fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago50 years later, 'Thrilla in Manila' remains greatest boxing match of all time
Once all the papers were signed and the fight was officially on, Muhammad Ali knew exactly what to do. The master quipster, fight-promoting wizard and most famous and outrageous boxer in the world - the longtime heavyweight champion who had trumpeted his boxing style as one to "float like a butterfly and sting like a bee" - told the media what would happen on Oct. 1, 1975.
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