By Delores Wilson, June 9, 2019 — It wasn’t because Mohammad Ali was just a good looking guy — the way he carried himself got my attention. He spoke well and it would follow through to whatever he said to his opponent.
My guy friends had given me insight into boxing and I began to see boxers as gladiators. I watched Mohammed Ali on television and he looked pretty dancing around his opponents.
Soon my guy friends heard that the Thriller in Manila was going to be televised on a large screen at the Spectrum, we bought tickets right away. When we were at the Spectrum, the crowd was already pumped up. One could see the electricity in the air.
Before we got settled we decided to go to the concession stand. Before we could take our seats, the fight was over in the first round.
Mohammad lost and Joe Frasier won. We stood there in shock.