Smokin Joe

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Ali was The Greatest. He had Smokin' Joe outclassed talent-wise, but as far as just pure class, Smokin' Joe wins in a unanimous decision. Ali acted like a cruel child in the way he taunted Joe out of the ring.

RIP Smokin' Joe.
 
Boxing and America has lost a great one. After the Frazier, Ali, Foreman, Norton, and Holmes era, boxing went from the greatest show on earth to a freak show.
Thank you Joe.
 
Those Ali- Frazier fights were among the absolute best heavyweight bouts of all time. I met Ali on 5th. Ave in NY back in the 1970's. He was a really big guy, like a refrigerator with feet! He was very nice, very polite and friendly. But I have to say I alway's rooted for Smokin' Joe, even when he later fought (and lost) to George Foreman. Joe Frazier had a left hook that could rip your head off.

A friend of mine bumped into Joe in Philly a couple years ago, literally. The Champ wasn't a very good driver in his later years, and his car collided with my friends at an intersection a couple of blocks from Frazier's gym. It was a very minor fender bender....I said, "But hell man, you got to meet Smokin' Joe Frazier and will have that story to tell forever." He wasn't a finesse fighter like Ali, but man he was all about bringing it to his opponent. RIP Champ!

Cheers;
Lefty
 
RIP Smokin' Joe, you will always be the Champ, by any standard to me.

I guess for many years Joe held a grudge against Ali for the way he "teased" and made Joe look like a smuck but had recently made up with Ali and forgiven all.

A sad day.
 
I would like to add that Joe was also a real gentleman outside the ring. I have heard storys about him stopping to help people on the side of the road and other things like that.
An all around good guy.
Rest in peace Champ.

Wingmaster
 
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