Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier 3

The fight was nicknamed "The Thrilla In Manila."

Fight
The first round began. Ali pumping the jab, Frazier was staying low to avoid it. He was smiling at Ali. Ali landed a left. Frazier kept smiling. Frazier landed a left to the body. Ali landed a good stinging one-two. Frazier landed to the body in a two punch combination of hooks. He is gaining confidence. Good head movement. He landed a few jabs and ate a few hard rights and another, landed one. The first round ended and Frazier slapped Ali's ass as they walked back to their corners, lol. 10-9 Ali.

The second round began. Ali keeping that hand out. He was warned for holding behind the neck, Frazier was still smiling. Frazier landed a left to the body. Ali slapped his hands together and kept that hand out. Frazier just can't find his range. Ali landed a slick counter right there. And another. Frazier landed two lefts to the body. Ali landed a hard right and a double jab and a right. The crowd's going crazy. Ali landed a right and a left and a right. Frazier went one-two to the body. Nice head movement. Another one-two to the body. Ali held around the neck again. He keeps putting that hand on the forehead. Ali landed a right hand lead. The second round ended and Frazier missed a backhand slap as they went back to their corners. 10-9 Ali.

The third round began. Ali keeps that hand out. Frazier landed a left to the body. Ali's corner wants him to stay off the ropes. He landed a good counter left uppercut and a counter left hook. They're slugging now briefly. Ali keeping that range. Frazier landed a left hook and another to the body, a right. A right uppercut. A left to the body. Another and a right uppercut, left to the body. Forehead to forehead. Ali beckoned him on. Ali landed a left to the body. Ali's rope-a-dopeing. Ali landed a big combination of lefts and rights, another. A big combo and he ate a counter left hook, Ali broke out landing six rights and three or four lefts, wow! He landed a right and ate a hard counter left hook there. Ali landed a right lead and ate a counter left hook. The third round ended, 10-9 Ali but much closer.

The fourth round began. Ali's right back against the ropes, he ate a left hook landing a few rights and a right lead. He's circling. Ali landed a left hook, back against the ropes. Ali landed two big rights. Frazier's throwing everything into those shots. He's missing huge left hook haymakers in close. Ali landed a right. Frazier landed a left to the body, nope it was a low blow and he was warned. Frazier landed a left hook and ate one and landed one. The crowd oohed as Ali landed another. Frazier went one-two to the body. Another left to the body, he ate a left himself. Ali landed two left hooks, one at the bell as the fourth round ended, 10-9 Ali.

The fifth round began. Ali keeping that hand out. The commentators think Ali is tired. Frazier landed a left to the body. Nice head movemet, he ate a right. Ali landed a hard right. Ali landed a left hook and ate a hard one. Ali landed a right, a jab. Frazier landed a left hook. Ali landed one himself. Frazier went low with one and a right upstairs. Two more to the body. Ali posed with a hand on the ropes and beckoned him in eating a left. And another. He's throwing back though but he's hurt. Frazier landed a right uppercut. Ali landed a left uppercut. The crowd chanted for someone. Ali landed a right uppercut and ate a left hook. Ali landed a right. Frazier landed a left. The fifth round ended, the closest round so far, 10-9 Frazier.

The sixth round began. Frazier landed a huge counter left hook and the crowd roared. And another, the crowd went even crazier. Nice head movement. It's just like the first fight so far. Three lefts to the body from Frazier. More good head movement. Ali landed a few grazing lefts and rights and ate a left hook, Ali lost his mouthpiece. They're slugging. Lefts and rights to Ali's body and a big left hook. Ali danced a bit. He landed a right and ate a left hook and a left uppercut. A left to the body. Ali keeping that distance and landed a left hook. Frazier landed a left hook. Another. That hurt. The sixth round ended, 10-9 Frazier.

The seventh round began. Ali dancing. Frazier landed a counter right lead. Ali landed a right, Frazier rolled with it. Ali landed a double jab right and a left hook. Frazier went to the body. Ali pumped the jab and landed a right. Pumping the jab. Ali landed a one-two. Another one-two. Frazier with a combo to the body. Ali fighting off the back foot. Frazier landed a left hook. Ali landed one. The seventh round ended, 10-9 Ali.

The eighth round began. Frazier's hunting him down still. Ali landed a right lead and a left straight and ate a left hook, left hook right left hook from Ali there. A nice right and an exchange, Ali landed a left hook, right, left hook, right, ate a right. Ali landed a counter right, a right, ate a left. Ali landed a left hook and ate one. Same again. Another left from Frazier and two more. Another. A right hook and he ate a left. A left uppercut from Frazier too. A left hook. A right to the body. A right to the head. Frazier with a big counter left hook. The eighth round ended, 10-9 Ali but close.

The ninth round began. Ali dancing. Both men are tired. Ali with a one-two. Ali landed a left, ate one low and another high. Two minutes left. Frazier aggressive. A left to the body. Hunting Ali down. One minute left. Ali dancing pumping the jab. Frazier with a left hook, a right to the body. Ali landed a left hook and a right. The ninth round ended, 10-9 Frazier but not too active.

The tenth round began. Ali landed a left. He's setting his feet more, flatfooted more. Ali landed a right. Frazier landed a left. Ali landed a left. Ali landed a big right and a left. Two minutes left. Ali landed a left and a grazing right. Ali landed two big rights. Frazier landed three lefts to the body. Frazier putting everything into his shots grunting with each punch, he landed a left, to the body too. Ali laded a right and ate a left uppercut. Ali landed a left. Frazier landed a left high and low. A left high. Another. Ali landed a left uppercut at the bell and the tenth round ended, close. 10-9 Ali but close.

The eleventh round began. Ali dancing. He landed a left. And a right. He's got Frazier against the ropes. Frazier landed a left and another. Ali landed a right. A jab and two big rights, ate a right and a left to the body. Crowd roared. Frazier landed a big left. Ali landed a right. Frazier landed a jab. Ali landed a left and ate a big right hook. They're in Frazier's corner, he landed a big left and a right. A right and a left, a left. A left. A left. Ali landed a short right and ate a left. One minute left. Ali landed a right right left combo and a left. Nice exchange. Ali landed a one-two, a right, furious exchange, Frazier landed a left and a right and a left. Fifteen seconds left. Ali landed a left and a right and ate a left. The eleventh round ended, 10-9 Ali but close.

The twelfth round began. Ali throwing early landing a big three or four punch scoring combination. Frazier with a right and left combo to the body. A left low. Ali is very tired but very game. Ali landed four lefts. A right. Two minutes left. Frazier landed a left, another low another high. Frazier landed a right hook. "Get off the ropes, Ali!" Ali landed a right and a left hook. A left uppercut. "Dance!" One minte left. Frazier's mouth is bleeding. Ali landed a left and a big right set up by the left. Ali landed a right and a left hook, ate a right and left to the body. Ali landed a double jab, the twelfth round ended. 10-9 Ali.

The thirteenth round began. They think Joe was tired in that last round. Ali trying to set the pace. Jabbing and moving. Dancing. Ali landed a counter right lead. And a big right, damn and another. Crowd's roaring. A left. A big right. Frazier's tired. Ali landed a big right and a left and a left. Ali landed a left as the crowd chanted his name. Ali landed a one-two and the right rocked Frazier visibly. Ali slipped a bit there. Ali landed a right and ate a right. Frazier landed a left. A left from Frazier. Ten seconds. Ali landed a one-two, Frazier's very tired and swelling around both eyes. The thirteenth round ended, 10-9 Ali. Frazier's right eye looks bad, he's swollen under his left eye and bleeding from the mouth.

The fourteenth round began. Ali landed a right. He landed a jab. Ali landed a one-two. Frazier landed a left. Ali danced a bit. Ali landed a jab. He landed a right. Frazier's very tired, he ate a few rights and a big one. Ali landed a left, rocked him with a right and landed another. Two more, left uppercut, left hook, big right, another. Frazier is hurt. Ali landed a double jab jab right right. One-two. One-two. Badly hurt. Wobbly. Frazier landed a left and ate a one-two, a big one next. Another, a double jab right left hook. One-two. Jab right. The fourteenth round ended, 10-8 Ali, crowd roaring. Frazier arguing with his corner visibly. The doctor's checking him out, they waved off the fight. Ali: "He is the greatest fighter of all time next to me."