Muhammad Ali was there, his body frail and trembling in the throes of Parkinson’s disease. Fellow boxers Bernard Hopkins, Larry Holmes and Michael Spinks were there, too, among others, including ...
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, ...