Joe Frazier

Joe in 1973

Did you see the film Facing Ali showing all Ali's old opponents. They all praised Ali and hoped they didn't do any of the damage to Ali. Frazier's speech was must different. He was happy to say he did Ali all kinds of damage and still feels he beat Ali twice. In the movie he looked small, like he was not well and had been losing weight for a long time. Remember Joe got into Boxing to lose weight because he had drifted up to 300 pounds. He worked in a slaughterhouse carrying around sides of beef. He would have been a terror to fight. Fearless and with a wicked punch. He said when he was training he couold punch and apple tree and all the apples would fall...