"E’ la cosa più vicina alla morte che abbia mai vissuto". E se lo dice #MuhammadAli a proposito del (terzo e ultimo) incontro con #JoeFrazier possiamo immaginare la brutalità del match. Quello che s'è un po' perso negli anni è il valore politico di quella sfida che è stata l'ultima di una certa epoca. Se oggi nei #cinema furoreggia (giustamente) il French 75, le Filippine dell'1 ottobre di 50 anni fa non furono da meno. #ThrillaInManila Documentary https://iv.duti.dev/watch?v=rEtCq6X7fUI
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Today in Labor History October 1, 1971: Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier in the Thrilla in Manila, considered by many to be one of the best and most brutal boxing matches ever. As many as 1 billion people watched the fight. Before the fight, Ali declared that the match would be a "a killa and a thrilla and a chilla, when I get that gorilla in Manila."

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🥇This Day in History – Sept 5, 1960
Cassius Clay—later Muhammad Ali—won Olympic gold in Rome.
Light heavyweight champion at just 18.
The world had no idea what was coming.
Here’s my tribute.

muhammad ali
clever was he
size of a train
hit like cocaine
grace of a fly
covered in butter
he definitely was
so phi.

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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

On September 5, 1960, #MuhammadAli (then Cassius Clay) won the gold medal in the boxing light heavyweight division for the United States during the Summer Olympics.