The problem with being the fastest gun in the West is that you have to defend the title - and the same is true of a heavyweight champion ... having seen how much success fellow dictator Mobutu (and fellow CIA stooge) had had with The Rumble in the Jungle the previous year, Phillippine president Ferdinand Marcos longed to host an international sporting event in his country to divert attention from his martial regime and human rights abuses. Kind of like North Korea throwing a pajama party. One crooked criminal contacted another, and pretty soon fight promotor Don King was once again involved. It would be the third time that Ali would face Smokin Joe Frazier - the first being 1971s classic The Fight of the Century ... this time Ali was defending his title, promising that the fight would be a killa and a thrilla and a chilla, when I get that gorilla in Manila ... the temperature in the ring was 120°F at fight time ... the fight went 14 brutal rounds before Fraziers trainer threw in the towel, both of Fraziers eyes swollen shut ... Ali collapsed onto his stool after the fight - and announced his retirement from the ring ... it was The Thrilla in Manila ... https://youtube/watch?v=ahEjU-BFS8c
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 20:45:47 +0000
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