Those were the times… This is an often repeated phrase by the old timers when it comes to the world of boxing. First-account tales of Mohamed Ali winning the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ with George Foreman in Zaire and that ‘Thrilla in Manila’ against Joe Frazier, leave the current generation of boxing fans in a wish-I-was-there scenario.
The last big spectacle that brought the boxing world into the limelight was the clash between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. The ‘fight of the century’ took place two years ago with Money defeating Pac-Man in a 12-round unanimous decision. But it …read more
Source: Gulf times