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Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyrone Spong

2019-09-22T15:11:15Z

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2019-09-22T15:08:46Z

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2019-09-22T15:06:45Z

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2019-09-22T15:06:45Z

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2019-09-22T15:06:13Z

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2019-09-04T01:28:45Z

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Olajide William Olatunji vs. Logan Paul

2019-09-03T18:43:09Z

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2019-09-03T18:42:41Z

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2019-09-03T18:42:41Z

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2019-09-03T18:40:00Z

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Olajide William Olatunji vs. Logan Paul

2019-09-03T18:20:14Z

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2019-08-31T03:20:13Z

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2019-08-31T03:20:13Z

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*''The Ring'' lightweight title

Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Anthony Joshua (2nd meeting)

2019-08-31T03:16:33Z

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Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Anthony Joshua (2nd meeting)

2019-08-24T15:26:49Z

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2019-08-24T15:26:35Z

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2019-08-24T15:26:14Z

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2019-08-24T15:25:53Z

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2019-08-24T15:25:01Z

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Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Anthony Joshua (2nd meeting)

2019-08-24T15:24:38Z

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2019-08-24T15:22:43Z

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Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Luke Campbell

2019-08-17T21:38:42Z

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Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Luke Campbell

2019-08-17T21:37:48Z

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Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier (3rd meeting)

2019-06-12T21:34:31Z

Faren29: Many lists, boxing historians, boxing magazines and YouTubers say this was the greatest fight of all time. So saying this is not exactly wrong.

[[File:1975-10-01 - Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier (poster).jpg|right|250px]]
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*'''[[WBC]] Heavyweight Title''' (4th defense by Ali) 
*'''[[WBA]] Heavyweight Title''' (4th defense by Ali) 
*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] ([[Don King Productions]])
*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 63-63
*[[:File:1975-10-01 - Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier (poster1).jpg|Poster #2]]

== "The Thrilla in Manila" ==
[[file:ALIandJoeF.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Muhammad Ali & Joe Frazier with Don King]]
The '''Thrilla in Manila''' was a boxing match between [[Muhammad Ali]] and [[Joe Frazier]], fought at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City of the Philippines on October 1, 1975. The bout is often ranked as the greatest fight of all-time and is the climax to the bitter rivalry between Ali and Frazier.

Promoted by [[Don King]], the ''Thrilla in Manila'' had a tremendous media following. The fight was shown on closed-circuit television in 380 locations in the United States and broadcast to 68 countries worldwide. Ali was guaranteed $4.5 million against 43% of the gross, while Frazier was guaranteed $2 million against 22%. Ali ended up with about $9 million and Frazier made roughly $5 million.

The fight was scheduled for the morning to accommodate fans watching on closed-circuit television in the United States, which is 12 to 15 hours behind the Philippines.

== Pre-Fight ==
The mood of the two fighters and their camps could not be further apart. In Ali's camp, the mood was jovial and lighthearted. According to Ali's longtime physician and cornerman [[Ferdie Pacheco]], it was believed by Ali and his trainers that Frazier was washed up after his devastating loss to [[George Foreman]] and the relative ease with which Ali had defeated Frazier in their rematch. The general consensus was that Ali was doing Frazier a favor, giving Joe one last big payday before sending him off into retirement. As a result, Ali did little training, instead concentrating on the torrid affair he was having with Veronica Porche and amusing the vast entourage that had come to be nicknamed the "Ali Circus". Later, when Ali's wife Belinda found out that Ali was not only carrying on this affair but was introducing Veronica as his wife, she flew to the Philippines and confronted Ali, causing yet another distraction.

Frazier, meanwhile, was training with a grim and determined intensity. Frazier had a bitter hatred for Ali. He had never forgiven Ali for the spew of invective Ali had directed at him after they signed to fight each other in 1971. Ali labeled Frazier as an "Uncle Tom" and as the "White Man's Champion."

Ali also labeled Frazier as an "ugly dumb gorilla", deriding him as an inarticulate physical specimen devoid of any intelligence. Ali famously punched a rubber gorilla meant to represent Frazier during a press conference while saying "It's gonna be a chilla, and a killa, and a thrilla, when I get the Gorilla in Manila."

The "Uncle Tom" and "White Man's Champion" remarks infuriated Frazier, who [[Ferdie Pacheco]] described as "nothing but raging black." Frazier was the son of a sharecropper from the deep South and a survivor of ghettos in New York and Philadelphia, to which he moved as a minor by himself to pursue boxing. He had certainly suffered prejudice and discrimination that Ali had never known.

Furthermore, Frazier felt that Ali had betrayed him because Frazier had ardently supported Ali throughout his difficulties stemming from his refusal to enter the U.S. Army. Frazier supported Ali's attempt to have his boxing license restored and helped him financially during his exile from boxing, periodically giving Ali hundreds of dollars.

The ad hominem attacks that Ali directed at Frazier were unforgivable according to Frazier. While Ali has since asserted that he did so in an attempt to promote their fights and increase the gate, Frazier always countered that it wasn't necessary because their purses were guaranteed.

Frazier and Ali's relationship and the lasting enmity that Frazier harbored for many years stems from this period of time.

== The Fight ==
[[File:Ali-Frazier3.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ali lands a right against Frazier]]
At 10:45 a.m. on October 1, 1975, the bell for the 1st round rang. Ali had previously told his trainers that he was going to "put a whuppin'" on Joe Frazier, and he started the fight looking to do just that. Frazier was known for starting fights slowly, and Ali came out looking to use that to his advantage. Rather than dance and use his speed to stay away from Frazier, Ali came out and walked flat-footed to the center of the ring and proceeded to unleash a flurry of combinations on Frazier. However, to the amazement of Ali and many watching, Frazier continued to come forward, intent on punishing Ali's body at close range, despite having to take more and more of the withering punishment Ali was dishing out in order to do so.

As Ali began to tire, Frazier turned up his own offense and began punishing Ali to the body and the head with his trademark hooks. By the sixth round, Frazier had staggered him in turn and seemed to be gaining control of the bout. At the beginning of the seventh round, Ali reportedly whispered in Frazier's ear, "Joe, they told me you was all washed up." Frazier growled back, "They lied."

Frazier dominated the middle rounds. Ali tried to fend Frazier off with occasional flurries and spurts of manic activity. He even unsuccessfully tried to use the rope-a-dope technique that had defeated George Foreman nearly a year earlier, but it was all negated by Frazier's relentless assault and power. Between the terrific heat inside the stadium, Frazier's assault, and his own nonchalant training, it began to seem that Ali would wilt.

Finally, in the tenth round, Frazier began to slow down and tire, and Ali slowly turned the tide. In the 11th round, he used his speed to dance more and to unload a series of fast combinations on Frazier, which severely disfigured his face by the end of the round, swelling Frazier's eyes to the point that nothing but a tiny slit remained open. Throughout the 12th round, Ali continued to turn the momentum, increasingly overwhelming Frazier and using the fact that Frazier could no longer see his right hand coming to hit Frazier with one hard right after another. About a minute into the 13th round, Ali landed another blistering combination on Frazier, sending the injured fighter's mouthpiece flying into the crowd.

In the 14th round, Frazier was almost blind as he stepped in and was met once more with punishing blows from Ali. It was later revealed that Frazier actually had a cataract in his left eye and, with the punishment from Ali closing his right eye, was effectively fighting blind in the last rounds of the fight.

[[Eddie Futch]], Frazier's trainer, decided to stop the fight between the 14th and 15th rounds. Frazier protested stopping the fight, shouting "I want him, boss" and trying to get Futch to change his mind. Futch simply replied, "It's all over. No one will forget what you did here today" and signaled to the referee to end the bout.

Ali was therefore declared the victor. He got up from his stool, raised his arm in victory, and then collapsed onto the canvas. He was completely spent. Ali claimed that this was the closest to dying he has ever been.

At the post-fight press conference, Ali said, "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." He then announced, "Joe Frazier is the greatest fighter in the world, next to me."

== Recognition ==
*Named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year|Fight of the Year]] by [[The Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']] in 1975 
*Named the [[The 100 Greatest Title Fights of All-Time|#1 Fight of All-Time]] by ''The Ring'' in 1996. 
*ESPN's ''SportsCentury'' ranked the fight as the fifth greatest sporting event of all-time in 1999. 

== Trivia ==
[[file:Ali-FrazierSI75.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Sports Illustrated Cover]]
*The Philippines' first multi-level commercial shopping mall was named after Muhammad Ali as a tribute to his victory. 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 held in Manila, but in adjacent Quezon City. Both cities, however, are within the district of Metro Manila.
*President Ferdinand E. Marcos, along with First Lady Imelda Marcos, were on hand to watch the event. President Marcos sponsored the fight's purse.
*The Philippines was under "Martial Law", declared by President Ferdinand Marcos, when the fight occurred.

== Quotes ==
*"It’s gonna be a thrilla, and a chilla, and a killa, when I get the Gorilla in Manila." - Ali speaking about the upcoming fight.
*"Man, I hit him with punches that'd bring down the walls of a city." - Frazier speaking about Ali after the fight.
*"I'm gonna tell ya, that's one helluva man, and God bless him". - Ali speaking about Frazier after the fight.

== References ==
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oKhMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d1ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4726,1143121&dq=ali+frazier&hl=en "Ali-Frazier set for 'showdown'" Associated Press, September 30, 1975]
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y8UVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0REEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3193,117729&dq=ali+frazier+associated+press&hl=en "Ali Keeps Title" Associated Press, October 1, 1975]
*[http://philboxing.com/news/story-3874.html "Greatest heavyweight fight!" By Glenn Schouw, ''PhilBoxing.com'', October 7, 2005]
*[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3065738 "Frazier's pain, anger remains years after trilogy" By Ron Borges, ''ESPN.com'', October 16, 2007]
*[http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/400521-the-thrilla-in-manila-remembered-40-years-later "The Thrilla in Manila Remembered: 40 Years Later" By Lee Groves, ''RingTV.com'', October 1, 2015]

== See Also ==
*[[Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali (1st meeting)]]
*[[Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier (2nd meeting)]]

Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury (1st meeting)

2019-06-02T16:01:18Z

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*'''[[WBC]] World Heavyweight Title''' (8th defense by Wilder)
*'''Promoters:''' [[Frank Warren]] ([[Queensberry Promotions]]), [[Tom Brown]] ([[TGB Promotions]]), [[Lou DiBella]] ([[DiBella Entertainment]])
*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Jimmy Lennon Jr.]]
*'''Aired On:''' [[Showtime|Showtime PPV]], [[BT Sport|BT Sport Box Office]] (Main Event)

== Bout Summary ==
Wilder retained his WBC World Heavyweight title on a split decision draw, marking the first time both the 40-0 Wilder and the 27-0 Tyson Fury did not win. Maintaining a consistent herky jerky style with nonstop feigning and continuous foot movement, the bigger and taller Fury had reach advantage and ultimately proved hard to hit, and appeared to win rounds three through eight, with other rounds somewhat closer. Wilder bloodied Fury's nose with jabs in the fourth round. Referee [[Jack Reiss]] had only to deal with occasional holding by Fury whenever Wilder tried to get inside. Wilder missed punches when his reach fell short, but he did drop Fury about a minute in the ninth round from what appeared to be a short glancing right hand to the left ear. Fury beat the count, and Wilder could not land another big shot despite his 10-8 round. Instead, Fury landed hard rights in the the remainder of the ninth round and early in the tenth round. At times, Fury showboated, putting his hands behind his back, and sticking out his tongue, but Wilder remain composed and focused. A solid right-left combination from Wilder floored Fury onto his back in the twelfth and final round, who looked out but somehow got up and beat the count yet again, and finished the bout.

Ringside commentator [[Paul Malignaggi]] felt Fury won the bout, and stated judge [[Alejandro Rochin]]'s 115-111 scorecard was wrong. Fury was graceful and grateful after the bout, embracing Wilder warmly, thanking Wilder for the opportunity and stating "God Bless America", and making chicken gestures in reference to the other heavyweight champion, [[Anthony Joshua]] still not fighting either himself nor Wilder. Ringside commentator and boxing historian Steve Farhood had it 115-111 for Fury. Not everyone agreed.

Fury held the lineal heavyweight title coming into this bout, having taken two and a half years off to seek treatment for alcoholism, cocaine addiction, and depression, and had to come down from almost 400 pounds to 256 under the guidance of trainer Ben Davison. [[Freddie Roach]] and [[Ricky Hatton]] were also in his corner. Trainer [[Mark Breland]] was in Wilder's corner. This was not the first time two undefeated heavyweight champions had met in a heavyweight titular contest. 26-0 Smokin' [[Joe Frazier]] dropped the then 31-0 [[Muhammad Ali]] in round 15 and went on to retain the linear world heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden in 1971.

Both Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, in the post fight commentary, entertained the possibility of a USA Showtime rematch in the future. Wilder had a mandatory rematch clause in his contract if he had lost the bout. USA Showtime broadcast the four main event bouts on the eleven bout card, including heavyweight [[Luis Ortiz]]' tenth round stoppage of [[Travis Kauffman]] in a scheduled 10 rounder. Wilder's younger brother, 2-0 cruiserweight [[Marsellos Wilder]], opened the card with a four round unanimous decision over David Damore. Former heavyweight contender [[Chris Arreola]] and 2016 Olympic Games Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist [[Joe Joyce]] both won on the untelevised portion of the card. Boxers in attendance at ringside included [[Evander Holyfield]], [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]], and [[Riddick Bowe]].

== Notes ==
*Attendance: 17,698.
*[[:File:2018-12-01 - Deontay Wilder vs, Tyson Fury (Official Scorecards).jpeg|Official Scorecards]].
*[[Compubox]] Punch Statistics [http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/File:2018-12-01_-_Deontay_Wilder_vs._Tyson_Fury_(Compubox).jpg]:
**Punches Landed & Thrown: Tyson Fury 84 of 327, Deontay Wilder 71 of 430.
**Power Shots Landed & Thrown: Tyson Fury 38 of 104, Deontay Wilder 31 of 182.
**Jabs Landed & Thrown: Tyson Fury 46 of 223, Deontay Wilder 40 of 248.
*The fight generated 325,000 pay-per-view buys on Showtime and $24.3 million in pay-per-view revenue. [http://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=25519401]

== Boxing Trivia ==
Seven undefeated world heavyweight champions existed at the time of this bout, claimants to both major and minor versions of the world title: [[Deontay Wilder]] (40-0), holder of the World Boxing Council version of the world heavyweight title; [[Tyson Fury]] (27-0), holder of the lineal heavyweight title; [[Anthony Joshua]] (22-0), holder of the World Boxing Association Super World Heavyweight title, World Boxing Organization World Heavyweight Title, International Boxing Federal World Heavyweight Title, and International Boxing Organization World Heavyweight Title; claimant [[Trevor Bryan]] (20-0), holder of the World Boxing Association regular version of the world heavyweight title; [[Michael Wallisch]] (19-0), holder of the Global Boxing Union version of the World Heavyweight title; [[Erzen Rrustemi]] (13-0), the World Boxing Federation World Heavyweight titleholder; and [[Alexander Frank]] (15-0-1), holder of the Universal Boxing Organization version of the world heavyweight title. Not all were undefeated, however. [[Ivica Perkovic]], holder of the World Boxing Union (German Version) World Heavyweight title, with an undistinguished record of 26-34.

Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. (1st meeting)

2019-06-02T08:36:34Z

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Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. (1st meeting)

2019-06-02T08:35:50Z

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