Summary and highlights of the DVD release titled Thrilla in Manila available in the United States and classified under the documentary genre. This documentary chronicles the legendary third and final heavyweight boxing championship bout between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier that took place on October 1 1975 at the Philippine Coliseum in Quezon City Philippines. The title itself derives from the notorious pre fight rhetoric in which Joe Frazier stated he would make Muhammad Ali pay a thrilla and Muhammad Ali countered that it would be a killa and a thrilla in Manila. The film highlights the oppressive heat and humidity that plagued the arena on fight night the grueling training camps leading up to the bout and the intense psychological battle between the two heavyweight champions. Extensive archival footage captures the brutal exchange of punches in the early rounds the swelling around Frazier s left eye and the relentless forward pressure of Ali despite heavy punishment. The documentary emphasizes that the fight reached its climax in the fourteenth round when Frazier s trainer Eddie Futch decided to stop the fight before the fifteenth round could begin resulting in a technical knockout victory for Muhammad Ali. The DVD release presents this historical event without scripted drama using only real fight footage interviews with boxing historians commentary and behind the scenes photographs. The production is firmly rooted in the documentary genre providing factual retrospective analysis rather than fictional entertainment. The item was recorded as being added to the iOctavio.com database on the date 2009-08-15. The original review provided by the user consisted of a single period character and contained no additional written commentary.