The Thirty Year War: Ali vs. Frazier

August 8th, 2008  Muhammed Ali, Joe Frazier  

By Matt McGrain: When I realised that it was Muhammad Ali up there on the podium about to light the Olympic flame in 1996, my heart sank. The news of Ali’s condition at that time was mostly good - he was described as being “as happy as anyone with each day” amongst other things, […]

Joe Frazier: Could He Compete Against Today’s Heavyweights? Klitschko, Ibragimov, Chagaev & Maskaev

January 12th, 2008  Boxing, Sultan Ibragimov, Ruslan Chagaev, Wladimir Klitschko, Oleg Maskaev, Joe Frazier  

A fighter like Joe Frazier (32-4-1, 27 KOs) comes around on once in a great while. Though he was undersized as a heavyweight, standing 5′11″ and weighing around 205 lbs, he always seemed to fight much bigger than his limited weight would indicate. With classic battles against Muhammed Ali, Jimmy Ellis and Jerry Quarry, to […]