Joe Frazier was born January 12, 1944, the twelfth child of Dolly Alston-Frazier and Rubin in Beaufort, South Carolina.
3.9 1980s comeback and career as trainer. 3.6 Mid-1970s: second fight against Ali. 3.4 Fight of the Century: first fight versus Ali. He died of complications from the disease on November 7, 2011. His attitude towards Ali in later life was largely characterized by bitterness and contempt but was interspersed with brief reconciliations.įrazier was diagnosed with liver cancer in late September 2011 and admitted to hospice care. Frazier's daughter Jacqui Frazier-Lyde also boxed professionally and is a former WIBA world light-heavyweight champion who ended her career with a record of 13 wins and 1 loss, with her sole loss coming in a majority-decision-points loss to Laila Ali, Ali's daughter, in a fight dubbed as "Ali–Frazier IV".įrazier continued to train fighters in his gym in Philadelphia. Marvis ended his career with a record of 19 wins and those 2 losses. Marvis lost a title shot to heavyweight champion Larry Holmes in 1983 and was knocked out in the first round by an up-and-coming Mike Tyson in 1986. His son Marvis became a boxer and was trained by Joe Frazier himself. In his career, he lost to only two fighters, both former Olympic and world heavyweight champions: twice to Muhammad Ali and twice to George Foreman.Īfter retiring, Frazier made cameo appearances in several Hollywood movies and two episodes of The Simpsons. His best-known punch was a powerful left hook, which accounted for most of his knockouts. His style was often compared with that of Henry Armstrong and occasionally Rocky Marciano and was dependent on bobbing, weaving, and relentless pressure to wear down his opponents. He is an inductee of both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame, having been a part of the inaugural induction class of 1990 for the IBHF. In 1999, The Ring ranked him the eighth greatest heavyweight. The Ring magazine named him Fighter of the Year in 1967, 1970, and 1971, and the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) named him Fighter of the Year in 1969, 1971, and 1975. 
The International Boxing Research Organization rates Frazier among the ten greatest heavyweights of all time.
He fought just once before retiring for good, finishing his career with a record of 32 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw. Frazier retired in 1976 after a second loss to Foreman but made a comeback in 1981. Frazier fought on and beat Joe Bugner, lost a rematch to Ali, and beat Quarry and Ellis again.įrazier's last world title challenge came in 1975, but he was beaten by Ali in the brutal rubber match, the Thrilla in Manila.
Two years later, Frazier lost his title to George Foreman. Frazier reigned as the undisputed heavyweight champion from 1970 to 1973 and as an amateur won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.įrazier emerged as the top contender in the late 1960s, defeating opponents that included Jerry Quarry, Oscar Bonavena, Buster Mathis, Eddie Machen, Doug Jones, George Chuvalo, and Jimmy Ellis en route to becoming undisputed heavyweight champion in 1970, and he followed up by defeating Ali by unanimous decision in the highly anticipated Fight of the Century in 1971. He was known for his strength, durability, formidable punching power, and relentless pressure fighting style and was the first boxer to beat Muhammad Ali.
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Joseph William Frazier (January 12, 1944 – November 7, 2011), nicknamed " Smokin' Joe", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1965 to 1981.
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