Thrilla in Manila (part 1 of 6)

No Soccermatch today but another historical sport event. I Hope you enjoy it :)

The Thrilla in Manila is the third and final famous boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier for the Heavyweight Boxing Championship of the World, fought at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on October 1, 1975.

The bout is often ranked as one of the greatest fights of 20th century boxing, and is the climax to the bitter rivalry between Ali and Frazier over who was the legitimate Heavyweight Champion. That situation came about after Ali was stripped of the title over his refusal to join the armed forces when drafted during the Vietnam war. Some years later after repeated weekly prodding from Ali, Frazier petitioned President Nixon to restore Ali's right to box thereby bringing about the so called Fight of the Century between two undisputed heavyweight champions in 1971.

During the whole period between their first and their last face-off in Manila, including the years which preceded the restoration of Ali's right to fight, Ali had used his wit, sharp tongue, and position with the press to take characteristic verbal pot shots at Frazier (as was his practice with all opponents—and which made good copy and controversy) but these became controversial and at times ugly, after his loss in the fight of the Century, and this verbal battery heated the rivalry into new territory.

Both boxers battled each other into near incapacity, and Frazier's trainer determined he should stop the bout after the fourteenth round, so the decision went to Ali as a technical knockout (TKO). The early and middle parts of the fight were close, with spectacular ebb and flow, and in the later rounds things gradually swung Ali's way in the scoring for any likely decision. The final match up between Ali and Frazier was ultimately detrimental to the health of both fighters. The first fight in 1971 between these two pugilists went fifteen rounds and the second fight going 12 rounds, which were both similarly hard on the participants.

source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrilla_in_Manila

Aftermath:
Ali: I always bring out the best in men I fight, but 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

Frazier:Lawdy, Lawdy his a great and mighty champion. I hit him with punches that would have brought down the walls of a city."

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[TerminalVelocity14]

@hellaskinnyskin These guys would turn Liddell into a quivering pile of flesh.

[musood6630]

@hellaskinnyskin Chuck Lidell is an overweight unconditioned, slow, powerless, beer drinking faggot.

Do not ever put Lidell in the same sentence as Muhammad Ali or the late Joe Frazier.

[MrJim12341121]

THE THRILLA IN MANILA. WHOLY SHIT AM I OLD. I REMEMBER WHEN THIS FIGHT HAPPENED. IT MUST HAVE BEEN A VERY FAMOUS HAPPENING BECAUSE I DONT REMEMBER TO MUCH FROM 1975. BUT I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS FIGHT. THE THRILLA IN MANILA.

[sohailsani619]

You Cannot Simply Compare An MMA Fighter To A Boxer. And LOL If You Think Ali Or Tyson Or Suga Ray Or The Greatest Of All Times Including Frazier Etc Can Finish The Likes Of Liddel Ortiz Or Carwin Or Brock Or Anyone From UFC ... GUYS GUYS. UFC HAS GOT GROUND GAME. JIU JITSU KICKS IN... these Boxers are never trained to fight on guard. Thats Why Just STOP FUCKING COMPARING... Both Are Different Sports !!!!!

[GregorTansin]

@MrCodywt UFC fighters are not on roids... and they need to swing wildly at each other because they only have 3 rounds to win the fight, whereas in boxing they have 12.

[SuperChalkster]

bobbing and weaving, haha

[MrCodywt]

@GregorTansin UFC doesn't include any finesse, boxxing is an art, UFC is just two pissed off, roidded up, walking billboards swinging wildly at each other.

[iamthewalrus374]

The greatest man vs man rivalry in sports history.

[GregorTansin]

why the fuck is everyone even comparing this to the ufc, its a different sport and they both have different strengths and weaknesses!

[musood6630]

@hunkallgood73 Lol the best MMA striker/puncher Nick Diaz, got his ass kicked in 3 rounds of sparring by an Olympic medalist Omar Henry. Diaz got the shit kicked out of him by an amateur boxer. Now it doesn't take that much IQ or brain power to realize a proper pro fighter like Mayweather or Martinez could probably KO a UFC heavyweight with 4oz gloves. The difference in punching skill and power is that much.

[hunkallgood73]

I'd rather be kicked by Silva than to be jabbed by Ali