Description: When boxing was bold, bright, and glamorous and the fights were the hottest sporting events of the year, Joe Frazier was king as the Heavyweight Champion of the World. From 1970 to 1973, he reigned. With a career record of 32-4-1 with twenty-seven knockouts and an Olympic gold medal, Frazier leaves little question that he was one of the greatest fighters of all time. In Smokin' Joehe opens upabout growing up poor to fighting in the first $2.5 million bout; about his relationship with Muhammad Ali; and about the often corrupt world of boxing. Personable, good-natured, and funny, his story is a real delight.
Brief description:
Joe Frazier (1944-2011), also known as "Smokin' Joe," was a professional boxer. During his twenty-one year career, he earned an Olympic gold medal in 1964 and was named World Heavyweight Champion in 1970. He only lost to two fighters: Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. An inductee of both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame, he is considered one of the ten greatest heavyweights of all time.