Joe Frazier
Birthday: 12 January 1944, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
Birth Name: Joseph William Frazier
Height: 182 cm
Joe Frazier was born on January 12, 1944 in Beaufort, South Carolina, USA as Joseph William Frazier. He was an actor, known for Rocky (1976), Thrilla in Manila (2008) and Facing Ali (2009). He was mar ...Show More
[on his major victory over Muhammad Ali in 1971] He said if I whipped him that night he would get on Show more
[on his major victory over Muhammad Ali in 1971] He said if I whipped him that night he would get on his knees, crawl across the ring and say 'You are the greatest''. But he didn't do that. I think he was trying to get to the hospital. Hide
The way I fight, it's not me beatin' the man. I make the man whip himself.
The way I fight, it's not me beatin' the man. I make the man whip himself.
[on acquiring his nickname, 'Smokin' Joe' from his trainer] He used to say in the dressing-room, bef Show more
[on acquiring his nickname, 'Smokin' Joe' from his trainer] He used to say in the dressing-room, before sending me out to fight, "Go out there, goddammit, and make smoke come from those gloves." Hide
[on the origin of his famously destructive left hook] When I was a boy, I used to pull a big cross s Show more
[on the origin of his famously destructive left hook] When I was a boy, I used to pull a big cross saw with my dad. He'd use his right hand, so I'd have to use my left. Hide
Ali always said I would be nothing without him. But what would he have been without me?
Ali always said I would be nothing without him. But what would he have been without me?
Joe Frazier's FILMOGRAPHY
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