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Regarded by many as the most brutal heavyweight fight of all time, Thursday marks the 40^th anniversary of the final instalment in the trilogy of memorable fights between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier: ‘The Thrilla In Manila’.

Bob Arum, who co-promoted the heavyweight championship of the world with rival promoter Don King, told Telegraph Sport that “it may just have been the greatest fight of all time“.

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