Joe Frazier
Joe Frazier
Joseph William "Joe" Frazier, nicknamed Smokin' Joe, was an American professional boxer, Olympic gold medalist and undisputed world heavyweight champion, whose professional career lasted from 1965 to 1976, with a one-fight comeback in 1981. Frazier was known for his sheer strength, durability, punch power and all-out relentless attack...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth12 January 1944
CountryUnited States of America
american-athlete
We're in Manila. Come on, gorilla; this is a thriller.
stays works
He's good. I think he's still a young man. If he stays here and works with us on the basics, we'll make him better than good.
champion heavyweights doubt
Joe Louis is the greatest heavyweight champion of all time. Rocky Marciano is second only to Louis. Where do I rate Ali? Somewhere below me. I beat him, and if I could beat him, no doubt Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano could have beaten him.
fighting people guy
I wasn't a big guy. People thought the big guys would eat me up. But it was the other way around. I loved to fight bigger guys.
fighting opportunity mma
I loved fighting... It gave me the opportunity to prove myself, to stand up and say, 'I'm the best. I matter. I am.'
inspirational-sports brother athlete
When I go out there, I have no pity on my brother. I am out there to win.
fighting men way
The way I fight, it's not me beatin' the man. I make the man whip himself.
fighting boxing streets
Fighting George Foreman is like being in the street with an 18-wheeler coming at you.
champion bright-lights made
Champions aren't made in the ring, they are merely recognized there.
kinda left scratched steel
My left eye went when I was young. I was working the speed bag, and some steel went in the eye and scratched it to pieces. I was kinda blind in that eye.
gym played
You can tell he's been in the gym just as much as he played hockey,