Muhammad Ali was involved in several matches.
The Fight of the Century ( also known as The Fight ) is the title boxing writers and historians have given to the boxing match between WBC/WBA heavyweight champion Joe Frazier ( 26 -- 0 , 23 KOs ) and Ring magazine/lineal heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali . Notable among these were the first Liston fight ; the `` Fight of the Century '' , `` Super Fight II '' , the `` Thrilla in Manila '' versus his rival Joe Frazier , and `` The Rumble in the Jungle '' versus George Foreman . Super Fight II was a non-title boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier . The Thrilla in Manila was the third and final boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier .