The Thrilla in Manila
As ONE FC: Pride of a
Nation gets set to rock the Smart Araneta Coliseum on August 31st,
let us take a look back at the legendary boxing match that forever earned the
Smart Araneta Coliseum a place in sporting history. The date was October 1st,
1975. The fight was between Muhammad Ali
and Joe Frazier. After splitting their
first two fights, this was to be the rubber match that ended the very bitter and
public rivalry between two of boxing’s greatest heavyweights. The fight lasted an incredibly grueling 14
rounds in sweltering 38-degree heat, and is widely considered to be one of the
greatest boxing matches in the history of the sport.
Today, this legendary fight is known around the world as the
“Thrilla in Manila”. For over 30 years
the legend of this fight has lived on and served as the defining moment of the
Smart Araneta Coliseum. Now it is time for
ONE FC to define the next chapter in the Araneta Coliseum’s storied
history. Check out all 14 legendary rounds of the “Thrilla in Manila” below, and let’s get excited for ONE FC: Pride of a Nation to give MMA
fans their very own, modern day “Thrilla in Manila”.
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