Joe Frazier (Joseph William Frazier) ("Smokin' Joe") BORN   January 12 1944; Beaufort, South Carolina DIED November 7 2011; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania(Liver cancer) HEIGHT 5-11 1/2 WEIGHT 197-229 lbs MANAGER Cloverlay, Inc. TRAINERS Yancey Durham, Eddie Futch

Frazier was a strong, "swarmer" style boxer who applied great pressure on his opponent and dealt out tremendous punishment with a relentless attack of lefts and rights; His left hook was especially stiff and quick when delivered during his bob-and-weave perpetual attack; He fought three minutes per round and never seemed to tire; He could take punishment too and not be bothered Herb Goldman ranked Frazier as the #10 All-Time Heavyweight; Frazier was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1980 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990

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Frazier-Bonavena 1966 Fight Video Clip

Frazier-Machen 1966 Fight Video Clip

Frazier-Zyglewicz 1969 Fight Video Clip

Frazier-Quarry 1969 Fight Video Clip

Frazier-Ali 1971 Fight Video Clip

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1965
Aug 16 Woody Goss                 Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  1
Sep 20 Mike Bruce                 Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  3
Sep 28 Ray Staples                Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  2
Nov 11 Abe Davis                  Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  1

1966
Jan 17 Mel Turnbow                Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  1
Mar  4 Dick Wipperman             New York, NY                     TK  5
Apr  4 Charley Polite             Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  2
Apr 28 Don "Toro" Smith           Pittsburgh, Pa                   KO  3
May 19 Chuck Leslie               Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  3
May 26 "Memphis" Al Jones         Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  1
Jul 25 Billy Daniels              Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  6
Sep 21 Oscar "Ringo" Bonavena     New York, NY                      W 10
          -Fight Report
Nov 21 Eddie Machen               Los Angeles, Ca                  TK 10

1967
Feb 21 Doug Jones                 Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  6
Apr 11 Jeff Davis                 Miami Beach, Fl                  KO  5
May  4 George Johnson             Los  Angeles, Ca                  W 10
Jul 19 George Chuvalo             New York, NY                     TK  4
Oct 17 Tony Doyle                 Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  2
Dec  5 an unnamed opponent        Washington, DC                   EX  4
Dec 18 Marion Connors             Boston, Ma                       TK  3

1968
Mar  4 Buster Mathis              New York, NY                     TK 11
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
           (as recognized by New York state)
Jun 24 Manuel Ramos               New York, NY                     TK  2
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
           (as recognized by New York state)
Dec 10 Oscar "Ringo" Bonavena     Philadelphia, Pa                  W 15
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
           (as recognized by New York state)

1969
Apr 22 Dave Zyglewicz             Houston, Tex                     KO  1
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
           (as recognized by New York state)
Jun 16 Don Warner                 New York, NY                     EX   
Jun 23 Jerry Quarry               New York, NY                     TK  7
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
           (as recognized by New York state)

1970
Feb 16 Jimmy Ellis                New York, NY                     TK  5
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov 18 Bob Foster                 Detroit, Mi                      KO  2
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World

1971
Mar  8 Muhammad Ali               New York, NY                      W 15
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jul 15 Cleveland Williams         Houston, Tx                      EX  3
Jul 15 James Helwig               Houston, Tx                      EX  3
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date

1972
Jan 15 Terry Daniels              New Orleans, La                  TK  4
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
May 25 Ron Stander                Omaha, Ne                        TK  5
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Sep 29 Willie Monroe              Denver, Co                       EX  2
Sep 29 Mike Boswell               Denver, Co                       EX  2
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date

1973
Jan 22 George Foreman             Kingston, Jamaica                LT  2
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jul  2 Joe Bugner                 London, Eng                       W 12

1974
Jan 28 Muhammad Ali               New York, NY                      L 12
          -NABF Heavyweight Championship
Jun 17 Jerry Quarry               New York, NY                     TK  5

1975
Mar  1 Jimmy Ellis                Melbourne, Vic, Aus              TK  9
Oct  1 Muhammad Ali               Quezon City, Phillipines         LT 14
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World

1976
Jun 15 George Foreman             Uniondale, NY                    LT  5
          -NABF Heavyweight Championship
Dec  3 Marvis Frazier             Rochester, NY                    EX  2
Dec  3 Mike Koranicki             Rochester, NY                    EX  2
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date

1977
       Marvis Frazier             New York, NY                     EX   

1981
Dec  3 Floyd "Jumbo" Cummings     Chicago, Il                       D 10

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