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 ...

Smokin' Joe Frazier slugged his way to the heavyweight title in 1971 by becoming the first boxer to beat Muhammad Ali. They fought two more classic bouts, including the Thrilla in Manila in 1975 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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'.

Joe Frazier vs George Foreman, Jamaica, January 1973 By the time he met Frazier for the first time in Kingston, Jamaica, Foreman had built an impressive record of 37 victories and no defeats in ...