Canelo Alvarez may not often be mentioned in debates about the greatest boxer of all time, but he does have his own pick for ...

George Foreman fought many legendary heavyweights in his career, but once revealed the man with the toughest chin of them all ...

Taking part in arguably the most high-profile matches in boxing history, the late Muhammad Ali’s record is littered with the biggest wins any pugilist could hope for. Sharing the ring with the ...

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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 ...

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 ...

The late Muhammad Ali revealed he once feared death in the ring — even when prevailing in one of the most iconic fights to ever grace the squared circle. Engaged in a three-fight series with the great ...

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, ...

Head to head, heaving body on heaving body. Heart Vs. Heart. Sheer desire against an absolutely equal amount of the stuff. On the part of one fighter, a genuine willingness to die rather than yield or ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...