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Joe Frazier
Male
"Smokin'"
(Joseph William Frazier)
Heavyweight, USA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Born: January 12, 1944, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
Died: November 7, 2011, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
(Died after battle with liver cancer)
Height: 5ft 11 1/2in, mt 1,81
Weight: 200, 204, 210, 215, 229 lbs
(father of Marvis Frazier and Jacqui Frazier-Lyde)
as an amateur:
1964 Frazier lost to Buster Mathis in the Olympic Trials.
Frazier substituted Mathis who broke his right middle finger
Joe Frazier's amateur record is usually listed as 38-4-0
Joe Frazier was the first Olympic Gold Medallist
at heavyweight (over 178 lbs / +81 kg)
to win a professional heavyweight world title
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Amateur results| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1963 | |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Middle Atlantic AAU Open winner, +81 kg | + Mar. 1 | Clarence Smith | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | WTKO 2 | | - Mar. 8 | Mike Galbraith | Utica, New York | LPTS 3 | | + Aug. 5 | Johnny Johnson | Allentown, Pennsylvania | WKO 2 | | + Aug. 26 | Jackie Smith | Allentown, Pennsylvania | WPTS 3 | | 1964 | |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey, Golden Gloves preliminaries, +81 kg | - Feb. 21 | Gerald O'Neal | Elizabeth, New Jersey | LPTS 3 | |
| Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Middle Atlantic AAU Championships winner, +81 kg | + Apr. 15 | Cornell Parry | Phoenixville, Pennsylvania | WTKO 3 | | + Apr. 23 | Leroy Wilkins | Phoenixville, Pennsylvania | WPTS 3 | | + Apr. 29 | Grady Dyches | Phoenixville, Pennsylvania | WPTS 3 | |
| Washington, District of Columbia, Eastern Regional Olympic Trials winner, +81 kg | + May 6 | James Williams | Washington, District of Columbia | WTKO 2 | | + May 7 | Fleming Mosely | Washington, District of Columbia | WKO 3 | |
| Flushing, New York, US Olympic Trials 2nd place, +81 kg | + May 18 | Wyce Westbrook | Flushing, New York | WKO 3 | | + May 19 | Clay Hodges | Flushing, New York | WTKO 2 | | - May 20 | Buster Mathis | Flushing, New York | LPTS 3 | |
| Hamilton AF Base, California, US Olympic Elimination Bouts, +81 kg | - Sept. 18 | Buster Mathis | Hamilton AF Base, California | LPTS 3 | | + Sept. 26 | Clay Hodges | Los Angeles, California | WKO 3 | |
| Tokyo, Japan, Olympic Games gold medal, +81 kg | + Oct. 15 | George Oywello | Tokyo, Japan | WKO 1 | | + Oct. 19 | Athol McQueen | Tokyo, Japan | WKO 1 | | + Oct. 21 | Vadim Yemelyanov | Tokyo, Japan | WKO 2 | | + Oct. 23 | Hans Huber | Tokyo, Japan | WPTS 3:2 |
Professional record| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1965 | | + Aug. 16 | Woody Goss | Philadelphia, USA | TKO 1 | | + Sept. 20 | Mike Bruce | Philadelphia, USA | TKO 3 | | + Sept. 28 | Ray Staples | Philadelphia, USA | TKO 2 | | + Nov. 11 | Abe Davis | Philadelphia, USA | KO 1 | | 1966 | | + Jan. 17 | Mel Turnbow | Philadelphia, USA | KO 1 | | + Mar. 4 | Dick Wipperman | New York, USA | TKO 5 | | + Apr. 4 | Charley Polite | Philadelphia, USA | TKO 2 | | + Apr. 28 | Don Smith | Pittsburgh, USA | KO 3 | | + May 19 | Chuck Leslie | Los Angeles, USA | KO 3 | | + May 26 | Memphis Al Jones | Los Angeles, USA | KO 1 | | + July 25 | Billy Daniels | Philadelphia, USA | TKO 6 | | + Sept. 21 | Oscar Bonavena | New York, USA | W 10 | | + Nov. 21 | Eddie Machen | Los Angeles, USA | TKO 10 | | 1967 | | + Feb. 21 | Doug Jones | Philadelphia, USA | KO 6 | | + Apr. 11 | Jefferson Davis | Miami Beach, USA | KO 5 | | + May 4 | George Johnson | Los Angeles, USA | W 10 | | + July 19 | George Chuvalo | New York, USA | TKO 4 | | + Oct. 17 | Tony Doyle | Philadelphia, USA | TKO 2 | | + Dec. 18 | Marion Connor | Boston, USA | TKO 3 | | 1968 | | + Mar. 4 | Buster Mathis | New York, USA | TKO 11 | | vacant NYSAC World Heavyweight Title | | + June 24 | Manuel Ramos | New York, USA | TKO 2 | | NYSAC World Heavyweight Title | | + Dec. 10 | Oscar Bonavena | Philadelphia, USA | W 15 | | NYSAC World Heavyweight Title | | 1969 | | + Apr. 22 | Dave Zyglewicz | Houston, USA | KO 1 | | NYSAC World Heavyweight Title | | + June 23 | Jerry Quarry | New York, USA | cTKO 7 | | NYSAC World Heavyweight Title | | 1970 | | + Feb. 16 | Jimmy Ellis | New York, USA | TKO 5 | | vacant World Heavyweight Title | | + Nov. 18 | Bob Foster | Detroit, USA | KO 2 | | World Heavyweight Title | | 1971 | | + Mar. 8 | Muhammad Ali | New York, USA | W 15 | | World Heavyweight Title | | 1972 | | + Jan. 15 | Terry Daniels | New Orleans, USA | TKO 4 | | World Heavyweight Title | | + May 25 | Ron Stander | Omaha, USA | TKO 5 | | World Heavyweight Title | | 1973 | | - Jan. 22 | George Foreman | Kingston, Jamaica | TKO by 2 | | World Heavyweight Title | | + July 2 | Joe Bugner | Kensington, Great Britain | W 12 | | 1974 | | - Jan. 28 | Muhammad Ali | New York, USA | L 12 | | NABF Heavyweight Title | | + June 17 | Jerry Quarry | New York, USA | TKO 5 | | 1975 | | + Mar. 2 | Jimmy Ellis | Melbourne, Australia | TKO 9 | | - Oct. 1 | Muhammad Ali | Quezon City, Philippines | TKO by 14 | | WBC and WBA Heavyweight Titles | | 1976 | | - June 15 | George Foreman | Uniondale, USA | TKO by 5 | | NABF Heavyweight Title | 1977-1980
Inactive | | 1981 | | = Dec. 3 | Floyd Cummings | Chicago, USA | Draw 10 |
Summary
Total bouts: 37, Won: 32 (27 inside the limit), Lost: 4 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0
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