The Thrilla in Manila

[marbleheadmaui]

The thing that got me on this doc was when they showed Frazier the fight.

After about 30 seconds Joe says to himself "Too far away Smoke."

A thinking fighter in a way I hadn't thought about before.

[Master]

That was truly a brutal fight in hostile conditions by 2 fighters that would not give each other an inch. They left whatever they had left in that ring, absolutely amazing fight.

[Mars_ax]

That was truly a brutal fight in hostile conditions by 2 fighters that would not give each other an inch. They left whatever they had left in that ring, absolutely amazing fight.

It's amazing the amount of energy hatred can produce, Joe said at the end that he was fighting on instinct.

[Gandalf]

Good documentary.

It really shows Ali up for being the nasty bastard that he is/was and also shows up the media for showboating people who are really quite despicable and ignoring others who are really so much better as genuine human beings.

Ali was always a cunt, I have always been fairly convinced of that.

[Master]

Good documentary.

It really shows Ali up for being the nasty bastard that he is/was and also shows up the media for showboating people who are really quite despicable and ignoring others who are really so much better as genuine human beings.

Ali was always a cunt, I have always been fairly convinced of that.

Miles you are a cunt, you show no respect for the dead never mind the living!

[Gandalf]

Good documentary.

It really shows Ali up for being the nasty bastard that he is/was and also shows up the media for showboating people who are really quite despicable and ignoring others who are really so much better as genuine human beings.

Ali was always a cunt, I have always been fairly convinced of that.

Miles you are a cunt, you show no respect for the dead never mind the living!

But at least I am not a segregation advocating racist nutjob. Ali has always been a nasty piece of work and Frazier has always been given the wrong end of the stick.

Those are the facts.

[Master]

Ali apologised for that nonsense about the space ship coming to save the black people. Ali went way too far with the abuse against Frazier. Other than that he was a legend.

[Mars_ax]

The thing that got me on this doc was when they showed Frazier the fight.

After about 30 seconds Joe says to himself "Too far away Smoke."

A thinking fighter in a way I hadn't thought about before.

Yup, and Frazier said it was the first time he'd seen the fight, the reason likely being, that it probably wasn't a very pleasant memory for him. In my mind, this Doc is the best ever done about a boxer.

P.S. I wanted to bitch slap that douche Ferdie Pacheco and kick his teeth in for calling Frazier "dumb", the pretentious, condescending, asshole.