Even Ali would never deny that a large part of his legacy was built and defined by Joe Frazier. A legendary champion and a wonderful human being all around. Thank you for everything, Joe.
A truly great champion. A champion that everyone can respect ! Didnt resort to foul tactics when he was losing - unlike another boxer we all know ! Joe Frazier you are the greatest, both in - and out of the ring. RIP Joe.
I think it's poetic justice that it was Joe Frazier, and not the great Muhammad Ali, who won the biggest and most important heavyweight fight of all-time. That win automatically puts him in the list of all-time top 10 heavyweights.
@The Senate the same could be said for Ali. I read somewhere that angelo dundee wasn't gonna let ali fight either, or atleast try cutting-the-glove tactic (which was warned by futch to the federation) but futch made it clear that he didn't want to take chances since frazier was fighting blind (his left eye had been blind for most of his career,and the right eye was swollen af). But before dundee made a call,futch threw in the towel. And frazier was so mad at futch that he didn't talk to him for quite a long time after that
''Champions aren't made in the ring, they are merely recognized there. You can map out a fight plan or a life plan, but when the action starts, it may not go the way you planned, and you're down to your reflexes, training your preparation, perseverance. That's where your roadwork shows. If you cheated on that in the dark of the morning, well, you're going to get found out now, under the bright lights.'' - Joe Frazier -
I really miss the champ, being from Philly- you’d run into him right on the street, and he’d talk to you as if he already knew you. But don’t bring Ali up, cause his facial expression would change then- lol... What a humble, nice guy !!! Missing you champ !!!
My biggest regret was not meeting him. Lived in Philadelphia my whole life. He was taken so suddenly. I, like many, would do anything to meet someone like him because he deserves it. He should know how much we all loved him. RIP champ.
"I have to say Joe Frazier - I want to say here and now - is the greatest fighter I've ever fought. He'll have to go down in history as one of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time. They might not recognize him, but I'm saying it. I've beaten all the heavyweights in the past and none of them gave me as much trouble as Joe Frazier." - Muhammad Ali in 1975 after the Thrilla in Manila.
My gpa used to tell me stories about Frazier, Ali, and Foreman when I was growing up. All their battles with each other. All 3 were the truth. Frazier’s gotta be my favorite out of the 3 tho. Fought legally blind in one eye and still KO’d Ali to become the undisputed champ. The toughest SOB to ever lace em up but also one of the most genuine dudes you’d ever meet. RIP
Joe is down again know and this time he won't be getting up still brings tears to my eyes he will always be favourite heavyweight champion rip Joe amazing man and awesome human being.
I would go to Ali's training camp in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania. He would talk about Joe Frazier, with Love, Respect, Awe. He was completely in AWE of Joe Frazier's will. It was Joe Frazier who gave Ali that Huge Heart Ali had. Ali used to say, I can't stop training, I can't let up for a minute when it's Joe Frazier. You hit him with EVERYTHING in the book and he keeps coming. That's the Ali opinion of Joe Frazier that I know. I was there!
Joe I'm irish but you were and are my hero I'm welling up writing this because Joe you were an absolute unique and I mean unique beautiful man. We will never forget that "wrecking ball of a left" RIP
a hero who beat the odds coming from poverty and nothing but sheer will to become champ which show no matter how disadvantage u r u can be wat ever u put ur mind to
Joe was a salt of the earth gladiator! Tough as nails and that left hook! Man! That thing was like a wrecking ball! RIP Joe! You were such a great champion and always will be!
Smokin Joe was very tough boxer,Ali said out of all the great fighters I faced like Sony Listen,Floyed Patterson,George Foreman,Ken Norton,Ernie Shavers,Joe Frazier was toughest boxer of them all.
Frazier did what Tyson never had the heart to do. He repeated got off the canvas after being hit harder than any man should be able to live through. Tyson never got hit by a prime George Foreman. He never took everything Ali had to give either. Only young guys who haven’t lived long enough to have seen real heavy weights think Tyson was the greatest. Tyson, Lewis, klytchko aren’t even in the top ten.
''Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and Something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.'' - Lance Armstrong -
Larry Merchant is way too kind to Ali. Ali stabbed Joe Frazier in the back. It was Joe Frazier that handed Ali US$10,000 dollars when Ali was broke and could not put food on the table for his family--Ali was cash-broke and went to Joe Frazier for the loan because no bank would give Ali the money, and neither would anyone else. Think about that. Ali had no one else to turn to and Joe Frazier came through for him, put food on the table for Ali and his family. And how did Ali say thank you to Joe Frazier, for putting food on the table for Ali's family? Ali said thank you to Joe Frazier by calling him an Uncle Tom, over and over again. That's a helluva' wrong way to say thank you, that's lame and disrespectful and just damn wrong. Words matter. And Joe Frazier was ten-thousand times the man that Ali was. Joe Frazier had honor, integrity, courage and justice. Joe Frazier was a real man. Ali was a backstabbing, lame, insecure walking hate machine. Joe Frazier got payback on March 8, 1971 against Ali, and right on. Long live Joe Frazier.
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I won't lie, i shed a few tears watching this.
A Great Warrior! Smokin' Joe Frazier
Furious_Styles me too man.firtly I was Ali fan.now love Frazier.smokin frazier
Furious_Styles a great he was we love him !!!
PhantomOSX STFU, mamas boy
Even Ali would never deny that a large part of his legacy was built and defined by Joe Frazier. A legendary champion and a wonderful human being all around. Thank you for everything, Joe.
Frazier was God's gift to boxing.
Ricardo Laudico for sure !!!
Still is, Joe will always be the greatest in my house.
Give me one Joe Frazier over every boxer today.
He truly "smoked" his way to the top.
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Joe Frazier is a champ in my eyes, especially when it comes to having a big humble heart and great courage. A true man.
Robert Lam yes i agree,he was such a good man...CANT believe ali said all of those things about HIM
Robert Lam a true men he was RIP smokin Joe!!! Thanks for everything
Kappa Kappa it’s for commercial speculation, Ali said it and apologized, joe also forgave him before he passed away.
Robert Lam Ali personally respects joe very much.
A truly great champion. A champion that everyone can respect !
Didnt resort to foul tactics when he was losing - unlike another boxer we all know !
Joe Frazier you are the greatest, both in - and out of the ring.
RIP Joe.
I love Joe Frazier & thanks to him, I accomplished my childhood`s dreams, long live the Left Hook.
Merchant was emotional. R I P Joe! There will only be one !"
i love how buffer said SMOKIN,i love the crowd reaction as well
Yeah I felt that too,massive respect
Smoking Joe was our dad's favorite fighter. And wow, what a left hook. Miss you dad
4:01 the only time I can remember Michael Buffer's voice coming close to breaking in over 35 years of watching him. This was a touching tribute.
true, that was really hard.
I'm not sure how connected they were but he's from Philadelphia. That may have been it.
Thank you for the timeline post 👍
Frazier is one of a kind. A great boxer with a great heart.
"Sit down, son. No one will ever forget what you did here today."
- Indeed
Nobody had a bigger heart than smoken joe!!!
He fought the best now it's his time to rest.
Had the balls to fight Foreman twice. Never went down against Ali in all three fights.
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Just goes to show how much of a freak Foreman really was.
I think it's poetic justice that it was Joe Frazier, and not the great Muhammad Ali, who won the biggest and most important heavyweight fight of all-time. That win automatically puts him in the list of all-time top 10 heavyweights.
that's exactly wat I think and the fact that he put up a close fight in the second two
@The Senate the same could be said for Ali. I read somewhere that angelo dundee wasn't gonna let ali fight either, or atleast try cutting-the-glove tactic (which was warned by futch to the federation) but futch made it clear that he didn't want to take chances since frazier was fighting blind (his left eye had been blind for most of his career,and the right eye was swollen af). But before dundee made a call,futch threw in the towel. And frazier was so mad at futch that he didn't talk to him for quite a long time after that
"He [Ali] said don't you know I'm God? I said God, you're in the wrong place tonight."
Damn straight. Smoke was as tough as they came.
''Champions aren't made in the ring,
they are merely recognized there.
You can map out a fight plan or a life plan,
but when the action starts, it may not go the way you planned,
and you're down to your reflexes, training your preparation, perseverance.
That's where your roadwork shows.
If you cheated on that in the dark of the morning,
well, you're going to get found out now, under the bright lights.''
- Joe Frazier -
I really miss the champ, being from Philly- you’d run into him right on the street, and he’d talk to you as if he already knew you. But don’t bring Ali up, cause his facial expression would change then- lol... What a humble, nice guy !!! Missing you champ !!!
My biggest regret was not meeting him. Lived in Philadelphia my whole life. He was taken so suddenly. I, like many, would do anything to meet someone like him because he deserves it. He should know how much we all loved him. RIP champ.
Man I loved this Guy he was a Great inspiration to me RIP MR FRAZIER
rip joe what a great champ .
Joe was a very important part of the early and mid-70's boxing scene. A truly great era made so by great fighters and competitors like Mr. Frazier.
this video made me teary inside this tribute is exactly the acknowledgement Joe deserves so proud wen he won fight of the century
Smoking Joe Frazier was My And always be my favourite boxer of all Time RIP SMOKIN JOE FRAZIER.
"I have to say Joe Frazier - I want to say here and now - is the greatest fighter I've ever fought. He'll have to go down in history as one of the
greatest heavyweight champions of all time. They might not recognize him, but I'm saying it. I've beaten all the heavyweights in the past and
none of them gave me as much trouble as Joe Frazier."
- Muhammad Ali in 1975 after the Thrilla in Manila.
My favorite boxer of all time quiet and humble. Rest in peace champ you're gone but you'll never be forgotten
rip smoking Joe u r one of the greatest even Ali said that u r a true legend u will live on in my heart and mind
my favourite Hero of all time. humble champion
me to
This video is heartbreaking, RIP Frazier and Ali
I love you Smokin joe Frazier. What a fighter and what a man!!
My gpa used to tell me stories about Frazier, Ali, and Foreman when I was growing up. All their battles with each other. All 3 were the truth. Frazier’s gotta be my favorite out of the 3 tho. Fought legally blind in one eye and still KO’d Ali to become the undisputed champ. The toughest SOB to ever lace em up but also one of the most genuine dudes you’d ever meet. RIP
Joe is down again know and this time he won't be getting up still brings tears to my eyes he will always be favourite heavyweight champion rip Joe amazing man and awesome human being.
One of the greatest warriors ever to live!
When you hear the voice of mr. Buffer...its says all.
Rip joe Frazier, infinite amounts of courage and heart mixed in with desire and an unbelievable left hook
Joe Frazier was super to me and he will never die
Thank you Joe for everything, help me to improve my boxing ability’s 🙏🏻
Wow what a boxer Joe frazier r.i.p. amen
I would go to Ali's training camp in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania. He would talk about Joe Frazier, with Love, Respect, Awe. He was completely in AWE of Joe Frazier's will. It was Joe Frazier who gave Ali that Huge Heart Ali had. Ali used to say, I can't stop training, I can't let up for a minute when it's Joe Frazier. You hit him with EVERYTHING in the book and he keeps coming. That's the Ali opinion of Joe Frazier that I know. I was there!
R.I.P joe! Your a legend in the boxing world! Your legacy will never be forgotten!
Joe I'm irish but you were and are my hero I'm welling up writing this because Joe you were an absolute unique and I mean unique beautiful man. We will never forget that "wrecking ball of a left" RIP
Very emotional that tribute. I stood up!,Call it daft call it what you want. R.i.P. Joe
Love Joe Frazier and my favourite boxer of all time..Warrior to the end..
Jah Bless you Champ.
Joe is one of the greatest legends in boxing history.
Class personified by Larry merchant awesome tribute
Ali may have been the better fighter but Joe was the better man.
What a great comment ! He was simply the best !!!
Rip Peace Joe, most humble man who never be little his opponent inside and outside the ring.
That man had a murderous left hook. Still smoken
What a beautiful soul this man had
RIP Smokin´ Joe, thanks for the memories champ
One of the G.O.A.T. Smokin Joe Frazier 🥊🥊
very nice tribute by Merchant and Buffer
Love Mr.Frazier met him at Casino Rama God Bless this man what a Legendary Champion !!! Also the knuckles on his hands were like marbles "OUCH"!!!
Hell would be more likely to freeze over than for Joe Frazier to quit.
RIP Smoke. You've left your mark in a way that will never be recreated.
nice to see the world if not anything the boxing world honouring Joe Frazier rip smoking Joe Frazier
Great, fantstic and immortal Joe Frazier!!! Respect forever!!!
My favourite boxer of all time . Always respected his apponents
a hero who beat the odds coming from poverty and nothing but sheer will to become champ which show no matter how disadvantage u r u can be wat ever u put ur mind to
A great Guy and Beatiful Soul!
Rest in Peace Peek a Boo- Legend!
Joe was a salt of the earth gladiator! Tough as nails and that left hook! Man! That thing was like a wrecking ball! RIP Joe! You were such a great champion and always will be!
RIP, Smoke.
10 year anniversary
50 years?
@@Ffeoli1039 no I mean 10 years since his death
R.I:P Champ
Still a true fighter.
Smokin Joe was very tough boxer,Ali said out of all the great fighters I faced like Sony Listen,Floyed Patterson,George Foreman,Ken Norton,Ernie Shavers,Joe Frazier was toughest boxer of them all.
+Siakh There was a dimension of Joe Frazier that Ali could never understand; he was a man. He had a heart so big even Ali's ego could fit into.
+Don Newman woah...
Siakh Out of the six boxers you mentioned, you only misspelled three of their names. Good job👍
@@Screencappedhats 😅😅😅👍
I agree he was a dreadnot, Angelo Dundee said it
Great champion.... Gold Heart
We miss you
Joe's Heart could power 100 locomotives. We really miss u champ!! :(.. R.I.P.
Frazier, the fighters fighter. Whilst Ali talked outside of the ring, Frazier did all his talking inside the ring.
I'll second that! Smokin Joe was the man.
A MAN amongst men....Joe Frazier.
I love them what a great legacy a great champions and great legends
RIP JOE FRAZIER ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Smokin' Joe!
Gotta love the way buffer says "smokin"
Frazier did what Tyson never had the heart to do. He repeated got off the canvas after being hit harder than any man should be able to live through. Tyson never got hit by a prime George Foreman. He never took everything Ali had to give either. Only young guys who haven’t lived long enough to have seen real heavy weights think Tyson was the greatest. Tyson, Lewis, klytchko aren’t even in the top ten.
Quite right.
How about that first win against Jimmy Ellis ?
First of his fights I saw live.
RIP CHAMP.
love all the Frazier luv in these comments he's my hero
I was there when buffer said a tribute too the great joe frazier RIP
Loved Joe Frazier!!!
god bless smokin joe humble man great fighter
Great tribute video!! RIP Joe....keep on swingin'
fighter champion good guy blue collar hero
''Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and
Something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.''
- Lance Armstrong -
Very well done by all!!
That was very moving. Nice.
Great champion
Imagine getting a eulogy from Mr buffer ,you would rise from the dead,the great Joe Frazier
They should always put Joe Frazier's name with the word courage in every single dictionary on Earth...
amen
I see those things about my own father in Joe Frazier rip
@4:03 its ok Michael, I choked up too!
i symbol of black pride that any race person can aspire to be rip champ and my blue collar hero
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.”
- Samuel Beckett -
I just noticed, other than buffer, I never heard anyone call Ali Frazier 1 "The Battle of Champions" Is it mentioned somewhere in a magazine?
I Must cry
Un grande !! Joe frazier !!
RIP JOE, YOU WERE THE BEST
Tell me please how I can contat with Marvis?
Goodbye, hero💔
Love u Joe rest in peace
I love The man who runs the commentar too much. .
Larry Merchant is way too kind to Ali. Ali stabbed Joe Frazier in the back. It was Joe Frazier that handed Ali US$10,000 dollars when Ali was broke and could not put food on the table for his family--Ali was cash-broke and went to Joe Frazier for the loan because no bank would give Ali the money, and neither would anyone else. Think about that. Ali had no one else to turn to and Joe Frazier came through for him, put food on the table for Ali and his family. And how did Ali say thank you to Joe Frazier, for putting food on the table for Ali's family? Ali said thank you to Joe Frazier by calling him an Uncle Tom, over and over again. That's a helluva' wrong way to say thank you, that's lame and disrespectful and just damn wrong. Words matter. And Joe Frazier was ten-thousand times the man that Ali was. Joe Frazier had honor, integrity, courage and justice. Joe Frazier was a real man. Ali was a backstabbing, lame, insecure walking hate machine. Joe Frazier got payback on March 8, 1971 against Ali, and right on. Long live Joe Frazier.
WOOP WOOP MARCH 8 1971 U HEARD IT FIRST JOE WAS SMOKING BOWWWEEEWW LEFT HOOK FLOOR ALI. MOST EPIC FIGHT IN BOXING HISTORY
Joe Frazier legend !!!!!!
STILL SMOKIN !
RIP CHAMP