Muhammad Ali is expected to attend funeral services in Philadelphia for lifelong archrival Joe Frazier, according to a Fox Sports report. Frazier, the first man to defeat Ali by capturing a unanimous ...
In the 50 years since Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought the Thrilla in Manila, may as well add another 50 years in the future, too. There has never been another event like it. And there never will ...
Joe Frazier never needed much encouragement to take a swipe at Muhammad Ali during their bitter 1970s rivalry.
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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, ...
Two fighters appear on a list featuring the top 10 most-loved sporting statues in America. The lasting tributes to Muhammad Ali, in Kentucky, and Joe Frazier, in Philadelphia, are included on a list ...
Professionally, it might have been my favorite day. Then-Tulsa World sports editor Bill Connors and I spent several hours with Muhammad Ali and Smokin’ Joe Frazier, who reunited for an appearance at ...