Smokin Joe Frazier, former undefeated heavyweight boxing champion of the world, has died. In a career that spanned 3 decades, Frazier did it all. He capped his amateur career as a gold medal winner at the 1964 Summer Olympics. After going pro in 1965, he ran up a record of 26-0 leading up to the Fight of the Century with an also undefeated Muhammad Ali (31-0), where he handed Ali his first defeat. After 29 straight wins, Frazier's first defeat came at the hands of George Foreman. Subsequent years found him losing twice to Ali in rematches, and finally retiring in 1976 with a second loss to the electric grill guy. Frazier did attempt a comeback in 1981 battling to a draw, but retired for good after that to focus on training young boxers, including his own children. He ended with an overall professional record of 32-4-1, with 73% of his victories coming by knockout. Sadly, less than 2 months after being diagnosed with liver cancer, Joe Frazier retired for really, really good. Joseph William Frazier, dead at the age of 67. Read more HERE.
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