Thrilla in Manila
1975 · Event
In the third and most brutal Ali–Frazier fight, in stifling heat in the Philippines, Frazier's corner stops it before the 15th round; Ali says it was the closest thing to dying he knew.
On these timelines: Master, USA, Southeast Asia
Around 1975
- Prague Spring (1968)
- The Troubles (1968)
- Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)
- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- Vietnam War (American phase) (1965)
- Watergate scandal (1972)
- Six-Day War (1967)
- Yom Kippur War (1973)
- Birth of hip-hop (1973)
- Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)