Geburtsdatum | Mittwoch, 12. Januar 1944 |
Geburtsort | Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S. |
Todesort | Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania |
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Beschreibung | Joseph William Frazier (January 12, 1944 – November 7, 2011), nicknamed "Smokin' Joe", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1965 to 1981. He was known for his strength, durability, formidable left hand, and relentless pressure fighting style and was the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali. Frazier reigned as the undisputed heavyweight champion from 1970 to 1973 and as an amateur won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Frazier was diagnosed with liver cancer in late September 2011 and admitted to hospice care. He died of complications from the disease on November 7, 2011. |
Boxing is the only sport you can get your brain shook, your money took and your name in the undertaker book.
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.
