Thirty Years Later - The Building Blocks of "The Thrilla In Manila" Part 2

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With Bugner out of the way, Ali vs. Frazier III was on. This time the winner would have the historical bragging rights over the other. In what was a complete role reversal after their first fight, Ali was on top of the world and Frazier was looking in. By the time they arrived in the Philippines, Ali had evened the score with Frazier winning their rematch and regained the title from Foreman, the man responsible for making Frazier the ex-champ. It wasn't until Ali beat Frazier and Foreman in back-to-back fights in 1974 that he began to be acknowledged as the greatest or at least one of them.
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