Record details

Joe Frazier

"Smokin'"

Heavyweight

Male

(Joseph William Frazier)
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

Amateur Results


1963
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
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 (USA)	Flushing, New York	WKO 3
+ May 19	Clay Hodges (USA)	Flushing, New York	WTKO 2
- May 20	Buster Mathis (USA)	Flushing, New York	LPTS 3
Hamilton AF Base, California, US Olympic Elimination Bouts, +81 kg
- Sept. 18	Buster Mathis (USA)	Hamilton AF Base, California	LPTS 3
+ Sept. 26	Clay Hodges (USA)	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 (AUS)	Tokyo, Japan	WKO 1
+ Oct. 21	Vadim Yemelyanov	Tokyo, Japan	WKO 2
+ Oct. 23	Hans Huber (GER)	Tokyo, Japan	WPTS 3:2

Professional record


1965
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 8	Muhammad Ali	New York, USA	W 15
World Heavyweight Title

1972
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 15	Terry Daniels	New Orleans, USA	TKO 4
World Heavyweight Title
+ May 25	Ron Stander	Omaha, USA	TKO 5
World Heavyweight Title

1973
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 22	George Foreman	Kingston, Jamaica	TKO by 2
World Heavyweight Title
+ July 2	Joe Bugner	Kensington, Great Britain	W 12

1974
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 28	Muhammad Ali	New York, USA	L 12
NABF Heavyweight Title
+ June 17	Jerry Quarry	New York, USA	TKO 5

1975
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 2	Jimmy Ellis	Melbourne, Australia	TKO 9
- Oct. 1	Muhammad Ali	Quezon City, Philippines	TKO by 14
WBC and WBA Heavyweight Titles

1976
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- June 15	George Foreman	Uniondale, USA	TKO by 5
NABF Heavyweight Title


1977-1980 Inactive

1981
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Dec. 3	Floyd Cummings	Chicago, USA	Draw 10

Summary