It is 50 years to the day since Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier’s trilogy culminated in what is widely regarded as one of the greatest fights of all time. Here, Telegraph Sport ranks where the “Thrilla ...

Melvin Jerusalem made the third defence of his WBC strawweight title when he earned a unanimous decision over Siyakholwa Kuse on The Thrilla in Manila II promotion staged on the golden anniversary of ...

MANILA – Mission accomplished for Filipino boxer Melvin Jerusalem after successfully defending his WBC Minimumweight title at the "Thrilla in Manila 2" main event early Thursday morning. Jerusalem ...

The air sat still and sticky. Body heat from some 28,000 spectators at the Philippine Coliseum brought Manila’s midmorning temperature to a boiling point. Breathing felt like sipping warm water. An ...

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, ...

Fifty years later, and so much that has changed still resonates. When Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier in their famed trilogy meeting, otherwise known as the “Thrilla in Manila,” the leader of the ...

Heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali punches Joe Frazier during their iconic fight in in Quezon City, Manila, Philippines, on Oct. 1, 1975. (Bettmann/Getty Images) Once all the papers were signed and the ...

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 ...

Manny Pacquiao is organizing “Thrilla in Manila 2” as a 50th anniversary event paying tribute to the iconic Ali-Frazier rubber match, but it looks like it will not live up to the original. Fifty years ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Fifty years ago, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought the “Thrilla in Manila,” still considered the greatest and ...