Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Oct. 1, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Oct. 1, 1975, Muhammad Ali took on Joe Frazier in ...

Ken Burns is reentering boxing’s storytelling ring, and it’s another iconic heavyweight who’s his muse this time around. The acclaimed documentarian will debut a four-part, eight-hour documentary on ...

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 ...

It was the perfect bookend to the first one, which was the greatest sporting event in world history. And, for pure tenacity, this one was even better. Oct. 1, 1975 — 50 years since Joe Frazier met ...

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, ...

Reflecting on what many consider the greatest heavyweight bout ever, Muhammad Ali knew he had been pushed closer to the brink of his physical and mental limits than any other fight in his career. Not ...

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 ...

UNDATED (CBS Newspath/WKRC) - The boxing trunks that Muhammad Ali wore in the 1975 fight with Joe Frazier are officially up for auction. "Thrilla in Manilla" was the third and final time that the two ...

“We’re just two colored boys from the ghetto and we have the whole world watching us in the greatest event of all time!” Thus did Muhammad Ali describe himself and Joe Frazier hours before they faced ...

Joe Frazier’s death on Monday from liver cancer was overshadowed by the Penn State sex abuse scandal. Wasn’t that always the way with Joe? Something or somebody always seemed to steal his thunder. He ...