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May 8, 2022 · Frazier, age 17 and weighing 230 pounds, started working out at a Police Athletic League (PAL) gym in Philadelphia to lose weight. While there, he caught the attention of Yank Durham, who trained boxers at night after working all day as a railroad welder. One opponent, Jeff Davis, retired after losing to Frazier.
Nov 7, 2011 · Legendary heavyweight boxer Joe Frazier dies, aged 67, two months after he was diagnosed with liver cancer.
Joe Frazier. Joseph William „Joe“ Frazier (n. 12 ianuarie 1944, Beaufort, Carolina de Sud, SUA – d. 7 noiembrie 2011, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, SUA) a fost un campion mondial american de box, la categoria grea. Era poreclit Smokin' Joe („Joe, cel care dă gaz”). Înainte de a deveni profesionist, Frazier a fost campion olimpic de ...
Mar 7, 2021 · Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier will remain the fighters to whom fighters compare themselves. The Fight of the Century is just one of the reasons for it.
Joe Frazier, who beat Muhammad Ali in the Fight of the Century and battled him nearly to the death in the Thrilla in Manila, died Monday night after a brief battle with liver cancer at the age of 67.
Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as The Fight of the Century or simply The Fight, [2] was an undisputed heavyweight championship boxing match between WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight champion Joe Frazier and Lineal champion Muhammad Ali, on Monday, March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Nov 8, 2011 · For all the deserved accolades for Muhammad Ali, Dave Anderson says that Joe Frazier was the better fighter. And the better man.
