v Joe Frazier III 1st October 1975 Quezon City Philippines the Thriller in Manila ***** [r1] ... Frazier staying low to get away from that jab. Frazier is smiling. Ali opening up fast. Frazier looking to work the body ... Ali holding behind the neck there ... [r2] ... Ali working the head. Frazier working the body ... Frazier working the body almost exclusively. Ali holding behind the neck again ... [r3] ... Good punches by Frazier now as he’s got Ali on the ropes. Ali with a rope-a-dope. Frazier looking for an opening here. It is almost a replica of Ali and Foreman last year ... [r5] ... They are both trained for a long fight ... [r6] ... Frazier has been the aggressor all the way ... Frazier coming in low. This is a good round for Frazier ... [r11] ... Ali starts the round, every round, scoring heavily ... Frazier looking for a spot on the inside ... Frazier seems to be bleeding from the mouth ... [r14] ... Ali is going out for a knockout I think in this round ... Frazier doesn’t have the firepower he had in the middle rounds. Frazier is hurt! Frazier is badly hurt! That was the biggest round of the fight for anybody. Frazier was within a punch or two of going down. The doctor comes up and looks at Frazier. I think it’s all over! It’s all over! [r14] US fight commentary
52) Jean-Pierre Coopman KO5:
53) Jimmy Young Points15:
54) Richard Dunn TKO5: When Ali Came to Britain TV - Angelo Dundee - Richard Dunn -
Ali visited a number of Tyneside institutions including Granger Park Boys Club. When Ali Came to Britain
Ali completed his visit to the north-east by taking questions from an invited audience at a Newcastle leisure centre. ibid.
Unfortunately, the fight itself held in Munich was a less even contest than the war of words that had gone before. ibid.
Richard Dunn was a big tough guy. Angelo Dundee
I got my ass kicked ... I enjoyed every single minute of it. Richard Dunn
55) Ken Norton Points15: Robbed TV -
New York City: for months it teeters on the edge of bankruptcy. Robbed, ESPN short 2014
‘Consider yourself lucky to have me in New York City.’ ibid. Ali
‘Early in the evening there was a planned demonstration, the cops were going to strike.’ ibid. David Cohen
‘At least ninety robberies, grand larcenies.’ ibid.
‘The gangs around the stadium were uncontrolled.’ ibid.
‘Norton is crushed.’ ibid. US fight commentary
‘A shameful night for boxing.’ ibid. Harry Carpenter, UK fight commentary
56) Alfredo Evangelista Points15:
57) Earnie Shavers Points15:
58) Leon Spinks Lost Points15:
59) Leon Spinks Points15: US Fight Commentary TV -
v Leon Spinks 15 September 1978 Superdome New Orleans: What an extraordinary career! What an extraordinary man he has been! ... That’s the mark of the man ... A combination and the crowd goes wild … US fight commentary
60) Larry Holmes Lost TKO10: Albert Maysles & Bradley Kaplan TV - Muhammad Ali - Larry Holmes - Ferdie Pacheco - Diane Holmes - Bert Randolph Sugar - Thomas Hauser - Jerry Izenberg - Angelo Dundee - US Fight Commentary TV -
Two months later, at age 38, Ali was offered $8 Million to return to the ring and fight Larry Holmes. Albert Maysles & Bradley Kaplan: Muhammad and Larry, ESPN 2009
In July 1980 Ali checked into the Mayo Clinic for a two-day renal and neurological examination. ibid.
Less than three years later he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Syndrome. ibid.
I’ll knock Holmes out. He don’t stand a chance. Muhammad Ali, pre-fight training
If I get whipped, play it back because I’ll be a fool. Muhammad Ali
I want Holmes so much I sometimes get emotional and cry. Muhammad Ali
I always come through. I always figure out something. Muhammad Ali, pre-fight interview
Larry, I thought you loved me ... I will return. Muhammad Ali in hospital to visiting Larry Holmes
He’s probably better than anybody who’s ever fought. Larry Holmes pre-fight interview
He’s a good man. He’s good for boxing. He’s good for a lot of things. I don’t have anything bad to say about him. Never. If I knock him out, I’ll still be his friend. Larry Holmes, pre-fight interview
I just didn’t want to hurt Ali. Larry Holmes
This fight was an abomination. It was a crime. All the people in this fight should have been arrested. But he wouldn’t go down. Because he was Ali. The more years go by the more people feel indignant about it. Dr Ferdie Pacheco, Ali’s fight doctor
He had always escaped with his life ... You can’t blame him for thinking he is going to do it again. Dr Ferdie Pacheco
Ali got lazy. And Ali was letting him [Tim Witherspoon, sparing partner] punch and toughen his side. But you don’t toughen up kidneys. Kidney don’t believe in toughening up because they are a delicate, delicate organ. That was one of the big reasons that Ali fell apart. Dr Ferdie Pacheco
You could see him falling apart. Dr Ferdie Pacheco
They were friends. Close friends. Diane Holmes
This was a man they had invested a hope in. He had meant so much. Bert Randolph Sugar
Ali perpetuated on us a wonderful sting we all bought into. Bert Randolph Sugar
Ali had run out of miracles. Bert Randolph Sugar
There was a man who lose thirty pounds. Who looked sleek. Everybody was caught up in the fact that this was Ali. Bert Randolph Sugar
Doctor Charles Williams decided just on the basis of observing, that Ali was overweight, that he had a thyroid condition. Thomas Hauser, author Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times
A guy who is a shell of himself was brought here all to orchestrate the biggest drop in the history of this city at the tables. Jerry Izenberg
I see him pop every day. I thought he was taking vitamins. It was thyroid pills. Angelo Dundee
v Larry Holmes 2 October 1980 Las Vegas: Sad to witness this, isn’t it? I realise the legend that this man has been. I would hope they would stop this fight ... Savage ... Angelo is telling the referee to stop it. US fight commentary
61) Trevor Berbick Lost Points10: