Boxer joe frazier biography
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Joe Frazier
American boxer (1944–2011)
This article is about the boxer. For other people, see Joe Frazier (disambiguation).
Joseph William Frazier (January 12, 1944 – November 7, 2011), nicknamed "Smokin' Joe", was an American professional boxer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. He was known for his strength, durability, formidable left hand, and relentless pressure fighting style. He was also the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali. Frazier won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics as an amateur, held the NYSACheavyweight title from 1968 to 1973, and was the undisputedheavyweight champion from 1970 to 1973.
Frazier emerged as the top contender in the late 1960s, becoming undisputed heavyweight champion in 1970. In 1971, he defeated Ali by unanimous decision in the highly anticipated Fight of the Century. Two years later, Frazier lost his title to George Foreman. Frazier's last world title challenge came in 1975
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Joe Frazier
(1944-2011)
Who Was Joe Frazier?
Joe Frazier was the world heavyweight-boxing mästare from February 16, 1970, until January 22, 1973, when boxing great George Foreman beat him. Frazier is perhaps best remembered for his grueling 14-round match against Muhammad Ali in the Philippines, known as the Thrilla in Manila, which Ali won by TKO. Frazier died of liver cancer in 2011.
Early Years
The youngest of 12 children, boxer Billy Joe Frazier was born on January 12, 1944, in Beaufort, South Carolina. His parents, Rubin and Dolly Frazier, were sharecroppers, so the family never had much money. By the age of 15, Frazier, who'd quit school two years before, was on his own. He moved to New York City to live with an older brother and find work. Employment, however, was hard to komma by, and to put cash in his pocket he started stealing cars and selling them to a junkyard in Brooklyn.
But Frazier harbored dreams of doing something with his life. Many of those dreams were
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Joe Frazier
Joseph William Frazier (January 12, 1944 – November 7, 2011) was an Americanboxer. He held the world heavyweight championship from 1968 to 1973. Frazier also won a gold medal in boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
Frazier was born in Beaufort, South Carolina. He moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He learned to box in Philadelphia.
Frazier won the vacant world heavyweight title by beating Buster Mathis. He lost the title to George Foreman whom had knocked out Frazier in a 3 slag combo, breaking his eye socket, jaw, and collar bone. Frazier's most famous fights were rematches with Muhammad Ali. He beat Ali in their first kamp in 1971 but lost the other two. The third kamp was known as the "Thrilla in Manila".
Frazier died in Philadelphia on November 7, 2011 from liver cancer, aged 67.[1]