R.i.p joe frazier

roe · Nov 8, 2011

Fair play to the BBC. They've put a ton of stuff up this morning about Joe.

oldspartan · Nov 8, 2011

Sad to hear, you will live forever, a legend ...rip smoking joe.

StWerburghs · Nov 8, 2011

RIP Smokin' Joe Frazier....you will always be remembered as a true warrior, and true gentleman.

izmat · Nov 8, 2011

RIP legend

g.dog · Nov 8, 2011

R.I.P Champ!!

BoxingAnalyst · Nov 8, 2011

Good tribute

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dvb · Nov 8, 2011

RIP Smokin Joe.

Can he finally have philly recognise the great man he was,and put up a statue,and tear down that balboa one while there at it! :twisted:

glue glove · Nov 8, 2011

:sad2 :boohoo

RIP Smokin' Joe

You gave as good as you got!

:toney

I salute you!

:cheers

WalletInspector · Nov 8, 2011

RIP Smokin' Joe.

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Name: Joe Frazier
Nickname: Smokin' Joe

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Height: 5 ft. 11.5 in. (182 cm.)

Birth: January 12, 1944

Boxing record
Total fights 37
Wins 32
KO's 27
Losses 4 (3)
Draws 1
No contests 0

Amateur: At the 1964 Tokyo Olympic games Frazier brought home the USA's only Boxing gold medal. Frazier had no business winning a gold medal in the 1964 Olympics. He had been beaten in the Olympic trials by Buster Mathis, a fighter with a far better amateur record. But Mathis broke his thumb while training for the Olympics and Frazier got his chance. It was ironic because in the Olympic semi-finals, Joe Frazier broke his own thumb. But "Smokin' Joe" Frazier was not a man to be denied. He had the thumb taped, basically fought with one hand in the finals and won the gold medal. It was typical of this gutsy fighter.

Cloverlay: Following his 4th pro fight, Yank Durham, Joe Frazier's Manager/Trainer, agreed sponsorship of Frazier with a Group of Philadelphians. A mix of teachers, clergy, bankers and clerks. One notable sponsor was now HBO analyst, Larry Merchant. This arrangement was similar to that of Ali's with the Louisville Sponsoring Group.

80 shares were offered @ $250.00 each.
In turn, they shared in 35% of Joe Fraziers fight purse.
Joe Frazier got 50% of the fight purse.
Plus $100.00/week salary.

After 6-months, Joe Frazier got a raise from $100/Week to $173/Week. By November 1967 it consisted of 231 Shareholders, and had a Net Worth of $468,350. Yank Durham, Joe Frazier's Manager/Trainer got 15% of the Fight Purse.

The Cloverlay, Inc. contract, which started on 1/1/66 ended on December 15, 1974, when Joe Frazier bought out the shareholders for approximately $14,500 per share. In January 1973 Cloverlay's net value was $1,200,000.

Road to Champion: Frazier's professional career did not start as well as he may have hoped. In just his second fight he was knocked down by 5 fight novice Mike Bruce however he went on to score a 3rd round knockout of Bruce. Frazier went on to extend his run of stoppages to 11 until he met tough Argentine Oscar Bonavena. Joe was knocked down twice in the 2nd round en route to a disputed Majority Decision at Madison Square Garden.

In Frazier's 17th bout in July '67 came his most impressive victory date. Smokin' Joe was the first man to stop the Iron Jawed Canadian who had previously gone the distance with Ali. Frazier fractured George Chuvalo's orbit (the bone under George's eye) so badly that Chuvalo needed reconstructive surgery to correct the injury as his eye partially dropped into the fault line fracture.

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Heavyweight Champion of the World: In March 1968 Frazier fought for a version of the Heavyweight title. Following Ali being stripped of the title, Joe fought for the Vacant NYSAC World title. His opponent was the man who previously beaten him in the Olympic Trials, Buster Mathis. Frazier started well in the first but in the following rounds Mathis took control of the bout "keeping Joe off balance with accurate sharp jabs, and stinging right hands to the head". 7 through 10 saw Mathis start to tire and was forced to stand and trade with Joe at times. Mathis had previously never gone past Round 7. After rounds of relentless pressure from Frazier he caught Mathis with a huge signature left hand and Mathis was in no state to continue despite getting to his feet.

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In his second defence Frazier handed former foe Oscar Bonavena a rematch following their close fight 2 years previously. This time Frazier won a clearer unanimous decision. In his fourth defence Smokin' Joe beat Jerry Quarry in the 1969 Fight of the Year. The bout was non stop action, a real heavyweight slugfest. As the bout wore on, Quarry was cut and he was getting staggered by Frazier’s famous left hook. It ended in seven. Quarry had a severe cut and at this point Frazier had taken command in the gruelling bout.

Two years later after stoppage wins over Jimmy Ellis and Bob Foster, Frazier finally met with Muhammad Ali in Maddison Square Garden. The fight was given the promotional nickname "The Fight of the Century". This was the first fight where both the Heavyweight champion and challenger entered the fight unbeaten and both men were guaranteed $2.5m, a record in itself. More about the fight earlier in the thread [url]here[/url].

After further stoppage defences against Terry Daniels and Ron Stander, Frazier met another unbeaten American. This time it was George Foreman in Kingston, Jamaica. In a fight in which they both wore eight-ounce gloves, Frazier was knocked down three times in the first round, and three times in the second round before the Referee waved him off and stopped the bout to protect him from further punishment. The bout was awarded the Fight of the Year for 1973.

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Comeback: Frazier returned 6 months later against British heavyweight Joe Bugner at the Earls Court in a non-title fight. Frazier won via decision with Bugner touching down in the 10th round.

In January of 1974 Frazier met Muhammad Ali for the second time. the fight was considered by many fans and experts the most insignificant and boring fight of their rivalry. But this does not mean the fight itself was insignificant or boring; quite the contrary: Ali wanted to avenge his loss to Frazier in their first fight, and a world title try at Heavyweight Champion George Foreman, who had dethroned Frazier, was at stake. Muhammad Ali was awarded a unanimous decision over Joe Frazier. Judge Jack Gordon scored the fight 8-4, judge Tony Castellano scored it 7-4-1, and referee Tony Perez had it 6-5-1. Their first and third fights became part of boxing's lore, but most viewers considered the second fight to be entertaining as well.

After his second defeat, Joe faced previous opponents Jerry Quarry and Jimmy Ellis. Repeating his stoppage victories in the 5th and 9th round respectively.

Then came the finale of the Ali-Frazier trilogy, the Thrilla in Manila. The fight was the 1975 Ring Magazine Fight of the Year and once named The Ring magazine's #1 Fight of All Time. If you haven't watched it, watch it.

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Frazier attempted to redeem his first loss to George Foreman in his next bout. However, he was again unsuccessful as he was this time stopped in the 5th round. Joe then entered retirement before a brief comeback five years later in which he drew with Floyd Cummings.

Style: Frazier was a strong, "swarmer" style boxer who applied great pressure on his opponent and dealt out tremendous punishment with a relentless attack of lefts and rights; His left hook was especially stiff and quick when delivered during his bob-and-weave perpetual attack; He fought three minutes per round and never seemed to tire; He could take punishment too and not be bothered.

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Legacy

-3 time Ring Fighter of the Year ('67, '70, '71)
-ESB #10 Heavyweight of All time
-Inductee of both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame.
- Ring 39th Biggest Puncher of All time.
- Ring #42 from 1922-2002.
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dftaylor · Nov 8, 2011

Bad news for Joe. He acted with a lot of class in and out of the ring.

ryanm8655 · Nov 8, 2011

R.i.p.

Split Decision · Nov 8, 2011

R.I.P a true legend of the game, gone but never forgot!

Furey · Nov 8, 2011

RIP Smokin' Joe.

Tommy D · Nov 8, 2011

R.I.P Smokin Joe. A true warrior and decent human being.

PaddyD1983 · Nov 8, 2011

RIP Joe

A proper legend and a true champion

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