Smokin' Joe Frazier dead

Smokin' Joe Frazier dead

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Joe Frazier, a tough, underrated heavyweight boxer from Philadelphia and one of the sport’s fiercest competitors who spent a lifetime playing second fiddle to his nemesis, Muhammad Ali, died Monday night from liver cancer. Frazier was 67.

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Sorry if this has been posted already. This is so sad, i hope he left us without being in pain. he will forever be remembered as one of the greatest. i hope they bury him with his boxing gloves. Hes one of the very few who could last round for round with Mohammed Ali.


R.i.p Joe
You will not be forgotten

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He was a brawler!
I always enjoyed to watch him in the ring!
And, he had class!

Even when Ali referred to him as a gorilla, he kept his composure.

R.I.P. Joe - an all time great.
The "Thrilla-in-Manilla" will go down in history as the greatest heavyweight fight of all time. Almost a throw-back to a "Toe-the-Scratch" bare-knuckle slugfest.

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He was a brawler! I always enjoyed to watch him in the ring! And, he had class

he was one of the greats and i couldn't agree with you more. RIP Joe. heres a video for you guys.



the fight of the century
Joe Frazier -vs- Muhammal Ali

Boxing will never be the same without him.

RIP, Smokin' Joe. You've made your mark on history.

RIP Smokin Joe

The only man in history to have truly matched the pugilistic talents of Ali. He never pulled any punches in life, or in the ring. Rest in Peaces Smokin Joe. You will be missed.

I remember my grandmother waking me up as a child to tell me Joe beat Ali the first time they fought.R.I.P.Joe.

I guess that means hes smoked.

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Thank you for the thread. He deserves a ATS funeral. I threaded on him and his illness 3 days ago and they threw it in the people forum BTS oh well Thanks again. s/f bro..

R.I.P. Joe. Thoughts go out to the family. Thrilla was the best boxing match in history.

His left hook was a work of art. He wasn't flashy. He wasn't an orator like Ali was. He was a fighter. And he wouldn't back down. He just kept coming. He'd take two or three to land one. Ali gave him so many welts, he couldn't even see. And he just kept coming. That's a fighter. That's a prizefighter.


R.I.P. "Smokin" Joe

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Watching some of his old fights is tantamount to watching an artistic train wreck. He was brutal and had an obscene amount of stamina and determination. Boxing has been going down hill for quite some time. I believe it is because there are no more great pugilist anymore. I don't know if there will ever be another with his caliber of talent. The last one in my opinion was Lennox Lewis.