Broadside for Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier fight known as "Thrilla in Manila"
date: label: Date
content: 1975
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Joe Frazier, American, 1944 - 2011
notes: label: Description
content: Promotional advertisement for the Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier heavyweight fight on October 1, 1975, printed in green and red ink with small portraits of Ali and Frazier, both in red. On the left side in the upper left quadrant is Ali and on the right side in the upper right quadrant is Frazier. In the upper right corner is a small rectangle with the date and time listed with the fight time start listed below outside the rectangle [OCT. 1, 1975/WEDNESDAY/7:00 A.M./FIGHT START/10:45 A.M.]. The top third of the advertisement describes the fight and location [PHILIPPINE COLISEUM/(ARANETA) QUEZON CITY/FIGHT START/10:45 A.M./SUPER FIGHT III/MUHAMMAD/ALI/VS/15 Rds./FRAZIER/JOE/WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT/CHAMPIONSHIP]. The bottom half lists the supporting events and fights with a small illustration of the fight location in the lower right corner. The reverse of the paper is blank.
place: label: Place used
content: Quezon City, Philippines, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Boxing
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.211.1
objectType: label: Type
content: broadsides
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 12 x 8 15/16 in. (30.5 x 22.7 cm)