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Frazier was known to improve in middle rounds, which was the case with Ali. Frazier came on strong after the third round by landing hard shots to the body and powerful left hooks to the head. Frazier won a 15-round unanimous decision, with scores of 9–6, 11–4, 8–6–1, and claimed the lineal title.
Box-pro 37 bouts. Frazier was knocked down three times in the first and three times in the second (Att.:36.000). 1973 Ring Magazine Fight of the Year. Bout was stopped after Connor rose from a knockdown.
Jan 12, 2000 · Joe Frazier, American world heavyweight boxing champion from February 16, 1970, when he knocked out Jimmy Ellis, until January 22, 1973, when he was beaten by George Foreman. He is best known for his three bouts against Muhammad Ali during the 1970s that are among the most significant fights in the sport’s history.
Joseph William Frazier, nicknamed "Smokin' Joe", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1965 to 1981. He was known for his strength, durability, formidable punching power, and relentless pressure fighting style and was the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali.
Joe Frazier was the world heavyweight-boxing champion from 1970 - 1973. Frazier is perhaps best remembered for his fearless 15-round match against Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden, known as the Fight of the Century, where he knocked out Ali.
Nov 8, 2011 · Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion whose furious and intensely personal fights with a taunting Muhammad Ali endure as an epic rivalry in boxing history, died Monday night at his home in...
Joe Frazier, who battled Muhammad Ali in a famed 1970s boxing trilogy, has died after a battle with liver cancer, his family said. He was 67.
May 8, 2022 · Frazier was also recognized as World Heavyweight Champion by Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Texas, as well as Mexico and South America. Frazier won the vacant Ring magazine World Heavyweight Championship when he stopped Jimmy Ellis after four rounds on February 16, 1970.
Nov 8, 2011 · Boxing legend Joe Frazier died Monday night at age 67, just weeks after being diagnosed with liver cancer. The man nicknamed "Smokin' Joe" was one of the greatest...
Joe Frazier is the former heavyweight champ whose three fights with Muhammad Ali are legendary.
