Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker got more than he bargained for when he visited the grave of heavyweight legend Joe Frazier in Philadelphia today. In a spooky coincidence the grave site adjacent to the ...

Frazier was the first man to beat Muhammad Ali, knocking him down and taking a decision in their first encounter. The fight earned the two pugilists a then-record purse of $2.5 million each.

Growing up in Beaufort, Joe Frazier was on his own fairly early in life. He grew up in a low-income household, and Frazier had dreams to change that. Enter boxing. After moving to Philadelphia at ...

But, as company president Joe Hand Jr. told Awful Announcing in a recent interview, that all stems from his father reading a newspaper article about Joe Frazier.

George Foreman took on Joe Frazier twice, in 1973 and 1976, winning both bouts via TKO. His famous 'Rumble in the Jungle' showdown against Ali came in 1974 and it ended in a KO loss for 'Big George'.

On May 25, 1972, as the world watched, the Bluffs Butcher challenged Smokin' Joe Frazier in Omaha for the heavyweight belt and the chance to be king of the ring.

Former Mike Tyson Coach Teddy Atlas Praises Junto Nakatani's Versatility: 'Fights Like Joe Frazier and Jake LaMotta' originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Junto Nakatani has cemented his status as ...

He would one day be Richard Pryor’s tour manager, work Joe Frazier’s corner for the Fight of the Century, and sit in the passenger seat of Wilt Chamberlain’s purple Cadillac convertible.

In 1973, Joe Frazier owned the title as baddest man on the planet. He was 29-0 with 25 knockouts and had held the world’s heavyweight title for three years, including a grueling stoppage of ...