Resources: Thrilla in Manila
On October 1, 1975, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali was in the ring with his arch rival Joe Frazier for the third time. This fight in the Philippines, which has been nicknamed "Thrilla in Manila," is considered one of the most dramatic boxing matches in history - in the words of the voice-over, "They hated each other." With the help of archive material and eyewitness accounts, this documentary not only reconstructs the match, but shows us what was happening behind the scenes as well.
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Sundance Film Festival
2008
Lesson plans
Video Clips
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Clip: 1. Ali mocks Frazier
Muhammad Ali publicly criticises and mocks Joe Frazier -
Clip: 2. Parkinson interview - spiritual holy war
Michael Parkinson interviews Ali for UK television -
Clip: 3. Ali, Race & Islam
Muhammad Ali uses the politics of race to demean Joe Frazier -
Clip: 4. The Fight
Finally, the day of the fight! Joe Frazier watches for the first time
