The Greatest Fight of All Time
News Source : The Atlantic
News Summary
- Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought in the Thrilla in Manila on October 1, 1975.
- The fight is remembered as the best heavyweight contest in history and possibly the pinnacle of the sport.
- The match was the first ever broadcast live overseas by satellite, and hundreds of millions of people watched from abroad.
- Looking back now, 50 years later, the event reveals the ways that sport can be a mirror to society and the soul.
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