“We’re just two colored boys from the ghetto and we have the whole world watching us in the greatest event of all time!” Thus did Muhammad Ali describe himself and Joe Frazier hours before they faced ...

Frank Sinatra was working ringside, moonlighting as a photographer for Life magazine. Burt Lancaster, the Oscar-winning actor, was recast in the role of a color commentator. “I looked down from the ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Oct. 1, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Oct. 1, 1975, Muhammad Ali took on Joe Frazier in ...

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, ...

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 ...

On March 8, 1971, two undefeated legendary boxers faced off for the first time in what became known as the “The Fight of the Century.” Muhammad Ali was a former world champion coming into this fight ...

The “Thrilla in Manila” is not just about Muhammad Ali’s victory in his third and final fight with Joe Frazier, 50 years ago. In the months before the fight, Ali set a cruel agenda and, on the night, ...

Former President Donald Trump recalled one of the "craziest" nights of his young life in a recent interview with Tyrus on his OutKick show. On "Maintaining with Tyrus," Trump was asked what the ...

The jock strap that was used by heavyweight boxing legend Joe Frazier 45 years ago when he beat the greatest of all-time, Muhammad Ali, is about to hit the auction ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Muhammad Ali was among the nearly 4,000 people who packed the ...

Do you find the federal trial of disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich confusing? Time's Dawn Reiss is here to help with a handy metaphor to explain the case, in which Blagojevich, ...