Joe Frazier

taken away. He was out in his boxing career for three years. After the courts decision at 1970 he was back in the ring and he had a fight called the “fight of the century” but then Frazier his opponent won. That was Ali’s first loss. He had also his second loss to Ken Norton. But then on 1974 he had a rematch to Frazier and he won on their fight. Ali fought with George Foreman and he reclaimed the heavyweight…

title back he wanted to fight Joe Frazier the then Heavyweight Champion. Joe Frazier won an Olympic Gold Medal in 1964 Olympic games and never lost a fight. So two undefeated Heavyweight Champions were set to face off in the ring. The date was March 8, 1971. In a documentary it showed most of the fight was even however after being away from boxing for three years Ali started to tire and in the fifteenth round Frazier knocked Ali down. Ali got right back however Frazier won the fight in a…

Buddy teaches us how to cope with humiliation and embarrassment, and finally The Wiener Man is when Buddy gets to meet icon he has always looked up to. “I made a mental list of the possibilities: How did you get your job? Who do you like better — Joe Frazier or Muhammad Ali? Do you own a motorcycle? What’s your favorite TV show? Were you ever in the service, and if so, what was your rank? Have you traveled to…

refer to himself and his entourage as “The Money Team” aka TMT. The 37 year old is 46-0 in the ring, 26 of those victories were by knockout. 46 fierce competitors stood across from Mayweather, hoping to gain instant stardom similar to the likes of Joe Frazier after he knocked out Muhammad Ali in, “The Fight of the Century.” Some have come close, but the end result has always been the same with the referee lifting up Mayweather’s arm in victory.…

Boxing involves trash-taking, taunting, gloating and even sometimes cheating. For example, Muhammad Ali was not only known for his unique fighting style but also his commentary about his opponents. He has claimed that Joe Frazier, another boxer he fought was "too dumb to be a champion". In addition, during a 1983 bout between Luis Resto and Billy Collins, Resto let his trainer remove the padding from his gloves to make the punches inflict more pain. Many boxers also gloat…

finally overturned his conviction, and he was able to return to the boxing industry (Dave Zirin). Muhammid returned to the ring in late October of 1970. Then, on March 8, 1971, he got the chance to regain the heavyweight title in a fight between him and Joe…

From the 1970s 56 players were inducted into the Hall of Fame for baseball but there are hundreds inductees from all sports that came from the 1970s. The 1970s was a great time for many athletes in their playing days. The 1970s, made it hard for athletes to play due to the press, sports have accommodated many great athletes, and many things that influenced the decade like basketball, football and boxing. In the 1970s, it was harder for people of great athletic ability to play sports due to the…

Overtime, Ali’s words began to carry some weight and contributed in its own way to the anti-war movement (“How Muhammad Ali”). Three years later, in 1970, Ali made his return to boxing and was defeated in the fight for the heavyweight title against Joe Frazier, his first loss during his professional career. Ali continued to fight over the years, with varying wins and losses, but he finally retired in 1981, after a loss to Trevor Berbick (“Muhammad…

Let’s get something straight: Any ranking of the greatest black athletes ever that doesn’t include Tiger Woods is not something I can get behind. This list, the result of public responses to surveys conducted by SurveyMonkey for The Undefeated, could be called “50 Great Athletes People Admire Most” or “Americans’ 50 Favorite Black Athletes.” But it ain’t a credible list of the greatest if it doesn’t include Tiger. You can dislike Tiger and you can dislike golf, but if you fail to acknowledge…

appearance came as a result of Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein's overhaul of the team. Epstein made big free agent signings to play with young talent developed in the Cubs' minor league system. Yet, no move was bigger than brining in Joe Maddon to become the Cubs' manager in 2014. With Maddon at the helm for his second season, the Cubs are in a better position to…