Muhammad Ali comparison in Joe Frazier

Let’s take a look at the two old Olympic gold medalists and world heavyweights Muhammad ‘the largest’ Ali and ‘Smokin’ Joe Frazier.

Both were born in the south. Ali in Louisville, Kentucky on January 17, 1942 and Frazier in Beaufort, Caroline du Sud on January 12, 1944.

Frazier would end up moving to New York before settling in the north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ali would eventually go to the 70th and overbrook in Philadelphia, then Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

Their amateur files were given with many statistics. Usually, Ali’s love career record was given to 69-6 with 22 stops. Frazier is generally listed at 38-2 with 37 stops.

Ali went to the 1960 Rome Olympic Games in Italy. It was said that he lost in heavy goods vehicles against Percy Price, but he could never be checked. At the Olympic Games, he won the gold medal for light heavyweights, winning the three fights. He would sign with a group of investors called the Louisville sponsorship group.

Frazier had 2-1 in the Olympic trials that lost against Buster Mathis who broke his straight adult, so Frazier went as a substitute at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. He scored three knockouts, breaking the left thumb by stopping the Soviet boxer during his third fight. Then defeated the German by the decision to win the gold medal. He would sign with a group of investors called Cloverlay, Inc. when he became pro.

In March 1968, Frazier 19-0, arrested Mathis, 23-0, in 11 rounds for the Vacant Nysac world title to Madison Square Garden, NY.

While Frazier won the Olympic Games in 1964, Ali, 19-0, won the title of heavy goods vehicles in February of the same year, arresting Sonny Liston, 35-1, after six laps at the Miami Convention Center in Florida.

In February 1970, Frazier won the world title by arresting Jimmy Ellis after 4 laps at Madison Square Garden. Ellis had separated with Ali (then Cassius Clay) in the amateurs who lost against him in the pro.

Ali had 9 title defenses before revoking his license in June 1967 due to obtaining induction in the army. He was able to go to court and not to prison but could not have his boxing license renewed in a state.

From August 1967, when he eliminated Zora Folley, 74-7-4, to Madison Square Garden until October 1970, he made a living by earning conferences in the colleges of the United States.

The state of Georgia reinstated Ali’s license in September 1970, when he returned to the ring the following month, arresting Jerry Quarry, 37-4-4, in 3 rounds in Atlanta. Then, in December, he arrested Oscar Bonavena, 46-6-1, at Madison Square Garden before signing to fight Frazier, 26-0, the world champion then at Madison Square Garden in March 1971. Ali was overthrown during the final round, losing the decision against Frazier.

Ali would win his next 10 fights before losing against Ken Norton, 29-1, by shared decision, breaking the jaw without any doubt in the second round. He won the Revenge match above Norton and two fights defeated the former world champion of the time, on 30-1, in January 1974 for his title NABF by decision to Madison Square Garden.

In Ali’s next fight, he eliminated the 1968 Olympic gold medalist and then the world champion “ Big ” George Foreman, 40-0, who had beaten Frazier for the title. Ali arrested Foreman in Zaire, Africa, eight towers, winning the title for the second time.

After three title stops, Ali, 48-2, met Frazier for the third time in the Philippines, `The Thrille in Manila ” when he was well after 14 rounds when Frazier, 32-2, could not continue.

Frazier would once again be arrested by the foreman and draw with Floyd ‘Jumbo’ Cummings, 15-1, ending his career in December 1981 with a stop of stopping 32-4-1 and 27.

Ali would win his next six fights, including another victory against Norton in February 1978, losing to the old Olympic gold medalist in 1976, Leon ‘Neon’ Spinks, 6-0-1, by shared decision in Las Vegas, NV. Ali won the Revenge match, winning a record world title for the third time. He announced his retirement after that, to return to the ring, losing against Larry Holmes, 35-0, by stopping for the only time in his career, after ten laps in October 1980. Then, in December 1981, he lost his last fight against the future world champion Trevor Berbick, 19-2-1, in Nassau.

Ali’s daughter, Laila, she is Stingin ‘Ali, 9-0, would beat the daughter of Frazier, Jacqui, 7-0, in June 2001 by majority decision. She found herself at 13-1, winning several minor titles. Ali finished with a 24-0 sheet before retiring. She won the Wiba Super Middleweight title in 2002 and the WBC title in 2005 before retiring.