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'I wouldn't have beat Ali with a baseball bat'

October 1 1975 - the world witnesses one of the most ferocious boxing matches of all time, as Muhammad Ali fought Joe Frazier in the fight billed: The Thrilla in Manilla.

Forty years on, the former British boxer - Richard Dunn - remebers watching the fight on television. Little did he know, he would end up in the ring with Ali just a year later.

However, before he got his chance in Germany, he was, like the rest of the world, captivated, as Ali locked horns with Frazier for the final time.

Picture: Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier (credit: Associated Press)

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