Comparing Muhammad Ali with Joe Phrazer

Let’s take a look at two former Olympic gold medalists and world heavyweight champions Muhammad’s “biggest” Ali and Smokin Joe Phrazier.

Both were born in the south. Ali in Louisville, Kentucky on January 17, 1942 and Frazier Boofort, South Carolina on January 12, 1944.

The phrase will eventually move to New York before settling to North Filadelphia, PA. Ali will eventually move to 70 and Overbrook in Philadelphia, then Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

Their amateur records are provided with many statistics. Usually, Ali’s amateur career record was set 69-6 with 22 stops. The phrase is usually listed 38-2 with 37 stops.

Ali went to the 1960s Roman Olympics in Italy. It is said that he lost heavy weight trials until Percy Price, but it can never be tested. He won a lightweight gold medal at the Olympics, winning all three battles. He will sign a group of investors called the Luisville sponsorship group.

The phrazier was 2-1 in the Olympic trials losing Buster Mathis, who broke his right middle finger, so the phrasier at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, went as an alternative. He scored three shots, splitting his left thumb, stopping the Soviet boxers in his third fight. The German then defeated the decision to win a gold medal. He will sign with an investor group called Cloverlay, Inc. when he became professional.

In March 1968, Frazier 19-0, stopped Mathis, 23-0, 11 rounds free Nysac World title Madison Square Garden, NY.

While the phrase won the Olympics in 1964, Ali, 19-0, in February of the year won a heavyweight title, stopping Sonny Liston (35-1) after six rounds at the conference center in Miami, FL.

In February 1970, Frazier won the world title, stopping Jimmy Ellis after 4 rounds in the Garden of Madison Square. Ellis was divided with Ali (then Cassius Clay) in amateurs, which lost to him Pro’s.

Ali had 9 Title Defenses before his license was canceled in June 1967 because he abandoned induction in the military. He was able to go to court, not in prison, but could not get his boxing license to be restored in any state.

From August 1967, when he knocked Zora Follie, 74-7-4 in October 1970, in Madison Square Garden, he inactive earned a living, speaking in colleges throughout the states.

Georgia reiterated Ali’s license in September 1970, when he returned to the ring next month, stopping Jerry’s career, 37-4-4, 3 rounds in Atlanta. Next, in December, he stopped Oscar Bonaven, 46-6-1, Madison Square Garden before signing up to fight Frazier, 26-0, then the world champion in Madison Square Garden in March 1971. Ali was shot down in the final round, losing the decision to Frazier.

Ali would win in the next 10 battles before losing to Ken Norton, 29-1, with a shared decision, his jaw breaking, probably in the second round. He won the repeat match over Norton, and two battles later beat the then-World Champion in Frazier, 30-1, in January 1974, on his NABF title with the decision by Madison Square Garden.

In the next Ali battle, he knocked out the 1968 Olympic Games gold medalist, and then the world champion “Big” George Foreman, 40-0, who had beaten Frazier for the title. Ali stopped in Foreman in Zaira, Africa, eight rounds, winning the title for the second time.

After three titles breaks, Ali, 48-2, met with the phrazer “Thrilla in Manila” for the third time in the Philippines, while well in front of 14 rounds when the phrazier, 32-2, could not continue.

Frazier stopped again foreman and signs with Floyd ‘Jumbo’ cummings, 15-1, ending his career in December 1981 with a 32-4-1 and 27 stop record.

Ali would continue to win the next six battles, including another victory over Norton in February 1978, losing to former 1976 Olympic gold medalist Leon Neon Spinks, 6-0-1, with a shared decision in Las Vegas, NV. Ali won a repeat match, winning a record world title for the third time. He then announced retirement just to return to the ring, losing Larry Holmes (35-0), stopping at the only time in his career, after ten rounds of October 1980. Then, in December 1981, he lost his last fight for future world champion Trevor Berbik, 19-2-1, Nasau.

Ali’s daughter Laila ‘she is Stingin’ Ali, 9-0, in June 2001 beat Frazier’s daughter Jacques, 7-0, with the majority decision. She ended with 13-1, gaining several small names. Ali ended with a 24-0 record before retiring. She won the WIBA Super Medium Libra title in 2002 and the WBC title in 2005 before retiring.