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Joseph William Frazier (born in Beaufort, South
Carolina on January 12, 1944), better known as Joe
Frazier, is a world famous former boxer and world
Heavyweight champion. Among other things, Frazier
is famous for his trilogy of fights with Muhammad
Ali, of which their third bout, the Thrilla In
Manila, has been considered by many to be
boxing's greatest bout ever. Frazier's nickname
is Smokin' Joe.

The Philadelphia-raised Frazier won a Gold medal
in boxing at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, after
which he turned professional, defeating Woody Goss
by a knockout in the first round. He won three
more fights that year, all by knockout.

In 1966, he kept on the winning road all the way,
making nine fights, of which eight were knockout
wins, the only man to last the distance with him
being Oscar Bonavena. He also beat Charlie Polite
and Eddie Machen among others that year.

In 1967, Frazier won all four of his fights. He
got to meet Doug Jones, who was beaten in six by
knockout, and George Chuvalo, beaten in four, by
technical knockout, among others.

In 1968, Ali had left his world Heavyweight title
vacant, and the New York commission decided to
hold a fight between Frazier and Busther Mathis,
the winner being recognized as world champion by
the state of New York. Although the fight was not
widely recognized as a world championship bout by
boxing fans, nevertheless, Frazier went in there
and won the fight by a knockout in 11. Then, he
beat Manuel Ramos of Mexico in two rounds to
defend his 'title', and he also beat Bonavena in
a rematch, also retaining that 'title', by a
decision in 15, after being dropped twice in round
one.

In what could be considered a weird twist, 1969
saw him defend his New York 'title' in Texas,
beating Dave Zyglewicz by a knockout in the first,
and then box an exhibition at Times Square. He
finished the year knocking out Jerry Quarry in
seven, once again defending the New York
'title'.

On February 16, 1970, Frazier finally became a
recognized champion when WBA world Heavyweight
champion Jimmy Ellis came to defend against
Frazier at the Madison Square Garden and Frazier
defeated him with a fifth round knockout. Frazier
was immediately recognized as the undisputed world
champion. In his first defense, he went to Detroit
to fight legendary world Light Heavyweight
champion Bob Foster, who set a record for the
number of defenses in the Light Heavyweight
division. Frazier retained the title by a knockout
in two, and then came what was nicknamed the Fight
Of The Century, his first fight with Ali.

On March 8 of 1971, also at the Madison Square
Garden, Frazier and Ali boxed the first of three
epic bouts. In front of a world wide television
audience, and an in-house audience which included
such luminaries as Frank Sinatra (acting as a
photographer for Newsweek magazine) and Woody
Allen, Frazier dropped Ali in round 15, to secure
a 15 round decision win and retain the title,
inflicting Ali's first professional defeat.
Around this time, many people in the Black
community felt Frazier was not a vocal advocate of
the Black community's struggle for civil rights
and he began to be labelled an Uncle Tom by some
of the members of that community.

 
"A TIME magazine cover on Ali v
Frazier"Immediately after the first Ali fight,
Frazier faced health problems, and on March 16, he
was hospitalized in Philadelphia with high blood
pressure and kidney problems. This caused the
media to speculate that Frazier had died, and the
rumor spread quickly across the United States.
Frazier was released from the hospital about a
week later.

In 1972, Frazier retained the title twice, beating
Terry Daniels and Ron Stander, both four round
knockout losers to Frazier.

Then came January 22 of 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica,
and it was Frazier's turn to lose his undefeated
record, and world championship belt, against
George Foreman, when Foreman knocked him out in
two rounds. This was the first fight ever telecast
on HBO Boxing. Frazier then returned to his
winning ways with a 12 rounds decision win over
Joe Bugner, a future challenger to Ali for the
world title. The fight was held in London.

In 1974, his second fight against Ali took place,
once again in New York, where Ali reversed the
result of the first fight with a 12 round decision
win over Frazier. He finished that year with
another rematch, knocking Quarry out in five
rounds.

1975 was once again, a year of rematches for
Frazier, but this time around, they were
accompanied by more travelling to far away
countries. He met former world champion Ellis in
Melbourne, Australia and came out the winner by a
knockout in nine. That win made him again the
number one challenger for the world crown, taken
over by Ali after beating Foreman by knockout in
eight at The Rumble in the Jungle. Ali and Frazier
met for the third time in Manila, the Philippines,
and Ali took every opportunity to mock Frazier,
nicknaming him The Gorilla and trying to
aggraviate him at every chance he had. The fight,
which was attended by Philippine President
Ferdinand Marcos, caused a widespread media frenzy
and was seen live in many countries around the
world. Ali retained his title when Frazier failed
to answer the bell for the final round. Ali
described the fight as "the closest thing to
death" he knew of.

In 1976, Frazier lost to Foreman in a rematch and
retired. He made a cameo appearance in the movie
Rocky and he dedicated himself to training many
local boxers in his native Philadelphia, including
many of his own children.

In 1981, Frazier attempted a comeback which lasted
only one fight, drawing in ten rounds with Jumbo
Cummings in Chicago.

Ever since, Frazier, who likes to meet fans and
sign autographs, has involved himself in different
endeavours. Among the many of his sons that turned
to boxing as a career, he helped train Marvis
Frazier, a challenger for Larry Holmes's world
Heavyweight title, and currently trains his
daughter, Jackie Frazier-Lyde.

In 1990, Frazier joined Ali, Foreman, Norton and
Holmes to appear on the cover of a boxing game,
Champions Forever, produced for the Sega and
Nintendo game systems. He wrote an autobiography
entitled Smokin' Joe. Frazier was widely
criticized for the many vituperative things he
said about Ali in his book. He went on and on
about Ali's "insults" and said he had no pity
for him in his current poor health. He said he
would love to open the graveyard and bury Ali when
he died. Conversely, Ali's autobiography (most
likely ghost-written) was very generous towards
Frasier.

Frazier had a record of 32 wins, 4 losses and 1
draw, with 27 knockout wins. He is a member of the
International Boxing Hall Of Fame.

Frazier is still training fighters, and enjoying
his earnings from his days as a boxer at his
Philadelphia mansion. He and Ali have reportedly
made an attempt to become reconciled in recent
times.

Frazier had a lawsuit overthrown by a judge, on
November 18 of 2003, concerning 140.397 acres
(568,000 mē) of then-farmland that he had acquired
for 843,000 dollars in 1973 and had agreed in 1978
to sell for 1.87 million dollars. The current
value of the land is substantially greater than in
1978 now that the land has been parcelled and 476
residences have been built on it.

Although Frazier had received annual payments for
the property, he says that his signature was
forged on the documents and he had no knowledge of
the sale. Frazier said he was due 1.3 million
dollars in payments that were never made to him by
the realty trust, and was asking for return of the
land to his possession, plus the current value of
the land (84 million dollars) in damages. Frazier
discovered that the mortgage was not secured only
after the trust defaulted.

An earlier claim against the current residents of
the land was also thrown out, for being directed
against innocent parties. His daughter Jackie, who
is also a lawyer, represented him during the
lawsuit.

On February 13, 2004, Frazier was arrested for
allegedly hitting a woman in Philadelphia.

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Joseph William Frazier (born in Beaufort, South
Carolina on January 12, 1944), better known as Joe
Frazier, is a world famous former Boxing|boxer and
world Heavyweight champion.  Among other things,
Frazier is famous for his trilogy of fights with
Muhammad Ali, of which their third bout, the
Thrilla In Manila, has been considered by many to
be Boxing|boxing's greatest bout ever. Frazier's
nickname is Smokin' Joe. 

The Philadelphia-raised Frazier won a Gold medal
in boxing at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, after
which he turned professional, defeating Woody Goss
by a knockout in the first round.  He won three
more fights that year, all by knockout.

In 1966, he kept on the winning road all the way,
making nine fights, of which eight were knockout
wins, the only man to last the distance with him
being Oscar Bonavena.  He also beat Charlie Polite
and Eddie Machen among others that year.

In 1967, Frazier won all four of his fights.  He
got to meet Doug Jones (boxer)|Doug Jones, who was
beaten in six by knockout, and George Chuvalo,
beaten in four, by technical knockout, among
others.

In 1968, Ali had left his world Heavyweight title
vacant, and the New York commission decided to
hold a fight between Frazier and Busther Mathis,
the winner being recognized as world champion by
the state of New York.  Although the fight was not
widely recognized as a world championship bout by
boxing fans, nevertheless, Frazier went in there
and won the fight by a knockout in 11.  Then, he
beat Manuel Ramos of Mexico in two rounds to
defend his 'title', and he also beat Bonavena in a
rematch, also retaining that 'title', by a
decision in 15, after being dropped twice in round
one.

In what could be considered a weird twist, 1969
saw him defend his New York 'title' in Texas,
beating Dave Zyglewicz by a knockout in the first,
and then box an exhibition at Times Square.  He
finished the year knocking out Jerry Quarry in
seven, once again defending the New York 'title'.

On February 16, 1970, Frazier finally became a
recognized champion when World Boxing
Association|WBA world Heavyweight champion Jimmy
Ellis came to defend against Frazier at the
Madison Square Garden and Frazier defeated him
with a fifth round knockout. Frazier was
immediately recognized as the undisputed world
champion. In his first defense, he went to Detroit
to fight legendary world Light Heavyweight
champion Bob Foster, who set a record for the
number of defenses in the Light Heavyweight
division. Frazier retained the title by a knockout
in two, and then came what was nicknamed the Fight
Of The Century, his first fight with Ali. 

On March 8 of 1971, also at the Madison Square
Garden, Frazier and Ali boxed the first of three
epic bouts.  In front of a world wide television
audience, and an in-house audience which included
such luminaries as Frank Sinatra (acting as a
photographer for Newsweek magazine) and Woody
Allen, Frazier dropped Ali in round 15, to secure
a 15 round decision win and retain the title,
inflicting Ali's first professional defeat. Around
this time, many people in the Black community felt
Frazier was not a vocal advocate of the Black
community's struggle for civil rights and he began
to be labelled an Uncle Tom by some of the members
of that community.

Immediately after the first Ali fight, Frazier
faced health problems, and on March 16, he was
hospitalized in Philadelphia with Arterial
hypertension|high blood pressure and kidney
problems. This caused the media to speculate that
Frazier had died, and the rumor spread quickly
across the United States. Frazier was released
from the hospital about a week later. 

In 1972, Frazier retained the title twice, beating
Terry Daniels and Ron Stander, both four round
knockout losers to Frazier.

Then came January 22 of 1973 in Kingston,
Jamaica|Kingston, Jamaica, and it was Frazier's
turn to lose his undefeated record, and world
championship belt, against George Foreman, when
Foreman knocked him out in two rounds.  This was
the first fight ever telecast on HBO Boxing.
Frazier then returned to his winning ways with a
12 rounds decision win over Joe Bugner, a future
challenger to Ali for the world title. The fight
was held in London.

In 1974, his second fight against Ali took place,
once again in New York, where Ali reversed the
result of the first fight with a 12 round decision
win over Frazier. He finished that year with
another rematch, knocking Quarry out in five
rounds. 

1975 was once again, a year of rematches for
Frazier, but this time around, they were
accompanied by more travelling to far away
countries. He met former world champion Ellis in
Melbourne, Australia and came out the winner by a
knockout in nine. That win made him again the
number one challenger for the world crown, taken
over by Ali after beating Foreman by knockout in
eight at The Rumble in the Jungle.  Ali and
Frazier met for the third time in Manila, the
Philippines, and Ali took every opportunity to
mock Frazier, nicknaming him The Gorilla and
trying to aggraviate him at every chance he had. 
The fight, which was attended by Philippine
President Ferdinand Marcos, caused a widespread
media frenzy and was seen live in many countries
around the world. Ali retained his title when
Frazier failed to answer the bell for the final
round. Ali described the fight as "the closest
thing to death" he knew of.

In 1976, Frazier lost to Foreman in a rematch and
retired. He made a cameo appearance in the movie
Rocky and he dedicated himself to training many
local boxers in his native Philadelphia, including
many of his own children.

In 1981, Frazier attempted a comeback which lasted
only one fight, drawing in ten rounds with Jumbo
Cummings in Chicago, Illinois. 

Ever since, Frazier, who likes to meet fans and
sign autographs, has involved himself in different
endeavours. Among the many of his sons that turned
to boxing as a career, he helped train Marvis
Frazier, a challenger for Larry Holmes's world
Heavyweight title, and currently trains his
daughter, Jackie Frazier-Lyde.

In 1990, Frazier joined Ali, Foreman, Norton and
Holmes to appear on the cover of a boxing game,
Champions Forever, produced for the Sega and
Nintendo game systems. He wrote an autobiography
entitled Smokin' Joe. Frazier was widely
criticized for the many vituperative things he
said about Ali in his book. He went on and on
about Ali's "insults" and said he had no pity for
him in his current poor health. He said he would
love to open the graveyard and bury Ali when he
died.  Conversely, Ali's autobiography (most
likely ghost-written) was very generous towards
Frasier.

Frazier had a record of 32 wins, 4 losses and 1
draw, with 27 knockout wins. He is a member of the
International Boxing Hall Of Fame.

Frazier is still training fighters, and enjoying
his earnings from his days as a boxer at his
Philadelphia mansion. He and Ali have reportedly
made an attempt to become reconciled in recent
times.

Frazier had a lawsuit overthrown by a judge, on
November 18 of 2003, concerning 140.397 acres
(568,000 m²) of then-farmland that he had
acquired for 843,000 US dollar|dollars in 1973 and
had agreed in 1978 to sell for 1.87 million US
dollar|dollars.  The current value of the land is
substantially greater than in 1978 now that the
land has been parcelled and 476 residences have
been built on it. 

Although Frazier had received annual payments for
the property, he says that his signature was
forged on the documents and he had no knowledge of
the sale. Frazier said he was due 1.3 million US
dollar|dollars in payments that were never made to
him by the realty trust, and was asking for return
of the land to his possession, plus the current
value of the land (84 million US dollar|dollars)
in damages.  Frazier discovered that the mortgage
was not secured only after the trust defaulted. 

An earlier claim against the current residents of
the land was also thrown out, for being directed
against innocent parties. His daughter Jackie, who
is also a lawyer, represented him during the
lawsuit.


==External links== 
*http://www.boxing-memorabilia.com/boxing%20autogr
aphs%20main.htm Smokin Joe Frazier 
*http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-100220
03-170805.html Dispute hits sour note with
residents, Bucks County Courier Times 
*http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2003-11-20-
frazier-suit_x.htm Judge throws out Frazier's
lawsuit over Bucks County property (November 20,
2003). USA Today
*http://www.firstam.com/landsakes/html/email/11309
8paclaims.html PENNSYLVANIA CLAIMS/THE VALUE OF
TITLE INSURANCE/BONA FIDE PURCHASER

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succession box two to one|
  before1= Muhammad Ali |
  title1= List of heavyweight boxing
champions|Heavyweight boxing champion (WBC) |
  years1= 1968–1973 |
  before2= Jimmy Ellis |
  title2= List of heavyweight boxing
champions|Heavyweight boxing champion (WBA) |
  years2= 1970–1973 |
  after= George Foreman

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