Carlos Padilla Jr.
Carlos "Sonny" Dolorico Padilla Jr. (born April 19, 1934) is a retired actor and boxing referee and judge from the Philippines. He is best known for refereeing the "Thrilla in Manila" between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in 1975. Career. The son of an Olympic boxer and actor, Padilla's professional career began as an actor, where he was known a commercial advertisement of "Family Rubbing Alcohol" with the famous slogan, "Hindi lang pampamilya, pang-isports pa". His acting career spanned over 40 years, with his final credited role in "Sige, Subukan Mo" in 1998. Padilla first  came to international prominence as a referee when he refereed the third fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, known as the "Thrilla in Manila". Before the fight, Frazier's trainer Eddie Futch had objected to all three American referees, so the little-known local official Padilla was selected as a late replacement, finding out of his selection the day before the fight. Despite having 11 years of experience, it was Padilla's first time officiating a fight above the 135-lb. weight class. On his official scorecard for the fight (which Ali won by TKO after 14 rounds), Padilla  scored in favor of Ali, 66-60. Encouraged by Don King (who had previously objected to Padilla's inclusion in the fight), Padilla relocated to the United States after the fight, and went on to officiate many high-profile boxing matches through the next two-plus decades, including Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Wilfred Benítez, Mike Tyson vs. Pinklon Thomas, Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Durán 1, Thomas Hearns vs. Roberto Durán, Julio César Chávez vs. Ruben Castillo, Dwight Muhammad Qawi vs. Matthew Saad Muhammad and Salvador Sánchez vs. Wilfredo Gómez. He refereed his final bout on October 14, 2000, between  Manny Pacquiao and Nedal Hussein in the Philippines. Personal life. Padilla is the son of actor and Olympic boxer Carlos Padilla Sr. He is also father to singer and actress Zsa Zsa Padilla and a grandfather to Karylle and Zia. He was given a lifetime achievement award by the Philippine Sportswriters Association in 2011.