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
both fight itself tough
We got it on, ... The fight itself was a tough fight for both of us. It was hard.
best everybody fighter good great greatest mind muhammad people proved wants
I don't mind people want to think Muhammad is the greatest fighter around. Everybody wants to make him great because of his mouth, that he was the best. He was good, but that doesn't make him great. I proved that.
fighting boxing streets
Fighting George Foreman is like being in the street with an 18-wheeler coming at you.
fighting men way
The way I fight, it's not me beatin' the man. I make the man whip himself.
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.'
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.
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.
Preaching don't mean you are a true man. You got to go out and do.