joe frazier: underated or overated?

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  1. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I will tell you where he is VASTLY underrated: his intelligence.
    I am reading some of his quotes about different things like training,boxing and such an I gotta tell you his observations are spot on.
    I think Ali overshadowed him and if you look up some of Fraziers quotes you will be surprised at how observant he is.
     
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  2. Tonto62

    Tonto62 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    He had only a rudimentary education and was fairly inarticulate ,certainly compared to Ali who tended to repeat well rehearsed doggerel.That obviously doesn't mean he wasn't smart as far as common -sense and observation went,similar to Liston I would imagine.
     
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  3. TheArchitect

    TheArchitect New Member Full Member

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    No one standing 5'11 and knocking out people left and right on the Heavyweight division should be considered overrated.
     
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