Revisiting the Thrilla in Manila: Boxing’s Golden Era 40 Years Later
By Andrew R.M. Smith “The quality of heavyweight fighters, like the length of skirts and price of cabbage, is given to periodic fluctuations.” As the 1970s drew to a close William Nack lamented a depression in boxing’s signature division. At its height the sport thrived on a triumvirate of champions—Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and George…