Smokin' Joe Frazier appreciation thread...

mcvey · Oct 16, 2007

Blacc Jesus said:

We got all these other appreciation threads, so I decided to make one for my favorite boxer ol' Smoke. Sad that Joe is still criminally underrated, IMO.

So get to appreciating, dammit.
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I stood next to Frazier at Wmbley stadium once ,this was about20 years ago ,he isnt tall but very very solid looking and rather forbidding ,till he smiles,very tough hombre!

yancey · Nov 28, 2007

mr. magoo said:

Joe Frazier was the classic example of a working class, blue collar figure who emerged from humble surroundings. He was a very talented left hooker who grew up in Philladelphia and at one point worked in a butcher shop. Sound familiar? I think Stallone took a page out of Joe's life when writing one of the greatest films of all time.

Frazier was an inspiration to all people. He was a hero to the working class, the black community, the white population and essentially people of all different walks of life. He represented America fantastically in the 1964 olympics, and conducted himself as a true gentleman as a champion. Frazier represents to me the true spirit of what boxing is all about. Putting your best foot forward and taking on the challenges of not only boxing but life itself. Following a devastating loss to George Foreman, Joe developed signifant health issues including, high blood pressure, diabetes and even partial blindness. He did not let these problems become handicaps nor reasons to quit. He followed up by winning good fights against Quarry, Bugner and Ellis, then gave us one of the most memorable matches in history in Manilla. He even had the guts to step in the ring with Foreman a second time, something that neither Ali nor Norton would even consider doing. Joe also inspired and raised some fighters as well including Marvis, Tyrone and Rodney Frazier. None of whom ever came close to acheiving Joe's legacy, but were decent fighters nonetheless.
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Smokin' Joe is my favorite boxer of all time.

Interest in him has rekindled my interest in boxing. There ought to be a statue of him in Philly.

I'm biased, but I think he is inside the top 5 at his peak, ahead of greats like Holmes and Marciano.

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