Joe Frazier never needed much encouragement to take a swipe at Muhammad Ali during their bitter 1970s rivalry.

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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

Fifty years ago, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier competed in what turned out to be one of the most brutal fights in the history of boxing. The pair met in the ring for “Thrilla in Manilla,” the third ...

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Joe Bugner, a heavyweight who took boxing greats Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier the distance in fights in the 1970s, has died. He was 75. The death of the Hungary-born Bugner, who ...

Joe Bugner, a British heavyweight champion known for his resiliency and challenging American greats Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, has died. He was 75. “It is with great sadness that the Former British ...

A European titleholder as well, he twice went the distance with Ali and once with Joe Frazier, losing those bouts but gaining respect. By Jeré Longman Joe Bugner, a Cold War refugee from Hungary who ...