Joe Frazier

Joseph William "Joe" Frazier, known as "Smokin" Joe, is a former Olympic and World Heavyweight boxing champion, whose professional career lasted from 1965 to 1976, with a brief comeback in 1981. Frazier emerged as a contender in the mid-1960s, defeating Jerry Quarry, Oscar Bonavena, Buster Mathis, Eddie Machen, Doug Jones and Jimmy Ellis en route to becoming undisputed heavyweight champion in 1970, and followed up by defeating Muhammad Ali in the highly-anticipated "Fight of the Century" in 1971. Two years later Frazier lost his title when he was knocked out by George Foreman. He launched a comeback, beating Joe Bugner, losing a rematch to Ali, and beating Quarry and Ellis again. Frazier's last world title challenge came in 1975, but he was beaten by Ali in their brutal rubbermatch. He retired in 1976 following a second loss to Foreman. He made a comeback in 1981, fighting just once, before retiring for good. The International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) rates Frazier among the ten greatest heavyweights of all time. He is an inductee of both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame. Frazier's style was often compared to that of Henry Armstrong, dependent on bobbing, weaving and wearing down his opponents with relentless pressure. His best known punch was a powerful left hook, which accounted for most of his knockouts. Compared to Ali's style, he was close enough to the ideal bruiser that some in the press and media characterized the bouts as the answer to the classic question: "What happens when a boxer meets with a brawler?" Since retiring Frazier has made cameo appearances in several Hollywood movies, and two episodes of The Simpsons. His son Marvis also became a boxer - trained by Frazier himself - although was unable to emulate his father's success. Frazier continues to train fighters in his gym in Philadelphia. His later years have also seen the continuation of his bitter rivalry with Ali, in which the two periodically exchange insults, interspersed with brief reconciliations.

Known For: Acting

Born: Beaufort, South Carolina, 1944-01-12

Died: 2011-11-07

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1965	Tokyo Olympiad	Self	78
2	1971	Fight of the Century	Self	0
3	1971	Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I	Self	0
4	1973	Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman	Self	0
5	1974	The Fighters	Self	0
6	1974	The Fight	Himself	0
7	1974	Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier II	Self	0
8	1974	The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali	Commentator	0
9	1975	Ali the Man: Ali the Fighter	Self	0
10	1975	Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III	Self	100
11	1976	George Foreman vs Joe Frazier II	Self	0
12	1976	Rocky	Himself	78
13	1984	NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge	"Smokin" Joe Frazier (Referee/Ringside Judge)	70
14	1986	WrestleMania II	Himself	64
15	1986	WrestleMania 2	Self	60
16	1987	Ghost Fever	Terrible Tucker	25
17	1989	Champions Forever	Self	80
18	1990	Night of 100 Stars III	Self	40
19	1994	Home of Angels		0
20	1996	Muhammad Ali The Whole Story	Self	85
21	1996	When We Were Kings	Self (archive footage)	77
22	1996	A Christmas Journey Home	Tough Guy	0
23	1998	Just the Ticket	himself	55
24	1999	Muhammad Ali - The Greatest Collection		0
25	2000	Champions Forever - World Heavyweight Champs!	Himself	0
26	2000	Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible	Self	0
27	2002	Jim Brown: All-American	Self (uncredited)	50
28	2008	Thrilla in Manila	Himself	78
29	2009	Facing Ali	Self	74
30	2012	Joe Frazier: When the Smoke Clears		80
31	2019	Thrilla in Manila	Self	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	54
2	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
3	1968	The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest	67
4	1974	Movin' On		52
5	1975	The Jeffersons		73
6	1982	Wogan	Self	45
7	1989	The Simpsons	Joe Frazier (voice)	80
8	1990	Glory Days	Joe Frazier	100
9	1993	Raw	Self	68
10	1995	A Whole New Ballgame	Self	0
11	1996	Die Muhammad Ali Story	Joe Frazier	0
12	2000	TV Funhouse	Self	64
13	2004	The Next Great Champ		0
14	2008	Secret Talents of the Stars		0

Joe Frazier

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