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
fighting boxing streets
Fighting George Foreman is like being in the street with an 18-wheeler coming at you.
father fall boxing
If I said 'Fall down', he's gonna fall down. I'm still his father.
boys boxing champion
Since I was a boy of five or six, I had it in my mind I would be a world boxing champion.
boxing black left
You got 3 things going against you: you're good, you're left-handed, and you're black
men games boxing
The boxing game has been good, so we need to give back. We have to teach young men how to be men.
cities boxing body
I hit him with body shots that would have brought down cities.
motivational running boxing
Life doesn't run away from nobody. Life runs at people.
money shook
It was all about the ring. That's where you got your brains shook and the money took.
hog wants
I wanted him like a hog wants slop,
I was never, ever once angry in the ring.
agree chance good man prove stuff ultimate
This ultimate fighting stuff is something I don't agree with. Once a man is down, you have to let him have a chance to prove how good he is.
american-athlete
When I go out there, I have no pity on my brother. I'm out there to win.
Ali always said I would be nothing without him. But what would he have been without me?
american-athlete
This is just another man, another fight, another payday.