- Geboren am
- Verstorben7. November 2011 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Leberkrebs)
- GeburtsnameJoseph William Frazier
- Spitznamen
- Smokin' Joe
- Billy Boy
- Größe1,82 m
- Joe Frazier wurde am 12 Januar 1944 in Beaufort, South Carolina, USA geboren. Er war Schauspieler, bekannt für Rocky (1976), Bocce Balls (2005) und Ticket to Love (1998). Er war mit Florence Smith verheiratet. Er starb am 7 November 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- EhepartnerFlorence Smith(September 1963 - 1985) (geschieden, 5 Kinder)
- KinderHector Frazier
- ElternDolly-Alston FrazierRubin Frazier
- VerwandteLatrice Frazier(Grandchild)Rodney Frazier(Niece or Nephew)Tamryn Frazier(Grandchild)Tiara Frazier(Grandchild)
- Only losses were to Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.
- First man to ever beat Muhammad Ali in the ring (their first fight is widely considered the greatest boxing match in history).
- Pro Record: 32-4-1 (27)
- Made two successful title defenses as undisputed World Heavyweight Champion.
- Heavyweight boxing gold medalist, 1964 Olympics.
- [on his major victory over Muhammad Ali in 1971] He said if I whipped him that night he would get on his knees, crawl across the ring and say 'You are the greatest''. But he didn't do that. I think he was trying to get to the hospital.
- [on the origin of his famously destructive left hook] When I was a boy, I used to pull a big cross saw with my dad. He'd use his right hand, so I'd have to use my left.
- Ali always said I would be nothing without him. But what would he have been without me?
- [on acquiring his nickname, 'Smokin' Joe' from his trainer] He used to say in the dressing-room, before sending me out to fight, "Go out there, goddammit, and make smoke come from those gloves."
- The way I fight, it's not me beatin' the man. I make the man whip himself.
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