Smokin’Joe Frazier in the Thrilla in Manila-Relived

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Smokin’ Joe Frazier in the Thrilla in Manila – Relived, is an e-book rendering a full account on this magnificent boxing match that took place on 1 October 1975, in which two American fighters battled it out for supremacy in a World Heavyweight Championship Contest.

When the fight was made Muhammad Ali and Smokin’ Joe Frazier had already earned the status of all-time great fighters. These two ring gladiators had already met in the Fight of The Century on 8 March 1971, a contest Joe Frazier won by a unanimous decision on points. They contested their second fight on 28 January 1974, when both Ali and Frazier were ex-champions. Muhammad Ali won this bout by a unanimous decision on points. And this third battle between these two prolific fighters was clearly a rubber match for them and they vowed to fight with all their might for victory.

The fight began at an unusually fast pace and it soon gained momentum to become the greatest ring battle in all of boxing. Many sports journalists, boxing analysts, ex-world champions, longstanding fight fans and boxing historians described this fight as the greatest boxing match ever witnessed! The fight ended in a most thrilling and climactic manner when both fighters were rendered physically incapable of contesting the fifteenth and final round of this torrid battle for the championship.

This book covers the early life of Joe Frazier, his entry into boxing, and his meteoric rise to the championship. Joe Frazier’s two fights with George Foreman are analyzed. A comparison is rendered on the boxing skills and strengths of Ali and Frazier, and how they stack up as fighters. Much on their intense and sustained rivalry is also presented. Details on the round-by-round proceedings of their first two fights is covered. The proceedings and a detailed clinical analysis of the Thrilla in Manila is presented with full punch statistics. Joe Frazier’s boxing standard is compared to the prominent world heavyweight champions of the past and the other great champions from periods that followed. The Aftermath of the Thrilla in Manila is analyzed in detail.

Comments from leading boxing analysts, boxing journalists, fight historians, boxing fans and bloggers, are included.