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[lisamarie-vee]

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[happyzenmonk]

'I don't think two big men ever fought fights like me and Joe Frazier. One fight, maybe. But three times; we were the only ones. Of all the men I fought in boxing, Sonny Liston was the scariest; George Foreman was the most powerful; Floyd Patterson was the most skilled as a boxer. But the roughest and toughest was Joe Frazier. He brought out the best in me, and the best fight we fought was in Manila. That fight, I could feel something happening to me. Something different from what I'd felt in fights before. And God blessed me that day. He's blessed me many times, and that fight in Manila was one of them. It was like I took myself as far as I could go, and then God took me the rest of the way. So I'm sorry Joe Frazier is mad at me. I'm sorry I hurt him. Joe Frazier is a good man. I couldn't have done what I did without him, and he couldn't have done what he did without me. And if God ever calls me to a holy war, I want Joe Frazier fighting beside me.'

Muhammad Ali

source:adam.baktai, fb

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[cartermagazine]

Today In History

‘Smokin’ Joe Frazier was the world heavyweight boxing champion from February 1970 until January 1973. He was born on January 12, 1944, in Beaufort, South Carolina.

Ali vs Frazier first fight dubbed the “Fight of the Century,” took place at New York’s Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971. Despite being lighter and shorter than Ali, Frazier, in front of a packed house, wore Ali down. Frazier took the fight with a unanimous decision, delivering Ali his first professional defeat.

Their final battle came in 1975 in the Philippines. Dubbed the “Thrilla in Manila,” it’s considered the sport’s greatest fight by some boxing historians. The match lasted 14 bruising rounds before Frazier, battling eyesight issues, was prevented from coming out for the final round by his trainer, Eddie Futch.

It was the “closest thing to dyin’ I know of,” Ali later said of the fight.

CARTER™️ Magazine

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[driveintheaterofthemind]

Vintage Magazine - Sepia (Feb1973)

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[blastofsports]

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[citizenscreen]

Boxing great Joe Frazier (January 12, 1944 – November 7, 2011)

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[theanticool]

Joe Frazier KOs Bob Foster in round 2 - November 18, 1970

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[whereifindsanity]

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[ifelllikeastar]

Joseph William 'Joe' Frazier

January 12, 1944 – November 7, 2011

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[burtlancster]

Burt Lancaster by Glenn McCurdy. Photo taken at Joe Frazier's gym on North Broad Street, Philadelphia, 1969. Photographer’s note: I was doing a documentary for ABC on Joe Frazier at the time and Lancaster was a big fan of Joe and came to several of his training sessions. Later on he gave the hat he is wearing to Joe.

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[cartermagazine]

Today In History

Joe Frazier knocked out Jimmy Ellis in New York City to become the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion on this date February 16, 1970.

Joseph William Frazier nicknamed “Smokin’ Joe”, competed professionally from 1965 to 1981. He was known for his strength, durability, formidable left hand, and relentless pressure fighting style and was the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali.

27 KOs

32 Wins-4 Loses

1 Draw

When Frazier retired from professional boxing, he became a community leader and advocate for the youth by opening up a boxing gym to keep the youth off the streets of Philadelphia.

Know by boxing critics and fans, as pound for pound one of the greatest fighters of all time.

CARTER™️ Magazine

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[oldshowbiz]

“And we’re back in 5...4...3...”

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[deadpresidents]

Front page of The New York Times on January 23, 1973, reporting the historic headlines of the previous day: the death of former President Lyndon B. Johnson, the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, and George Foreman’s victory over Joe Frazier for the world heavyweight boxing championship.

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[afrotumble]

"Ali even told me in the ring, 'You can't beat me I'm your Lord.' I just told him, 'Lord, you're in the wrong place tonight.'' - Joe Frazier

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