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Smokin Joe Frazier... Dying


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Not that nice in doc's i seen talking about Ali and making comments about the parkinsons.

 

Sad all the same though

 

Not that nice? Everything he's said has been tame compared with Ali's very public bullying of Frazier. Frazier's comments have shown a lack of class, but it was an extremely bitter feud with Ali destroying Frazier's reputation amongst parts of the black community--this after Frazier helped Ali financially and in other ways when he was exiled from boxing.

 

Talking of boxing, he was shit hot. Apparently he had limited vision throughout a lot of his career.

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Aye, was that the one where he was living in the backroom of his gym?

That's the fella. :(

His trio of fights with Ali were unbelievable btw. The Thriller in Manilla being about as brutal a fight as you'll ever see.

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Might dig out those episodes I've got of The Fight. Was a class little mini series.

'The Closest Thing To Dying' (I think it was called) which was largely about The Thriller in Manilla was brilliant.

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Aye, RIP. A true legend of boxing. I doubt the sport'll ever regain the place it had in the public's consciousness back when he was fighting.

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