Frank Sinatra was working ringside, moonlighting as a photographer for Life magazine. Burt Lancaster, the Oscar-winning actor, was recast in the role of a color commentator. “I looked down from the ...

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 ...

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, ...

Joe Frazier was a famous world champion in that era of boxing, which is still called golden today. Joe Frazier instilled fear ...

In this Oct. 1, 1975 file photo, Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali connects with a right against challenger Joe Frazier in the ninth round of their title fight in Manila, Philippines. Ali won the ...

Boxing was a major hit in the 1960s and 1970s. Identically like the UFC in the 2000s and present day, boxing had a litany of big names. From Muhammad Ali to Sonny Liston to George Foreman, there ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...