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On Monday, losing one of the legends of boxing and the heavyweights of all-time, Joe Frazier, liver cancer. Frazier, one of the greatest athletes in Philadelphia, did not let its smaller kept him from becoming a champion, Olympic gold medallist and 1970s heavyweight Hall of Famer. Frazier's including the achievements of the undisputed heavyweight champion from 1970 to 1973, and was inducted into the world and International Boxing Halls of Fame. Frazier was also named by the International Boxing research organization as one of the top ten heavyweights-greatest of all time.
In addition to being a world champion, Frazier was also known for his powerful long competition and with fellow heavyweights Muhammad Ali. Both had three fights – two for the heavyweight title. They also traded verbal jabs that changes their friendship to the on-and-off resentment, which carried on until the last few years. Their first fight, ' the war of the century, ' is one of the most anticipated fight of all time and pitted two undefeated fighters against each other in their primes. Frazier won the title at the beginning of the year and Ali come back to try and reclaim his title after he had been stripped of it for refusing to soldiers during the Viet Nam War age. Frazier won the game, but he eventually lost the title Master terrible grill, George Foreman.
Ali and Frazier met again in 1974. However, this time Ali was going to get the victory, tying the series. After returning to grow themselves as competitors Frazier and Ali had received his world from Foreman in struggle ' Rumble in the jungle ', the two meet again. This fight occurred in the Philippines and will be known as the ' Thrilla in Manila. During the pre-fight promotion, Ali took lots of pictures, even personal Frazier went so far as to calling Frazier "Uncle Tom", which only intensified the personal animosity between the fighters. Ali would go on to win the fight in 14 rounds after Frazier's corner decided that he couldn't continue because of an eye swelling shut. Ali would go on to say that the fight was the closest thing to death that he knows.