali was an arsehole in the run up to this fight. Pre-match banter is one thing, but making it personal is another. Frasier always hated him after this, and I can't say I blame him.

[NyyGyro]

@Pseudonym25 The more insults the more money that was in it for both men. Its called promoting the fight. While I can't blame Frazier for hating Ali at some point(god bless him and RIP) Frazier was given a lot of money because of Ali's promotion and status. Its the name of the game sometimes.

[helo625]

@rodeo179 Joe frazier didn´t want to quit the fight, his trainer did, but ali quit by himself.

[tapiaassasin]

@helo625

"Frazier didnt want to quit the fight"

But he did quit and did absolutely nothing to prevent the fight from being stopped.

[MrRoyalFatness]

@tapiaassasin

Not exactly true. Eddie Futch just convinced him. But yes, I guess if Joe really wanted to continue, he would have told Futch straight up.

[lpickerill82]

@MrRoyalFatness only have to look at the Nige Benn vs Gerard Mclellan, he might of save his life by calling it quits

[pablodeluap]

Fighting in the war was against his religion but punching men half to death was acceptable????? Ooooooops, i have i stated the obvious!!

[JQmusical]

@pablodeluap yeah because shooting women and children for the us government is the same as two men competing in a sport.

[pablodeluap]

@JQmusical

Is there different levels of killing someone? I think punching someone to death is as barbaric if not more so than shooting them!!!!!!!!!

[JQmusical]

@pablodeluap Both men "CHOSE" to compete in the event. It's completely different.

[SNORT2000]

These two are the greatest!



[Denver1928]

RIP JOE FRAZIER

[575DANGER]

the mob had all those fights fixed at that time

[carruthersj]

Man Ali was an asshole

[mariaoz21]

title of the music?

[DRAGON7336]

LEGGENDA!

[abcdefghi55378]

I always remember my earliest memory as a 6 yr old kid watching Rocky 1. And they introduced some boxer into the ring b4 the Rocky Apollo fight. I wandered what it was all about. Then I took notice... 2nd only to Ali. R.I.P Joe.. One down - two more to go

[andun56]

Frasier....you were a legend....and all those other great Heavyweights as well....Ali, Foreman, Norton.....just imagine whats been passing for champions recently....Lewis, the Klitcko's.....and Haye......Frasier would beat them all in one night.

[calbo555]

ali will miss you more than anyone smoking joe , rip

[Niallersz]

Happy sparring in heaven Smokin Joe RIP

[GreatestAlive29]

PROPER HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING

[kevj247]

why did you have to ruin it with that music

[deancogan28]

R.I.P JOE..........



[MrRaejack]

R I P Joe Frazier a legend

[ponczarrdo]

R.I.P Smokin Joe

[flotech66]

they both fight like a girls. tyson would of destroy them easy.

[Xanxus29]

thank you Joe Frazier for the opportunity to have fight in the Phillippines...

R.I.P Paps...

[Deansr18]

Addio grande pugile.

[james57470]

rip frazier

[dienocavalera]

Wicked left hook..may ur rest among the stars....R.I.P Joe Frazier

[ch1nmuzak]

For any who doubt just how great these havyweights were depite this footage, consider this ... An Ali of this vintage, already well past his prime (which was the Liston and pre 'Nam period in his mid 20's), KO'd Foreman at his absolute prime. A man who returned to the ring almost 20 years later in his late 40's to win a series of bouts and briefly hold the heavy wieght title! THAT'S how much better these guys were than the modern era heavyweights.

[YSKite]

This looks like the WWE.

[PapaLuvTLC]

Two Great American Heroes... Athletes.... Men.

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ThankYou both. {{R.I.P. Smokin' Joe}}

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[jhanmec]

frazier had a good style

[ELmaggo10]

R.I.P. Joe, your were great... thank for you fights, they will last forever!!

[MrAdams212]

GREAT ADD!!! 

[Chuck41148]

I was there. i saw this fight. I was on an in country R&R when I was in the Navy. Special Services got us the tickets.

[superbm77]

@Chuck41148 Are U kidding..that is SUPER!! This is the fight that've I have watched hundreds of times as I use it while I'm working out to stay motivated to last my hour cardio sessions..Speaking of fight what about the dishounour of violating military law and scrapping don't ask d. t.?//

[SAWDA900]

R.I.P Joe Frazier.

[link2syed]

I feel like I lost half of ALI today rest in peace Joe GOD bless you

[mickchild]

RIP Joe..thank you for the memories

[Stk576]

RIP big man.

[Stk576]

A great fighter and a great man RIP Joe.

[MJRiley878]

Rest In Peace boxing legend Joe Frazier

[bldfa1979]

Joe Frazier's trainer Eddie Futch famously said at the end of round 14 of the thrilla in manilla before stopping the fight "No one will ever forget what you did here today" And not one person can argue with those words, we'll always remember....R.I.P Joe Frazier

[Hannibalscousin]

1:20 Frazier's a beast look how he's walking through the medicine ball...

R.I.P. they don't make em like that anymore.

[TheManiacThatIsEd]

RIP JOE FRAISER.

[akastoney1]

rip Smokin Joe you brought us all joy in London in the late 70's and 80's

[tkbmusicgroup]

RIP Smokin Joe

[Kalbaroo]

5:54 'final goodbaye'

R I P

[BahoWetpu]

i'm probably the only one who thinks that Ali won on points in the Fight of the Century despite the knockdown.

Pacquiao knocked down Ped-Wee Marquez 4 x yet the 1st fight was a draw and the 2nd one, a split decision.

BTW, Marcos said to Ali: "I picked u so i won my bet."

Ali shot back: "Ahh, u don't need the money, u got plenty."

R.I.P. Champ

[tropangpresentmark]

R.I.P FRAZIER



[keltingr]

R.I.P. Joe, Great man, Great fighter

[TeeRich2001]

R.I.P. Joe. ALI was great because of you and you were great because of him

[moosey62]

RIP Joe

[PrinceHDance]

Love this fight. You had a good life Joe, you deserve this rest.

[Autonova]

Rest in peace Joe Frazier

[wfraser01]

I grew up in that window of time to watch all of the CHAMPIONS. In that time, it wasn't all about money, instead it was about the art of boxing. These champions fought with each other of the true sport. I got to watch on t.v. the boxing matches and in watching them they all stood out in greatness. Joe Frazier was and always will be a CHAMPION to the sport. I am grateful I got to watch these champions in their prime. They were and always will be CHAMPIONS.

[rufcdean]

RIP Fraizer.no many in heavyweight history could have lasted 12 rounds with you.

[lander1996]

There is no other era of any other sport that comes close to comparison to boxing at that time. Ali, Frazier, Norton, Foreman, et al. RIP Frazier, a class act and a great sports icon.

[elzenit3ooo]

R.I.P Frazier.El mas grande y el mas infravalorado.

[Morgyane2000]

R.I.P Frazier

[laordensinley]

DESCANSA EN PAZ SMOKIN,JOE INMORTAL

[mcdee15]

Another time. another era, another hero...gone. Rest in peace Smokin' Joe from Canada

[GaryBIGel88]

"I had my Olympic gold medal cut up into eleven pieces. Gave all eleven of my kids a piece. It'll come together again when they put me down."

R.I.P Smokin' Joe, you got your medal back...........

[Andythecat11]

RIP Smoking Joe

[javidista]

R.I.P

[doyoulikechocolate]

RIP Frazier - great video and great track to go with it 10/10!! 

[rodeo179]

"Frazier quit just before I did. I didn't think I could fight any more.... He is tough. He is a great fighter... Joe Frazier, I'll tell the world right now, brings out the best in me. I'm gonna tell ya, that's one helluva man, and God bless him." -- Muhammad Ali

[wiki: Thrilla in Manila]

[324582782]

@rodeo179 Ali never quit or said that i would quit. Confirmed by his trainer:P

[rodeo179]

@324582782 - he was speaking metaphorically.

[MrPasqualinho]

Other fighters, other Boxe, other Men, other Times.....

[TrimmAcct]

r.i.p from switzerland

[seblasian]

Always sad when legends die.. RIP Joe you were a true inspiration.

[greyfoxzero]

Skills over pills. 

[FCB1992ify]

RIP from germany <3

[TheDazza2171965]

RIP Joe. Kiwi's & Aussies will miss you

[vicehoganzz]

Rest in Peace Champ.

You fought till the end and you will always be remembered.

[fizman22]

RIP Joe Frazier, Lion of a man, only 4 losses and they were split among the only two people that could actually stop you

[rexxcarz]

@fizman22 Beautifully stated. Joe really was a Lion.

[LimaUnite]

Back when Boxing was Boxing!!!! Nowadays , People won't fight unless the money is there , Back then they fought for the pride of the sport!

[koookeee]

@LimaUnite Yep. That’s why Ali subscribed to box for Don King for 5 Million Dollars (a massive sum in 1974) to fight Foreman one year earlier... So much for the myth about the good old times.

[babybomber17]

@LimaUnite er... i beg to differ. "back then" many boxers fought for money as well as anything else. Frazier and Ali were both paid $ 2.5 million for this fight

[LimaUnite]

@babybomber17 Money is a part of everything in sports dude... However , Do you see what they are today ? Ones Dead now , And the other is a walking Zombie ... Why? Because Boxing was much more "REAL" and Brutal then .. Nowadays you don't see matchup's like ALI VS Frazier or ALI VS FOREMAN or Other Greats , I mean Floyd Mayweather is a paper Champ , Who has he fought worth Mentioning Lately and he avoids Manny ? But it all comes down to the filthy thing in this sport 'GREED'!

[Denver1928]

@LimaUnite seriously dude? You do know Ali delayed this fight because he wanted more than a measly million?

[LimaUnite]

@Denver1928 We'll Don't you think that this fight , He deserved that million after the blow for blow's these guys unleashed on eachother? Not too mention , this happens to be the most famous fight to this day and were still talking about in Pro Boxing History? I think i just answered your question Denver...

[Denver1928]

@LimaUnite Nobody knew how that fight would turn out. Point is boxers have been holding out for larger pay days for centuries. Back in the 1930s Jack Dempsey said greed for money would kill the sport of boxing in a few years, as Rocky Marcianno repeated in his time. It's nothing new.

[vikramaLP]

RIP JOE Frazier.....You are the best after Ali and Foreman on Power Punches...!

[pillutla1]

RIP Joe ....



[TheFani666]

R.I.P Joe, one of the greatest fighter of all time.

[tommyrock69]

Goodnight Smokin' Joe from Louisville, KY. We love you.

[tabungar]

R.I.P. JOE!!!

[gazmmm]

RIP HE HAD HEART

[JAK3YZ]

R.I.P. Frazier. One of the greatest ever.

[dawgdan1]

R.I.P. Joe Best left hook ever

[TheLatinJuggalo]

R.I.P. JOE

[vaibhav430]

RIP JOE!!!!!!!!!

[eeTex]

RIP Joe

[gr8xman7]

R.I.P Frazier

[badbeatout]

Sad to know, that Smokin Joe Frazier now is fighting an even greater fight he will probably lose (cancer). He will be remembered as one of the greatest fighters of all times.

[johntechwriter]

Truly this was a rumble -- but a punchfest conducted by two superb boxers, and the better boxer won. For this reason it ranks as the best boxing match of its time.

[cox87]

god bless ali and smoking joe frazier, thrilla in manilla was the best boxing fight ever, it was a WAR

[Zenon66]

@3:54 frazier drops a torpedo !!!

[necktorus]

Джо держись!Мы вместе,болезнь уйдет

[OyeRanjit]

This is art...

[aziqbal]

what is the soundtrack for his video?

[TheWarrior2Game7]

A lot of armchair experts in here i see..

[TaeIeon]

Now this is Boxing

[loymeetsworld]

After this fight, both fighters were never the same. Big respect!

[carmodifire]

@loymeetsworld What's even more amazing is that Ali took Shaver's punches next year AND beat him.

[aziqbal]

u missed morales bs berrera, thats was a aweome fight of modern times

[HiMyNameIsRoss]

To everyone who says Joe is a "bitter old man" ..please shut up and meet the man before he passes. Joe is in no way a bitter man besides to ali. I live outside of philadelphia and have been to Joes gym before it was turned into a fucking thrift shop. Joe was always in healthy spirits. One of the nicest men i have ever met, just do not bring up Ali.

[ralph12330]

THE " ASTRONAUT " OF BOXING........ ALI WAS IN A WORLD OF HIS OWN

[kartiakaya]

who is the rocky this time

[iDoominic]

In my opinion Joe is better than Ali

[TheThirdEyeCeesU]

@iDoominic Joe better than Ali?? Based on what? Ali beat Joe 2 out of 3 times, stopping him once. He knocked out 2 guys that gave Joe alot of trouble. Oscar Bonevena knocked Joe down a couple times, w/ Joe never being able to return the favor; although, Joe did get the decision the two times that they fought. George Foreman knocked Joe down several times over the course of two fights and stopped him both times. I understand that this is your opinion, but what is it based on?

[stallion0308]

It looked so sad watching ali fight like he was getting old just didnt seem right even tho he still won

[ritche89]

@psychowulf I saw the Tito Trinidad vs Fernando Vargas fight..that was one brutal fight too, from start to finish. Both fighters hit the deck at least once but Tito took control of the later rounds while Vargas couldn't keep up the momentum. Still it was a very very close fight. A real classic.

[IrishMick115]

Hard to believe Frazier was blind in one eye

[Anggersetyo80]

Joe you're the most stronger man in this boxing arena.

Ali you're the most mouther man in this boxing story.

But..

Most for Ali and frazier too, I hope be4 you die you must forgive each other face2face.

[tellthetruthg]

Ali did hit hard, not as hard as Liston or George, or Frazier but look at what he did to them . Above all he took punches better than any HW ever . Shavers , Foreman, Frazier , to name a few couldn't KO him the man had as much heart as skills very rare in any sport. Jerry Rice had it Walter Peyton , Jim Brown, are men who had it also. But Ali is the greatest

[wavyboyo]

floyd n pacquiao should have a best of 3 just like this that would be huge

[DRAGON7336]

GUERRIERI SENZA TEMPO!

[mohumed562980]

i love ali

[NewBornHackers]

what is the name of the beat?

[DefinitionThePoet]

@NewBornHackers  Welcome to New York City, by Camron and Jay Z

[bluekeet]

Click 2:04 and a woman is fanning some air on to her face. I don't know how they fought for 14 rounds in moist heat, like those summer days that make you all sticky. It was punishment for both of them.

[moothieman]

look at th efuckin state of the division now we havent had a good fight in year weve got haye the t o king

[TedBoosley]

I think the only person in the entire world other than the two fighters who deserves to brag about this fight, is that friggin' ref. Just look at that guy. Probably the best moment of his entire life.

[jhfjreoijioerjfioejf]

Foreman beat Frazier Ali ko'd him. How does that work

[sabarishvs1987]

99.99% healthy adults would have their heads separated from their body if they take one like that at 0.34

[juhgug]

the greatest of all has to be allah

then his prohpets

then the followers and muhammad ali

[copperkipper1]

Foreman aged 46 KO'ed younger black fighter in 1994 to become youngest heavyweight champ. This gen of heavyweights suck... Tyson stands out though. Lennox too maybe

[1991parvez]

the fight is an epic

[jacksparrow14]

awesome!

[Willyk1001]

Frazier threw so many hooks at Ali, He thought he was at a pirate convention! One of the greatest fights of all time...IMO

[famaan9800]

he is tough, he is a great fighter...

[dropway9]

@pejb

There is some conjecture on the point that Ali wanted to quit. Of course Ali would never admit to wanting to quit and a lot of this talk came out way after the fight was over -- like years. But the sources seem credible and Ali, in a much earlier round told his corner "This is what death feels like." It's entirely probable Ali did indeed tell his corner to cut his gloves off, but on the other hand would he really have quit? Ali could take a shot and new the end was near.

[HiMyNameIsRoss]

@dropway9 Ali has actually been quoted saying "Joe quit right before I did".

[pejb83]

is  it true that if Frazier's corner had waited 10 seconds more that Ali's corner would've threw in the towel and Frazier would have won?? cuz i heard that Ali's corner was seriously considering throwing in the towel at that same moment

[connorlegg93]

@pejb83 yes it is true, it has been said that alis corner was about to stop it due to the punishment he was taking, that is why after this fight fraizer fired his coaches becuase he didnt want the fight to be stopped.

[DoTheDanwah]

That punch by Frazier at :34 was the nastiest thing I've ever seen. Raw power

[DevilsFan973]

Klitschkos would beat both single handily, these guys don't face the monsters the Klitschkos face today. 

[connorlegg93]

@DevilsFan973 im sorry are you nuts, the klitschkos are good there is no question about it, but look at who the klitschkos fight, david haye ect, ali and frazier had to fight the likes of foreman, liston, lyle, norton that wsa the best era for boxing

[rodeo179]

this is before energy drinks, mineral water, protein bars, creatine, technological training devices, etc.

Real fighters!

[FIGHTFANNERD3]

@rodeo179 indeed

[dog987us]

@rodeo179 These men were not just fighters, they were something greater, something the modern sport doesn't have: they were BOXERS. RIP Frazier, the world lost a giant.

[rodeo179]

WHEN WE WERE KINGS!

ALI the great...

[rawman18]

I always thought that Joe Frazier was the better boxer.

[lmfaoatthat]

both legends !