Louisville museum receives rare piece of WW2 history with deep Kentucky roots

The rare piece of 1942 sheet music connects one Louisville family to national history. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Frazier History ...
The Downey Patriot

Historical Society granted custodianship of “Indian Joe” grave marker

The Downey Historical Society will take over custodianship of the original wooden grave marker belonging to “Indian Joe” ...
Houston Chronicle

George Foreman defied doubters even in his hometown with comeback and heavyweight title

George Foreman became Houston’s only heavyweight boxing champion, and just the second from Texas, with a brutal assault that put Joe Frazier on his back six times in the two rounds that their 1973 ...
Los Angeles Times

50 years later, ‘Thrilla in Manila’ remains greatest boxing match of all time

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 ...
New York Post

Killa in Manila: Why the legendary Ali-Frazier fight still thrills 50 years on

As he taunted Joe Frazier, former heavyweight champion of the world, Muhammad Ali, current champ, pointed at the custom black T-shirts he and his entourage sported as they crashed the Aug. 26, 1975, ...
The Courier-Journal

Muhammad Ali still inspires Louisville 50 years after Thrilla in Manila vs. Joe Frazier

Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought in the third and final installment of their storied rivalry 50 years ago in the Philippines. The fight was nicknamed the "Thrilla in Manila." In 2005, the Muhammad ...
Yahoo! Sports

'A walk through hell': 50 years ago, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought to the brink in 'The Thrilla in Manila'

Muhammad Ali was just barely into his 40s and still pretty freshly retired for good. He was having dinner one evening with a writer who couldn’t help but notice the way the chicken leg trembled in his ...
Sports Illustrated

‘Thrilla in Manila’ in Photos: The 50th Anniversary of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier’s Historic Boxing Match

Fifty years ago, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier competed in what turned out to be one of the most brutal fights in the history of boxing. The pair met in the ring for “Thrilla in Manilla,” the third ...
The Courier-Journal

Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier Thrilla in Manila is greatest sporting event ever. It's not close

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 ...
insider.si.edu

Broadside for Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier fight known as "Thrilla in Manila"

Promotional advertisement for the Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier heavyweight fight on October 1, 1975, printed in green and red ink with small portraits of Ali and Frazier, both in red. On the left side ...
The Atlantic

Fifty Years After History’s Most Brutal Boxing Match

It was oven-hot inside the arena, and that was before the fight began. The building’s air-conditioning had already lost the undercard against the tropical sun, and the air was thick with humidity.