Frazier his highly underrated by many here ... he is constantly referred to as a one handed fighter with a weak chin ... absurd but referred to that way time and again here ..
Gerald McClellan Joe Louis Julian Jackson Mike McCallum Joe Gans Archie Moore Joe Frazier Floyd Patterson Ricardo Lopez Fighters with the most repulsive and annoying nuthuggers: Lennox Lewis Harry Greb Ezzard Charles George Foreman Jack Dempsey The Klitschkos and many more
I actualy think that Marciano fans are prety level headed and fair given the offensive nature and proactivity of many Marciano detractors.
This thread was created almost four years ago,but LMAO @ Joe Frazier having a neutral fanbase.The couple of dozen fans that he has are amongst the most delusional and bitter of all fanbases.Very similar to Hagler's fanbase.Actually,very similar to the two men mentioned themselves.
Leonard as he don't have what you call real boxing fans as he's a product created for joe casual & these sort of creatures are in the main Michael Jackson slurpers & the older joe casual will sing along to Bruce Springstein & yap about one day going to the Monaco formula 1 grand prix & associated shite. Main event rubber neckers & i can only ever recall no more that a handful of the faithfull who have actually been hooked on Leonard, but we all are allowed mistakes in our youth & that was all down to the olympics. But if any **** today said yeh i'am a Leonard fan then that just informing the public that they no **** all about the sport & are just in all reality just another rat in the pack. Many a time i've been in convo at bar yapping about boxing & there's always an "Outrider" lurking & hoping to join in to get some peer cred & often they'd squeak up & say "I like Sugar Ray Leoanrd" oh yeh i'd say!! Who else? then they'd roll their eyes in confusion & say ALI yeh ALI, who else i'd say? then all you'd get is a shifting of the feet/profuce sweating & a sick squirming forced smile as their brains went into meldown as they desperatly tried to actually name another ****in boxer or champion for that matter. Wankers one & all:yep
BTW I will agree that Frazier's fanbase is not neutral in the slightest. And how could it be, with the most vicious HW rivalry in and out of the ring?
Absolutly:yep How could it be!!! Ali & Frazier split the planet down racial & class lines for those who fed on any form of discrimination as they did back then. It was support anyone but Ali & even the KKK were offering Joe tempory whiteman status just as long as he whipped Ali. Poor Joe had legions of fans he never wanted or asked for, he became a victim of circumstances as the whole event overtook him as ali corraled all the haters racists & neo-cons into Joe's corner which only added petrol to the flames which ali had ignited by calling poor joe an uncle tom. Joe was championed as a just an true american & ali as a draft dodging traitor. You could'nt have got a more polarised fight & set of fight fans. It became totally political from top 2 bottom & has stayed that way ever since for those who were around at that time.......In america that is:yep.
just a little teenager acting up here Goyourownway is methinks. somebody stick a pacifier in his mouth and burp the baby:asskiss-where he gets his knowledge