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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. 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 and was the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali.

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  2. Jan 12, 2000 · Joe Frazier (born January 12, 1944, Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S.—died November 7, 2011, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American world heavyweight boxing champion from February 16, 1970, when he knocked out Jimmy Ellis in five rounds in New York City, until January 22, 1973, when he was beaten by George Foreman at Kingston, Jamaica.

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  3. Apr 2, 2014 · Joe Frazier was the world heavyweight-boxing champion from 1970 to 1973 and fought in the famous "Thrilla in Manila" in 1975. He died of liver cancer in 2011. Learn about his early years, career, rivalry with Muhammad Ali, and legacy.

  4. Nov 8, 2011 · Billy Joe Frazier was born on Jan. 12, 1944, in Laurel Bay, S.C., the youngest of 12 children. His father, Rubin, and his mother, Dolly, worked in the fields, and the youngster known as Billy Boy ...

  5. Mar 8, 2021 · Muhammad Ali, 31-0, would fight Joe Frazier, 26-0. It was a time when boxing mattered, when it often shoved aside the likes of pro football and pro basketball for prime space on newspaper sports ...

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  7. Nov 7, 2011 · Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion who handed Muhammad Ali his first defeat yet had to live forever in his shadow, has died after a brief final fight with liver cancer. He was 67.

  8. Nov 8, 2011 · The man nicknamed "Smokin' Joe" was one of the greatest heavyweights in history, and his three fights in the 1970s with bitter rival Muhammad Ali are part of boxing lore. Frazier died Monday in ...

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