Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao is now just eight miles away . Sportsmail 's Jeff ##mail has been counting down the greatest fights . In the fifth in a series of 12 fights that shaped boxing history , we have faced Ali v Joe Frazier , the Thrilla in boxing . It was said to have come ten years late , much like boxer v Pacquiao . Yet those doubting the two greats in their careers were spectacularly wrong .
Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao is now just eight days away . Sportsmail 's Jeff Powell has been counting down the greatest fights . In the fifth in a series of 12 fights that shaped boxing history , we have Muhammad Ali v Joe Frazier , the Thrilla in Manila . It was said to have come five years late , much like Mayweather v Pacquiao . Yet those doubting the two greats in their 30s were spectacularly wrong .