Closest thing to dyin' that I know of. call) and three more in the second before their 1973 fight in Jamaica was waved to a close and the world had a new heavyweight champion. His reign as heavyweight champion lasted only four fights -- including the win over Ali -- before he ran into an even more fearsome slugger than himself. Later, it was revealed that Ali himself wanted to quit. His biographer Thomas Hauser told the 2008 documentary that at the end of the round an Ali cornerman heard the champion telling trainer Angelo Dundee to "cut 'em (gloves) off". I had to. ", Ali: "We went to Manila as champions, Joe and me, and we came back as old men. On Tuesday Ali said: "The world has lost a great champion. Frazier went after Ali round after round, landing his left hook with regularity as he made Ali backpedal around the ring. https://www.theguardian.com/.../nov/08/muhammad-ali-tribute-joe-frazier MMA, boxing and wrestling are all facing a major issue: a cracked combat sports pipeline. Frazier died in 2011. Movers, too. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. RIP Joe Frazier", while the world welterweight champion, Shane Mosley, added: "Joe Frazier one of the greatest heavyweight champions ever. Closest thing to dyin' that I know of," Ali later said of the bout. Ali's blows had swollen Frazier's right eye nearly shut, and he was nearly blind in his left due to a training injury. "The courage Smokin' Joe showed in The Thrilla in Manila -- answering every Ali onslaught with an equally withering response -- will remain in the hearts and minds of boxing fans around the globe forever," King said of the third fight in the trilogy. I believe at the end of his life, he was fighting to get that respect.". ", Frazier: "He shook me in Manila. Only he has the answer to that, and I would prefer not to comment on it. The closest thing to death – how Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier nearly killed each other 40 years ago today in Thrilla in Manila Epic fight reverberated through the ages. ". Get all the sports news you need, direct to your inbox. Ali passed five years later. ", Frazier: "If we were twins in the belly of our mama, I'd reach over and strangle him. THEE Greatest, he called himself. I don't know, but maybe. Is this the right fight for both? RIP." We lost an all-time great," he wrote. Joe took everything away I thought I had and made me realise I needed more, if I was going to succeed I needed a lot more. Joe Bugner, a former British, European and Commonwealth heavyweight champion, lost on points to Frazier five months after being beaten by Ali in 1973. He will be missed but never forgotten.". Ali won the fight while on his stool, exhausted and contemplating himself whether to go on. Ignorant. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, DC Mayor: Rising numbers show 'COVID fatigue' relaxation, Fast Food May Be Your Only Dining Out Option Left, Experts Warn. He wouldn't be making the money fighting those other guys that he made fighting me. Frazier's death was announced in a statement by his family, who asked to be able to grieve privately and said they would announce "our father's homecoming celebration" as soon as possible.
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