Any fights like Thrilla in Manila?

[McFearless]

Watching the documentary on it tonite, very good btw

But are there any fights that are gonna be documented like that in this era years from now? Like prefight excitement and hype? Then a fight that actually delivers equally?

Which come to mind?

[mushahadeen]

Jr. vs. Duddy

[JackSlack]

It was a foregone conclusion by the media that Ali was going to dominate him, bro.

It was a shock for all that witnessed it on CCTV that saw Frazier work him over as he did.

I still say that Eddie Futch made a tragic mistake in stopping that fight as Ali was in just as bad or even worse condition than Joe was.

It was not the best heavyweight fight of the 70's, but it was surely the most brutal.

JS

[aldiansyah]

Watching the documentary on it tonite, very good btw

But are there any fights that are gonna be documented like that in this era years from now? Like prefight excitement and hype? Then a fight that actually delivers equally?

Which come to mind?

I think it's unlikely it would be documented or remembered the same way, as it was a while ago now and seemed to have flown somewhat under the radar and involved two guys who though memorable never really set the world on fire; the fight I'm thinking of is Livingston Bramble vs Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini 2.
There was a lot of hype before the fight, given that is was a rematch with Bramble pulling off a big upset and stopping Mancini to win his lightweight title in the 14th round of the first fight. There was a lot of sentiment around Mancini, with the story of his father being a lightweight contender before the war, getting injured during his service and being unable to box afterwards, then his son winning the same title years later in his fathers honor. Bramble did his bit for the hype too with all his voodoo and snakes and pit bulls and stuff, and the two trainers nearly came to blows in the lead-up to the fight- which became one of my favorites of all time. Constant high work rate for all 15 rounds, including brutal infighting and exchanges in almost every round, and Mancini being cut and swollen horribly by the middle rounds, at which point he's sent to the doctor and was having trouble seeing. He was allowed to continue for a while, and managed to fight right til the bell at the end of the 15th with both eyes badly swelling shut and blood pissing everywhere.
Like I said, neither guy was ever nearly as high profile as Ali or Frazier, but there was a great build up which culminated in a fantastic fight, something that seems rarer and rarer these days.