Thrilla In Manila...

Yes he was and Ali like Frazier had to suck it up, and battle though it.

 

He didn't.

 

Ali had Frazier going he was hurt big time, and the bell helped him no end.

 

It didn't. Frazier was stunned momentarily, no more than, say, Leonard was in round 2 of the first Duran fight.

 

I disagree, Frazier legs buckled and he looked in bad shape to me.

 

Well, you're wrong. It's probably just what you want to believe. :good

 

And he did. If not for Ali's great recovering ability, he wouldn't have lasted the distance that night. From round 6 on he was taking a heavy beating.

 

I guess

 

What if the thrilla in manilla had been fought in 1910?

45 rounds and no such thing as a TKO?

Who would have prevailed?

 

Well as long as Futch was in Frazier's corner, the same result would of happened, a 14th round corner retirement.

 

Nope, they woulnd NOT have stop the fight in the fashion that it did in 1910. Fraizer's eye ball had to be hanging out for that to happen.

 

I took the praise that Ali showered Frazier with after Manilla as evidence that Ali was bursting with relief that the 15th didn't happen and the fight was over.

Obviously I'm trying to play mind-reader and I could very well be wrong, but it just seemed to me like he was looking for immediate reconciliation so that they wouldn't have to fight again.

 

Ali was the favorite, probably by decision.

The first fight was the most anticipated of the trilogy, followed by the third fight. The second fight was much more low-profile(and much less entertaining, as well as being incompetently officiated) and was the least anticipated of the three.

That's a tough one. The FotC was the one when both were closest to their best, and my personal favorite won, but the third fight had the most pure, sustained, intense action.